Senior Graphic Designer-Site & Digital-REMOTE

The Creative Marketing Team at DSW creates strategic and distinct experiences to inspire our customer. DSW Customers are OBSESSED with shoes and we are obsessed with helping them find the perfect pair.

Who We Are Looking For

• Strong graphic design, typography & composition skills
• Motion graphic/media animation skills
• Someone who is resourceful and takes initiative
• Working knowledge of Adobe Suite
• Eagerness to practice how to socialize and present creative work to cross-functional partners
• Craft and develop digital content and storytelling with our digital shopper and customer in mind
• A standout teammate with a positive, hard-working mentality and the ability to inspire and challenge other team members
• A designer at heart but willing and able to drive cross-functional conversations and challenge the status quo
• Previous experience working with a UX team

What You Will Work On

You and your team play a role and are responsible for bringing DSW digital experiences to life in channels where highly motivated DSW shoppers engage. You’ll lead and direct multiple cross-functional relationships, mentor junior designers, and support multiple projects with a clear design voice and an unbending creative rigor. You’ll socialize and present creative work to cross-functional partners and other digital creative teams.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Develop and drive innovative solutions for digital storytelling across mobile, site, app and other digital touchpoints
• Work closely and cross-functionally with site content strategy and UX to support marketing and business goals
• Share knowledge, experience and skill with other designers and leadership; work with design counterparts to ensure continuity across touchpoints
• Collaborate with partners to deliver on brand digital assets for marketing campaigns and seasonal creative
• Effectively communicate and clearly articulate your ideas to the design team and Art Directors
• Take risks to determine the balance between exceptional creative and relevant business needs
• Comprehend guidelines, campaigns, brand and category assets and produce effective brand communication for retail and brand
• Become an expert on the function and capabilities of our platforms

Who You Will Work With

You will work with a team of digital designers to push the craft and quality of our design executions. You will also partner closely with copywriters and project managers to develop expertly crafted storytelling that will resonate with our consumer and express our brand values.

What You Bring

• Passion for the DSW Brand
• Passion for crafting high-quality work with attention to detail
• Someone who is driven, strategic, thinks critically, is accountable, insightful, inventive, takes initiative and has great interpersonal skills
• A role model with a positive and empowering behavior, a hard-working attitude with an able to encourage, challenge and work seamlessly with other team members
• Experience in digital design; digital design systems, e-commerce and performance marketing (mobile, desktop and app experience)
• Ability to socialize and present creative work in a compelling and persuasive way to cross-functional partners, art directors and creative leadership
• Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design or design-related equivalent
• 6+ years’ experience in digital design for large retail e-commerce or key digital agency experience
• Excellent Adobe Creative Suite skills
• Solid knowledge of digital commerce platforms

Additional Proficiencies

• Excellent writing and communications experience preferred
• Graphic design experience
• Animation ability