Digital Production Designer

Digital Production Designer

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 for 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?

About the job:

The Digital Production Designer is responsible for the production of on-time, error-free artwork for Janieandjack.com. Key requirements for this role include a strong sense of design and collaboration to support conceptual development, in-depth knowledge of current design software and the ability to communicate effectively with business partners.

What you’ll do:

• Support a team of 4 designers throughout the creative process by:
  1. Ensuring creative assets are prepared, optimized, sliced and delivered on time, error-free and adhering to web production quality standards.
  2. Documenting and specifying work from designers for web development team, with clearly annotated designs and organized PSD files to facilitate efficient team workflow through execution.
  3. Assuming ownership of projects from hand-off through launch date.
  4. Maintaining the integrity of the creative concept through project launches.
  5. Acting as a technical liaison between the design team, production and web development.
  6. Update functional/transactional site and email creative assets on a seasonal basis.
• Design production of occasional seasonal promos with established look and feel.
• Executing pre-designed contingency promos and managing delivery of all promotions after creative hand-off. (includes entering confirmed pricing/percentages into approved assets, slicing and delivering to web development team)
• Maintain personal daily and weekly production schedule to ensure assets are delivered on time.
• Assist in quality control of design deliverables.
• Continually manage, and work to improve, the design delivery process.
• Train new designers on site standards, file naming and archiving procedures as well as slicing and delivery.
• Share creative files with global business partners on a weekly basis.

What you’ll bring:

• Experience with responsive design and file preparation.
• Must be extremely detail-oriented and quality-driven.
• Ability to self-manage and meet varying deadlines for multiple projects – organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and manage time is a must.
• Design sensibility, coupled with the desire and skill to be a strong creative partner.
• Keen eye for typesetting when inputting final pricing or percentages into promo creative files.
• Experience and knowledge of responsive website and email design.
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop.
• Strong listening, verbal and written communication skills.
• Quick learner, problem solver, team player, question asker.
• Ability to apply past learning to present and future situations.
• Constant drive to gain additional knowledge to improve skillset.
• Minimum 2-3 years of website design and production experience. (retail environment preferable)

Why You’ll Love Working With Us:

• The Product—so good, you’ll be using your employee discount more than you probably should.
• The People—ask anyone that works here…we have incredible people on our team.
• The Experience—you’ll enjoy a rewarding career at a respected children’s brand.

Actual starting pay for this role is determined by a wide array of factors including but not limited to qualifications, experience, relevant skills,, education, and geographic location. Employees are offered a variety of benefits to empower them with the resources and flexibility they need to enjoy success on the job and to live a healthy life. Full-time employees are eligible for medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, health and dependent care FSA, life/ad&d insurance, short term and long term disability, commuter benefits, pet benefits, tuition reimbursement, paid time off and 401(k) including matching. All employees are eligible for employee discounts and EAP Resources. All regular, full-time Brand Support Center employees are eligible for the annual discretionary bonus plan.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.