Senior Digital Brand Designer
This is a full-time, remote, contract position with monthly salary paid every 2 weeks
509, an exciting and rapidly growing outdoor brand is looking to add a highly creative, brand centric Senior Digital Brand Designer to the team! With a flair for visually inspiring & emotionally connecting storytelling through digital-first campaign design, the Senior Designer will support the Marketing team in design concept creation and execution. The Senior Designer is a hands-on, digital-oriented individual with strong conceptual skills, attention to detail, and an understanding of the digital medium. This role is responsible for crafting compelling visual narratives and brand experiences.
Job Description
- Digital-first design experience with knowledge of social media and e-commerce best practice guidelines to ensure we are implementing design that engages and drives conversion
- Develop key design concepts to drive the sell-in and sell-through, evolving them in complexity as they grow from initial story concept to full go-to-market style guide and omni-channel asset package
- Design high-level global brand storytelling asset packages that transcends region and channel
- Assist Marketing Director in adhering to brand principles to ensure brand consistency
- Design for a holistic long view, while managing multiple fast pace, high priority design projects
- Ability to translate campaign concept to design, building digital-first visual assets for the 509 brand Including; web, social media, mobile apps, banners, emails, print, apparel and video
- Initiate collaboration with marketing, photographers, videographers, copywriters, digital specialists, product development and sales in the creation of consistent and captivating brand assets.
- Drive consistency in design treatments across campaigns using objective thinking to align with brand principals and standards
- Wire-framing the design of digital experiences for customer-facing campaigns to align and collaborate with stakeholders
- Ensure the usability, consistency, brand relevance, and functionality of the finished product.
- On-time delivery and distribution of all assets
- Evaluating, prioritizing and communicating conflicting priorities
- Edit and retouch photo assets when needed
- Develop logos, typography, and other identity assets that support new products, technologies, programs, and event.
- Identify new opportunities to elevate our brand in the digital space, staying up to date on best practices in social media, ecommerce and UX
Knowledge & Skills
- 5+ years’ experience designing in a brand or agency environment
- Proven ability to work successfully and collaborate in an autonomous environment
- In-depth experience in mobile-first optimization and design
- An authentic connection to outdoor culture is ideal with a proven ability to design for new audiences
- Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design, Motion Graphics, or a related discipline is preferred
- Expertise across the Adobe Creative Suite including Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign
- A diverse portfolio reflecting sophistication in concept development, typography, layout, digital, mobile-first, print, photo editing, and general artistry
- Motion graphics & video production is a plus
- Experience in graphic design is required; experience in web & print design is preferred
- A finger-on-pulse pursuit of new techniques in software, social media applications, and digital communication
- Experience working with e-commerce and development teams to ensure full understanding of design to web implementation, user experience feedback minimizing drop off user rates
- A systematic approach and the ability to work in many different styles (hand-drawn to digital)
- Ability to work quickly and stay calm under pressure
- Laser-sharp attention to detail
This is a full-time, remote, contract position with monthly salary paid every 2 weeks
