Web Designer
Colony Brands, Inc.

Job Description

This is an onsite position in Monroe, WI.

To support our Creative Marketing Services Department, we are seeking a driven, organized Web Designer to develop effective and strategic design concepts for our brands. If you possess strong web and email design capabilities, this could be the role for you!

What You'll Do
Our Web Designers develop and implement art and design concepts for assigned Colony Brands company websites, email, and other web-specific support materials. You will ensure final art and html integrity of e-commerce and company design standards are maintained. Collaboration is key! You will work closely with our E-commerce Art Manager, Sr. Web Designer, IMS-Internet, Brand Marketing Managers, Art Directors, Managing Editor, Copywriters, Product Merchandisers, IMS Digital Account Managers, IMS Internet Merchandisers, IMS Email Development, IMS Web Development and Social Media Specialists to communicate each catalog's strategic goals and brand message in an online environment and achieve sales and profit goals.

In addition, you'll also be responsible for:
• Understanding how to turn marketing messages into unique, appealing designs while maintaining brand identity.
• Using project management skills to develop and execute specific solutions to website content, email, and other web-specific support materials.
• Making recommendations for website improvements and enhancements to drive optimal usability, interactivity, brand awareness and sales.
• Utilizing research such as usability studies to ensure website pages and html e-mails are consistent, adhere to overall design concept, are the correct interpretation of design plan
• Managing web design and web production schedules.

Qualifications

We need an organized, motivated individual with exceptional design creativity and ability to communicate as well verbally as you do visually. Ideally, you will have an Associate's degree in Commercial Art, Graphic Design or a related field. Certification in Web Design is also helpful.

In addition, we are looking for:
• 3+ years' experience in Graphic Arts and/or Design, or a related field
• 3+ years' experience in web and email design (HTML, CSS, JSP, and Javascript/JQuery)
• High proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver and InDesign)
• High proficiency with online workflow and platform applications (Workfront, Salesforce E-commerce and Marketing Cloud)
• Familiarity of e-mail trends, current design standards and usability
• Above average organizational skills
• We value collaboration and believe that it often happens best in person. This position is required to work onsite at our Monroe, WI Design Center

About Us

Colony Brands, Inc. is one of North America's largest, multi-channel, direct-marketing companies. The company maintains an extensive portfolio of affiliates, brands, and products ranging from cheese and petit fours to apparel and kitchen appliances, while maintaining its roots as a private, customer-centric business based in Monroe, WI. We're financially sound, yet our success is not just defined by our profits; it's about living our Core Values, giving our employees the opportunity for growth and providing a better place to live and work! To that end, Colony Brands generously supports the communities we work in and offer many benefits and programs that support the well-being of our employees.

Benefits Details

Colony Brands is not just about growing our profits - We are about giving our employees the opportunity for growth and providing a better place to live and work. We also offer our employees many great rewards in addition to monetary compensation:

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

A robust Wellness Program including Onsite Healthcare

Superb Retirement Plans (401K & a company-funded Pension Plan)

Extensive Paid Time Off (PTO) benefits

Seven 4-day work weeks in the summer months to give our employees additional time off

Educational Assistance

Company Profit-Sharing

Company Product Discounts

And, so MANY more!

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