Digital Designer

Our Retail client is seeking a Social Content Designer to join their team for a 12 month, 40 hr/week position. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing and developing engaging digital content for social media. This is a hybrid onsite (4 days onsite) role in St Louis, MO - you must be local to be considered.

Key Responsibilities

• Under the direction of a creative director, design and execute online communications with excellent design capabilities, a complete understanding of interactive space and user experience empathy.
• Primarily, exercise quality assurance and strong attention to detail against master creative template while versioning multiple pieces of content for eCommerce, CRM communications, social media content and more.
• Digital files are constructed in the most memory-efficient manner. Digital files are accurate and error-free. Ideal candidate would be both collaborative and self-sufficient with a problem-solving, proactive attitude and approach to role and responsibilities.
• Operate with a degree of autonomy by receiving project assignments, completing on time, understanding direction, and applying feedback.
• Collaborate effectively with Community Managers, internal and external teams, legal, clients and vendor partners.
• Stay current on trends and technology in the digital/mobile/social space and understand their application to client business. Be able to collaborate and share knowledge for the betterment of the idea and/or project. Perform all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Web Design, or a related field.
• 1+ years of experience in the digital space preferably with a creative agency
• 1+ years of experience with social campaigns, digital display, and eContent
• 1+ years of experience with After Effects and motion design
• Strong Photoshop and Illustrator skills for both digital and print design.
• Strong understanding of designing for social, ecommerce and digital display.
• Ability to contribute to brainstorming and general problem solving.
• Strong typography skills.
• Strong motion design skills, including After Effects, animated GIFs
• Basic video editing skills

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.