Web Design Specialist

The Web Design Specialist plays an important role in the organization by performing a number of activities directly related to the company’s marketing functions. The role is primarily responsible, under moderate to intermittent direction, for the conceptual development, direction, delivery, buy-in, and production of visual design.

• Design digital materials (websites, email marketing, landing pages, social media) for Pardot, corporate website, microsites, and corporate social media accounts.
• Apply conceptual thinking to create high-quality creative solutions across multiple platforms; effectively bringing together customers’ needs, Guild business goals, technical realities, and creativity.
• Develop sound creative concepts that take into consideration customers’ needs (target demographic), market research data results, and technology.
• Effectively communicate conceptual ideas, detailed design, and design rationale both verbally and visually to the creative design manager.
• Present creative concepts to stakeholders and get buy-ins when needed.
• Translate creative concepts into designs.
• Submit creative deliverables within the agreed-upon deadline and estimated production time.
• Meet with internal customers to discuss requirements or project goals as needed.
• Collaborate effectively with other team members, including designers, copywriters, and project managers.
• Work closely with front-end developers and help with development when necessary (small projects).
• Guide and advise fellow employees in the creative process to foster stronger working relationships and solutions.
• Keep informed on the latest design and web trends.
• Manage the creative design approval process as needed.
• Ensure that customers’ experience with the brand is consistent with brand guidelines.
• Create additional style guides and brand guidelines to supplement and support digital needs.
• Follow consistent processes and standard resources to name, file, and archive work consistently.
• Propose process improvements that would enable greater adoption of assets created and greater efficiency for limited resources (print and web).
• Design print materials as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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