Sr. Digital Designer (Contract to Perm)

Janie and Jack LLC; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 61,992 - 75,768; Full time

Job summary

Janie and Jack LLC in San Francisco seeks a Senior Digital Designer for a contract-to-hire role shaping the e-commerce site, emails, social and marketing initiatives. The position is 40 hours per week and requires 5–7 years of web design experience.

You will translate objectives into engaging visuals, hand-code HTML for emails, manage multiple projects, and mentor junior designers while meeting tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• BFA in Graphic Design or related field is required.
• 5–7 years of professional web design or multimedia experience.
• Strong typography, layout, and color skills for lifestyle branding.
• Proficient with Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, HTML, Flash, and InDesign.
• Ability to manage multiple projects to tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Translate business and marketing objectives into designs that are clear, compelling, visually exciting, easy to use and emotionally engaging.
• Produce design specifications, scenarios, and design prototypes.
• Initiate concepts and work independently and/or with creative director.
• Manage timing and deliverables for project work.
• Must be able to handle a number of projects simultaneously.
• Work closely with copywriters and business partners to design original layouts on a tight schedule.
• Work with business, creative and copy teams to clarify objectives, revise creative and ensure accuracy for all projects.
• Actively participate and help drive the creative process by presenting well-developed creative solutions to meet the given objectives.
• Responsible for executing product line updates for all e-commerce website, as well as hand-coding HTML for emails and deploying them in an accurate and timely manner.
• Work with the email service provider to manage the day to day operations while resolving issues and refining processes for launching emails.
• Responsible for staying current on industry trends, while keeping all brands at the forefront for site/email design and best practices.
• Supervise and develop other designers and contractors while balancing personal workflow and priorities.
• Giving effective feedback to drive successful designs and design systems, while inspiring and enhancing the efforts of a creative team.

Skills

Graphic design

UI design

Typography

Layout

Image manipulation

Color correction

Photoshop

Illustrator

HTML

InDesign

Education

BFA in Graphic Design

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

Dreamweaver

HTML

Flash

InDesign

Job description

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Sr. Digital Designer (Contract to Perm)

Contractor San Francisco, CA, US

6 days ago Requisition ID: 5629

Salary Range: $45.00 To $55.00 Hourly

Iconic. Approachable. Connected. These are some of the ideas that guide our everyday at Janie and Jack. We set ourselves apart with outstanding quality and great care for every detail, from our clothing to our customer service to the people we work with. Are you ready to be a part of the Janie and Jack story?

About the job:

The Sr. Digital Designer will work closely with the creative team to develop and produce the e-commerce website, email campaigns, social, and online marketing initiatives for Janie and Jack.

This position is contract to hire, 40 hours per week.

What you’ll do:

• Translate business and marketing objectives into designs that are clear, compelling, visually exciting, easy to use and emotionally engaging.
• Produce design specifications, scenarios, and design prototypes.
• Initiate concepts and work independently and/or with creative director.
• Manage timing and deliverables for project work.
• Must be able to handle a number of projects simultaneously.
• Work closely with copywriters and business partners to design original layouts on a tight schedule.
• Work with business, creative and copy teams to clarify objectives, revise creative and ensure accuracy for all projects.
• Actively participate and help drive the creative process by presenting well-developed creative solutions to meet the given objectives.
• Responsible for executing product line updates for all e-commerce website, as well as hand-coding HTML for emails and deploying them in an accurate and timely manner.
• Work with the email service provider to manage the day to day operations while resolving issues and refining processes for launching emails.
• Responsible for staying current on industry trends, while keeping all brands at the forefront for site/email design and best practices.
• Supervise and develop other designers and contractors while balancing personal workflow and priorities.
• Giving effective feedback to drive successful designs and design systems, while inspiring and enhancing the efforts of a creative team.

What you’ll bring:

• BFA in Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Visual Studies or other design-related field.
• 5-7 years of professional experience in web design or multimedia required. Online retail experience a plus.
• Strong graphic design, layout, typography, image manipulation, and color correction skills and have relevant experience with a lifestyle-oriented trend-setting brand.
• Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, HTML, flash and must be familiar with InDesign.
• Expert in ideas generation and collaboration with copy and photography creative partners.
• Must be detailed-oriented, well organized and able to thrive in deadline driven environment.
• Ability to apply user interface and interactive design best practices to projects.
• Solid experience with resizing, optimizing and slicing of graphics.
• Must be willing to be flexible in job duties and take on added responsibility when necessary.
• Ability to manage competing, high priority projects while identifying creative solutions quickly and to self-direct under ambiguous and changing circumstances.

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

• The Product—so good, you’ll be using your employee discount more than you probably should.
• The People—ask anyone that works here…we have incredible people on our team.
• The Experience—you’ll enjoy a rewarding career at a respected children’s brand.

Actual starting hour rate for this role is determined by a wide array of factors including but not limited to qualifications, experience, relevant skills, education, and geographic location.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.