Web Designer

The Planet Group; Mansfield (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Planet Group is seeking a seasoned Web Designer to support a direct selling and consumer goods client. You’ll define look and feel for the company site and email content across platforms, with 80% web design and 20% maintenance.

You’ll work with a cross‑functional team to ensure mobile‑first, accessible experiences that align with brand guidelines. Responsibilities include maintaining and enhancing the eCommerce site, creating wireframes and prototypes in Figma, translating designs to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Web Design, Marketing, CS or related field.
• Minimum 5+ years of website design and front-end development using HTML/CSS.
• Strong graphics creation and web optimization skills.
• Experience with responsive web design, UX/UI, WCAG accessibility, mobile-first design.
• Experience creating wireframes, interactive prototypes, and reusable components in Figma.
• Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Acrobat.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, edit, optimize, and enhance the eCommerce website using Sitefinity and ensure deadlines are met.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to refine UI designs, wireframes, and prototypes using Figma.
• Translate mobile-first designs into responsive HTML with Bootstrap.
• Create UI concepts, wireframes, mockups, and reusable components in Figma.
• Work with cross-functional teams to ensure brand consistency, accessibility, and performance.
• Review site content for accuracy, usability, and usability improvements.
• Stay current with web technologies and UX best practices; support on-call messaging when needed.

Skills

HTML/CSS

Responsive design

UX principles

Figma

Web accessibility WCAG

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Web Design, Marketing or CS

Tools

Sitefinity

Drupal

WordPress

Bootstrap

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Title: Web Designer

Salary: $80,000-$85,000 depending on experience (exempt role)

Schedule / On-Call Requirements

• Full-time position: 40 hours/week.
• Requires participation in an on-call rotation approximately once per month for a weekend. On-call needs are limited and infrequent, typically supporting urgent communications or updates that need to be shared with the field team.
• Candidate must be available during the scheduled on-call period if business needs arise.

Location

• Must work EST hours
• This role does not provide visa sponsorship. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship and must be located within the United States for the duration of the assignment.

The Planet Group is seeking a Web Designer to support our client in the direct selling and consumer goods (kitchen & home) industry. In this role, you will assist the Web & Digital Marketing Manager in determining and developing look and feel for the company website and e-mail content across multiple platforms (Desktop, Tablet, Mobile). This position is primarily web design projects (80%) with a small amount of production and maintenance (20%).

Web Designer Responsibilities:

• Maintain, edit, optimize, and enhance existing eCommerce website and Consultant's Corner password-protected websites using the Sitefinity Content Management Tool while meeting strict deadlines. Web content includes but not limited to, product features and benefits pages, promotional content, testimonials, training content, and news. Recommend and implement user interface improvements that enhance usability, accessibility, and overall user experience.
• Collaborate with web designers and business stakeholders to create and refine user interface designs, wireframes, and prototypes using Figma. Translate approved mobile-first designs into responsive HTML using the Bootstrap CSS framework.
• Create user interface concepts, wireframes, mockups, and reusable design components using Figma to support new digital initiatives and enhancements to existing web applications.
• Collaborate with the Web & Digital Marketing Manager, freelance web designers, junior web designers, Graphic Designers, Design Manager, Communications Director, and other business stakeholders to plan, review, and refine user interface designs while ensuring websites are mobile-first, user-friendly, accessible, and consistent with company brand guidelines.
• Collaborate with the Information Services team of back-end developers by providing responsive user interface development, troubleshooting, and Figma design specifications to ensure accurate implementation of approved user interface designs.
• Regularly review the eCommerce website and Consultant's Corner for outdated or incorrect material, identify opportunities to improve usability, navigation, accessibility and overall user experience, and recommend enhancements as needed.
• Attend Creative Services and Marketing meetings and interact with other personnel and departments as needed to achieve project completion successfully.
• Stay current with emerging web technologies, user experience (UX) best practices, accessibility standards, and modern design tools such as Figma. Partner with Digital Marketing and Information Services teams to continuously improve digital experiences, design consistency, and website performance.
• On-Call Rotation for web messaging for consultants

Web Designer Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Web Design, Marketing, Computer Science, or a related field preferred, plus a minimum of 5+ years of website design and front-end development using HTML/CSS is required.
• Candidate must possess strong knowledge and experience in graphics creation, manipulation, and web optimization.
• Strong understanding of:
  • The creative and branding process, including successfully hearing and applying feedback to projects.
  • Responsive web design, user experience (UX) principles, user interface (UI) design, accessibility standards (WCAG), and mobile-first design methodologies.
• Experience creating wireframes, interactive prototypes, and reusable design components in Figma.
• Hands‑on experience with browser testing and debugging. Ability to create/optimize images and video for web.
• Proficient using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, and Adobe Acrobat is required.
• Familiarity with Content Management systems, such as Sitefinity, Drupal or WordPress.
• Experience working with email platforms such as Mailchimp or Constant Contact is also a plus.