Columbia Sportswear, Inc.:
Digital Designer Job in Burlington, VT

CLOTHING FOR POSITIVE CHANGE (C4PC)
From the first days designing clothing in a garage, prAnas initial vision to connect yoga and climbing to mindful living has captivated thousands. Its ensured that prAna clothing and gear are made with intention - that every detail from trim and linings to hangtags is carefully designed to enhance our lives today while still considering the needs of tomorrow. Since 1992, this vision has been at the root of prAnas relationships with customers and retailers. And, it's helped the company to foster a community of active, free-spirited customers that share its values.

Today, the brand has evolved beyond our rock climbing and yoga roots to include lifestyle and performance clothing. The clothing is designed at prAna with style and versatility in mind. prAna is deeply committed to mitigating the impact they have on the environment in manufacturing and selling its clothing and that all products are made in safe and fair working conditions.

Each year, prAna welcomes increasingly more people to the prAna way of life through a multi-channel strategy including their own branded stores, a fast-growing direct eCommerce business, catalogs, and an established wholesale distribution of over 1,400 retailers across the US, Canada, and Europe.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Digital Designer is a key member of the creative team, who works closely with the Web Designers, Graphic Designers, Brand, and Performance Marketing, and Art Directors to create and support all digital and web-based creative for prAnas direct-to-consumer channel. The Digital Designer is responsible for creating assets for all site and digital marketing efforts, including digital ads, email, and social media. The Digital Designer will carry out projects as directed by senior designers and Art Directors, with high attention to detail and accuracy, in an aesthetic that aligns with the prAna brand.

HOW YOULL MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Create digital assets needed for site and Digital Marketing efforts (various imagery/icons/buttons, email, banner ads)

Multitask and execute multiple small & mid-sized projects.

Understand and troubleshoot brand elements as they relate to digital design.

Accurately follow briefs and execute design projects, paying close attention to details.

Assist with the formatting of the blog and social posts both ad-hoc and templates

Proactively seek necessary information on project requirements to ensure clarity and alignment on timelines, deliverables, stakeholders, and hand-offs.

Work collaboratively & iteratively with Art Directors, designers, and developers, to execute and deliver a flawless end product.

Maintain best practices for web, digital design, and user experience design.


YOU ARE
Strong creative ideas through to execution and effective problem-solving abilities

Excellent organizational, planning skills

Strong attention to detail

Ability to tolerate repetitive, detailed work, under time constraints

Speed and agility ability to work in a fast-paced environment adhering to plans and adapting quickly to changes

Elevated design aesthetic, and willingness to work with other design points of view

Proactively communicates to solve problems

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Able to be flexible in approach and factor in a variety of opinions and expectations into work

Ability to maintain a professional demeanor within a flexible work environment


YOU HAVE
Bachelors Degree in Design or Front-End Development, or an equal combination of experience and education.

3-5 years working experience as a Web Designer

Must be highly proficient with current versions of Adobe Creative Suite and Sketch.

User Interface Design User analysis, Information architecture, Usability evaluation and testing, graphical interface design

HTML expertise

Best practices for creating and optimizing web graphics

Understanding of JavaScript framework functionalities (jQuery)

Strong CSS skills

Familiarity with Adobe AEM preferred


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We create versatile, stylish, and sustainable clothing and accessories that you can wear during every activity, every adventure, every day. How do we know? Because we base our designs on our own experiences. You see were more than makers, were doersyogis, climbers, and world travelersand we use our knowledge to make adventurous, free-spirited clothes that look good and play hard.


This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.


At Columbia Sportswear Company (CSC), we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. CSC believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.