The primary responsibility of this position is to support the creative & marketing efforts of Chico’s FAS web properties: chicos.com, whitehouseblackmarket.com, and/or soma.com.
FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Conceptualize and design digital and print graphic elements, photographic and computer generated animation per request of eCommerce team
· will be able to take a loose concept; gather more information and build it out as a proposal; explore and propose multiple treatments; then work with/lead a team of designers, producers, traffickers, and developers to execute.
· Creates or direct the production of impactful emails, site signage, and advertising banners.
· Lead team’s processes and tools and overall quality, including style sheets, design templates, libraries and provide review and approval.
· Provide graphic design, art services and technological knowledge to the eCommerce and development team and other teams.
· Leverages existing brand assets in the production of web specific content.
COMPETENCIES:
Decision Quality: Makes good decisions (without considering how much time it takes) based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment; most of his/her solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and solutions.
Learning On The Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.
Problem Solving: Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answers.
Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
Innovation Management: Is good at bringing the creative ideas of others to market; has good judgment about which creative ideas and suggestions will work; has a sense about managing the creative process of others; can facilitate effective brainstorming; can project how potential ideas may play out in the marketplace.
Priority Setting: Spends his/her time and the time of others on what's important; quickly zeros in on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside; can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal; eliminates roadblocks; creates focus.
Process Management: Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done; knows how to organize people and activities; understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient work flow; knows what to measure and how to measure it; can see opportunities for synergy and integration where others can't; can simplify complex processes; gets more out of fewer resources.
Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
Organizational Agility: Knowledgeable about how organizations work; knows how to get things done both through formal channels and the informal network; understands the origin and reasoning behind key policies, practices, and procedures; understands the cultures of organizations.
Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
BASE QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing/Advertisement or related field.
- Four or more years of Fortune 500 web design experience.
- Strong portfolio of work that showcases interactive design skills, graphic design skills, typography, emphasis on selling and attention to detail.
- Expert at Photoshop & HTML, strong experience in Flash.
- Fashion / Apparel industry experience.
- Art direction / photo direction experience.
- Experience working at or with an advertising agency.
- Strong motion-design skills (Flash / Premiere).
- Demonstrated success in eCommerce.
- Leadership experience.
- Knowledge of additional relevant web design technology such as JavaScript, XML, PHP.
- Knowledge of additional relevant design technology: Quark/InDesign, Illustrator.
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