Janie and Jack is Hiring a Freelance Web Designer (Remote)

Iconic. Approachable. Connected. These are some of the ideas that guide our every day at Janie and Jack. We set ourselves apart with outstanding quality and great care to 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?

The Web Designer (Duration 3-6 months) is a hands-on design role for individuals with a superb sense of typography, strong conceptual skills, attention to detail, and an understanding of the digital medium. You will develop and produce the e-commerce website, and email campaigns, and deliver files and online marketing for Janie and Jack.

REQUIREMENTS

  • BFA in Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Visual Studies, or another design-related field

  • 5-7 years of professional experience in web design or multimedia required. Online retail experience is 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, and 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 a deadline-driven environment.

  • Ability to apply user interface and interactive design best practices to projects.

  • Strong communication skills.

  • Solid experience with resizing, optimizing, and slicing graphics

  • Must be willing to be flexible in job duties and take on added responsibility when necessary.

  • Ability to manage to compete, high-priority projects while identifying creative solutions quickly and to self-direct under ambiguous and changing circumstances.

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 the creative director.

  • Present multiple solutions per project.

  • Manage timing and deliverables for project work.

  • Produce thoughtful, creative content to be posted online.

  • 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 websites, 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

  • Giving effective feedback to drive successful designs and design systems, while inspiring and enhancing the efforts of a creative team

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