Sr. Digital Designer

The Role + Purpose

J.Crew seeks a super-creative highly motivated Senior Designer who can enhance design for J.Crew's digital channels - encompassing website, email, social and off-site marketing. The candidate should be a fountain of ideas and possess the skill set to transform the best ideas into wireframes and visual assets for a strong, succinct brand and customer experience.

The candidate will have a strong rolodex of inspiration in the digital field. The candidate will join a team of Art Directors, Web developers, Designers, Content strategists and Writers of Brand Creative. You should be able to demonstrate, with a proven track record of taking projects from creative concept to final delivery. A team player is a must with the ability to multitask and pre-plan projects whilst concluding others.

• PRODUCE a wide range of innovative, user-focused solutions that are multi-faceted and incorporate all the elements of a great experience whist conforming to style guidelines. Generating on-brand, engaging shop-able content for the J.Crew website and its omni-channel touchpoints.
• Take OWNERSHIP on projects including editorial features, responsive style arrays, emails, affiliates and site enhancements.
• COMMUNICATE all necessary information effectively with relevant members of the team throughout the production process.
• USE sophisticated and charming typography with an understanding of its relevance.
• Be AWARE of trends and new ideas within fashion and business and social, and be able to interpret those into fantastic creative.
• ADAPT to and meet stringent deadlines, quickly managing changing priorities.
• ENHANCE user interfaces in collaboration with Art Directors and front-end developers. Bring content to life with unique, user friendly approaches.
• ENSURE that work is produced to a high quality, with a consistent clear design, adhering to the J.Crew brand aesthetic. Maintaining and elevating brand positioning with quality design standards.
• DEVELOP typography, layouts, wireframes, motion that evolve the brand while maintaining a consistent visual identity.
• SUPPORT internal teams including print, marketing, and production to ensure flawless execution and timely delivery of creative assets.
• INFLUENCE and guide a team Designers and Juniors.
• PRESENT creative concepts and clearly articulate the thinking behind design decisions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional design experience, in fashion, beauty, luxury, retail.
• Proven depth of experience in design/digital represented by a portfolio of work.
• Strong command of typography, layout, form and color.
• Great proficiency in Figma, Photoshop, Indesign, Adobe CC, Responsive web design.
• Firm understanding of web standards, cross-browser compatibility, and image optimization techniques. Knowledge of web technology's restrictions and opportunities, platform behaviors, and emerging creative trends.
• Pro-active, ideas driven with bundles of initiative and follow through.
• Excellent communication, time management and organizational skills, deadline driven.
• Print design experience is a plus.

Additional information

We welcome you to apply, even if you don't check all the boxes. Our passion is scouting life-long learners who are driven by curiosity, and who feel connected to our brands and share our desire to make an impact. We're always seeking bright new talent who leverage their unique experiences to discover, grow and evolve with our teams.

Benefits + Perks

• Health & Well-being - Eligible associates and family members receive medical, dental, prescription and vision insurance, family planning (fertility, adoption & surrogacy support), fitness discounts, medical travel and more.
• Associate Discount - We love our products just as much as you do! That's why we offer a great associate discount across all of our brands (J.Crew, J.Crew Factory, and Madewell).
• Summer Fridays - In addition to our hybrid work model, we also close our office at 1:00 PM every Friday during the Summer months.
• Community Impact - We support the communities where we live and work through our philanthropic efforts and the J.Crew Cares Program.
• Winter Break - In addition to our PTO package, J.Crew Group offers a winter break at the end of December to eligible full-time associates at the Home Office to provide time to refresh and recharge.

Note: Availability of these benefits and perks may be subject to work location & employment type and may have certain eligibility requirements.

Salary Range

$72,500.00 - $89,750.00

At J.Crew Group (JCG) we aim to pay competitively for our company's size and industry. The base salary offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region of work premises, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. The base salary is just one component of J.Crew Group's competitive total rewards strategy that also includes the opportunity for bonus, competitive benefits and perks.

One of our core focuses here at JCG is creating a community and culture that builds belonging. We are deeply committed to our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts, and we warmly welcome job applicants of all backgrounds.