Senior Email Developer Jobs in Chicago, IL (NOW HIRING)

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Christopher at  224 369 0756
Suthees at 224 369 4243

Candidate must be LOCAL

Open or hybrid candidates (sit onsite 6x/month)

Descriptions

The Digital Designer will be responsible for designing promotional site assets and experiences. This role will work seamlessly with the Senior Manager, Digital Design the team, as well as teams across Ecommerce, Social Media/Content, Integrated Marketing, CRM/Loyalty as we continue to grow, evolve, and innovate our digital footprint. They have an affinity for consistency, color use, typography, and a keen eye for subtle details. While exercising a good eye for aesthetics, they are able to grasp and distill highly complex issues and translate them into clean, focused, understandable solutions. Strong communication skills and ability to stay highly organized is critical. They should be a self-starter, self-motivated, able to work independently, and perform multiple tasks under minimal supervision. The Email Developer/Digital Designer will develop and execute a range of email campaigns—including promotional, triggered and transactional—using Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Movable Ink, and other automation tools. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams including Email Marketing, Member Marketing, Loyalty, CRM, and the Digital Design team. The ideal candidate is highly organized, self-sufficient and possesses strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• A strong online design portfolio
• A great eye for detail, demonstrates creative and innovative problem solving
• Elevated taste level and innate ability to create unique, own design elements and experiences, with strong typography and layout hierarchy skills
• Solid understanding of user experience and interaction design across all digital platforms – how to craft an interaction that will intuitively lead a user through a flow
• Create a beautiful, innovative and immersive experience for our guests
• A great eye for layout, hierarchy of content,and  beautiful product composition
• Highly professional, with the ability to deliver solid work on tight schedules
• Motivated, proactive, outgoing, and comfortable working in a loosely structured organization
• Partner closely with the Digital Creative & cross-functional business partners on multiple pieces of the same campaign, ensuring cohesion of all campaign elements
• Implement the client identity, visual and voice into every campaign & communication
• Extreme efficiency, organization and attention to detail is a must
• Able to balance several work streams and prioritize deliverables, meeting deadlines with quality design
• Excellent interpersonal skills across both creative and business departments
• Be responsive to ever-changing business need that support the overall enterprise
• Build email campaigns using Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Movable Ink and related tools
• Edit and troubleshoot design/code during the proofing process across all platforms (Figma, Salesforce, Movable Ink)
• Ensure all work aligns with brand guidelines and style conventions
• Partner with Email Marketing to understand deployment schedules
• Manage multiple projects, meet deadlines and maintain high-quality output
• Stay current on email best practices, ESP capabilities and emerging technologies
• Provide creative and innovative solutions to improve campaign performance
• Participate in ongoing process improvements and adapt to evolving business needs

Job Requirements

• 3–5 years’ experience in digital design and email development, preferably in Fashion or Beauty
• Open to less than 2-3 years of experience if they are interested and open to learning if they have a good design portfolio
• Strong portfolio showcasing digital/email design work
• Proficiency in Salesforce Marketing Cloud (or similar ESP), Movable Ink
• Familiarity with data integrations and APIs
• Experience with triggered, transactional and journey-based emails
• Advanced skills in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Dreamweaver (or other coding tools), CMS platforms, and project tools like Monday.com
• Strong knowledge of AMPscript, HTML/CSS and JavaScript
• Detail-oriented, efficient and creatively driven problem-solver
• Strong communication skills; able to work cross-functionally with internal teams and external vendors
• Experience in e-commerce or retail environments
• Passion for beauty and deep understanding of the beauty industry, especially client’s products and guests
• 2-3 years in digital visual design for marketing, and/or advertising projects
• Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design, Media Arts or similar
• Advanced level skill with Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Sketch
• Intermediate level skill with knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PPT,
• Experience in After Effects or Amplience a plus
• Previous experience working in an e-commerce or retail environment is a plus but not a requirement

Preferred:

• Video editing or animation experience

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification.  They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.