Digital Designer, 258° Creative Group

Full-Time, (hybrid) Springfield, MA

The Opportunity:

We need Digital Designer with a great design aesthetic, strong conceptual ability, and an appetite for being proactive. The challenge: We're a complex organization with lots of channels, in-house clients, and differing expectations. The opportunity: We're in the process of building-out our in-house creative group to significantly expand our capabilities. This position will be a part of that evolution and will have a hand in deciding what our future looks like. You'll work with Copywriters of varying levels from relatively junior to senior to our Creative Directors. While you'll handle plenty of business-as-usual projects, you'll also be expected to identify in-house opportunities to turn what is usually rote work into something more creative, conceptual, and potentially award-winning.

• Creates everything from digital banners, HTML landing pages, HTML emails (table-heavy coding), Social posts, and all digital/coding designed experiences for both Campaign and BAU work that achieves creative excellence while supporting and evolving brand look and feel
• Form a close, collaborative partnership with Creative Directors, Art Directors, Designers, Copywriters, Account Managers, and internal clients of varying levels
• Well-versed in coding, HTML, CSS, which is vital to support all digital work
• Creates BAU design work for internal stakeholders' communications and internal campaigns (print and digital)
• Manage and incorporate feedback from multiple internal stakeholders

• 3+ years experience in advertising, either at an external agency or at a solid in-house agency
• 2+ years experience coding, HTML, CSS, which is vital to support all digital work
• 1+ year of experience utilizing industry-standard applications for coding and creating (Adobe Creative Suite)
• 1+ year of experience presenting creative work
• 1+ year of experience with basic principles of branding/brand identity
• 1+ year of experience with basic demands and potential of traditional cross-channel media, including social, digital, print, email
• 1+ year of experience designing with photography, illustration, typography, and editing

• 5+ years experience in advertising, either at an external agency or at a solid in-house agency
• Experience working at a financial company or on financial accounts
• Experience with animation, and delivery through digital channels
• A familiarity with the process of making creative work which is the norm in (but not unique to) advertising agencies
• Experience with digital design work, from concepting to production

• Regular meetings with 258° teammates and management
• Focused one-on-one meetings with your manager
• Access to mentorship opportunities
• Networking opportunities including access to Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, African American, women, LGBTQ, veteran and disability-focused Business Resource Groups
• Access to learning content on Degreed and other informational platforms
• Your ethics and integrity will be valued by a company with a strong and stable ethical business with industry leading pay and benefits