Digital Designer

Are you ready to be a big part of something big?

At Trader Interactive, we make buying and selling a great experience. We’re a group of go-getters who decided they didn’t want to settle for the status quo. We come together as one team to build value and drive innovation across our industries - but we have fun while we do it and make sure our people are always our #1 priority.

When it comes to your career, we want to provide big opportunities to help you make a big impact. But for this to be possible, we strive to feel small. Small enough to quickly change tack, small enough to learn from different teams and small enough to connect authentically with leadership.

And one of the best parts? We give you the freedom to work from whatever working location works best for you and your lifestyle - yes, this means you can be 100% remote if you want to be!

What We Offer

• An inclusive and supportive work environment where you can move your career forward and will have the chance to do work that has real, significant impact on the world.
• The opportunity to be a part of a global group of digital marketplace businesses (CAR Group) located across Australia, Brazil, Chile and South Korea - collectively we have around 1,800 team members worldwide, and our Global Talent Exchange Program means you might just find yourself working in one of those businesses sometime soon.
• Plenty of flexible leave options and employee benefits including up to 31 days of paid time off in your first year, continuing education with access to LinkedIn Learning, a full benefits package including medical, dental & vision, 401K with company match, and wellness program.

What You’ll Do

The Digital Designer creates graphics and motion and interactivity. The Digital Designer’s work ranges from 2D/3D animation to interactive web pages. This position has similar skillsets as a Graphic Designer but creates and edits assets with a focus on user experience and functionality. This position collaborates with Motion and Web designers to create interactive assets for consumer and dealer engagement. The Digital Designer also partners closely with the SEO and content teams to ensure visual assets support organic search strategies and enhance content performance. This position reports to the Creative Manager completing all required assigned tasks while exercising discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance.

What We’re Looking For

• 70% of the digital designer’s focus will be geared toward designing user experiences and interactivity on our media kits, landing pages and presentations.
• Digital designers must incorporate responsive elements and work in conjunction with copywriters to blend content and design seamlessly.
• Collaborate with SEO and content teams to create visually engaging and optimized designs that support organic search performance, ensuring that visual elements enhance readability, accessibility, and crawlability.
• This job requires the ability to design and present UI/UX wireframes for larger online campaigns that will exist on our marketplaces and blogs.
• Assist with the creation of SEO-friendly landing pages and blogs by designing layouts that highlight keyword-rich content and drive user engagement.
• Preferred intermediate experience in HTML, CSS, and UI/UX prototyping programs
• The Digital Designer will work closely with web designers to create and update content modules with the user experience in mind.
• Partner with the content team to develop infographics and visual content that improve dwell time, lower bounce rates, and support backlink acquisition.
• For best user interactivity, the Digital Designer will collect real-time data and compare performances by deploying A/B testing on two or more unique designs
• The digital designer will assist the motion designer with 2D-3D animations, assets, and footage.
• Ensure consistency and integrity behind our company’s brand and execute with strict adherence to the corporate brand guidelines
• Ensure all visual assets adhere to web accessibility standards (WCAG) to support SEO and inclusive user experiences.
• As a design expert, work with other marketing members & stakeholders to ideate, conceptualize and execute all digital marketing materials and utilize your expertise to provide new ideas for design and content creation.
• Scope and create design templates in email and CMS platforms for our marketing team.
• Generates and manipulates graphic images, gifs, and vector graphics for emails and landing pages.
• Must remain abreast of technological advances in the field and be able to identify areas of use in the organization.
• Coordinates with email specialists and motion designers on the integration of interactive elements on all digital platforms.
• Follow a production calendar while working autonomously to meet specific deadlines.
• Collects data and analytics on all digital marketing performance (emails and landing pages)
• Develops best practices for online landing pages and email marketing
• QA and review of final outputs and source files

What We’re Looking For

• Ability to analyze situations, problem solve, communicate, and take the appropriate course of action with workflow needs to improve productivity and efficiency
• Excellent eye for design and typography and the ability to deliver constructive feedback on projects to the creative team.
• Able to create motion assets for our web team that are mobile-, tablet-, and desktop-friendly and provides a user experience that fits on all three screens.
• Ability to follow creative directions.
• Consistently learning technology advancements and staying up to date with new production tools
• Exhibit a cooperative, solution-oriented approach to problem-solving
• Proactive in anticipating needs and creative in developing solutions to problems
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
• Strong understanding of brand-specific marketing
• Action-oriented and enjoys working hard; energetic and willing to take on challenging assignments; seizes personal development opportunities
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite
• Knowledge of HTML and CSS preferred
• Knowledge of and competency in the digital advertising field
• Knowledge of google analytics and Adobe Analytics preferred Education and Experience:
• Bachelor's degree preferred, major or significant coursework in Art and Graphic Design or related disciplines highly preferred.
• 3+ years’ experience in Graphic Design and online advertising
• Has experience in marketing automation platforms.
• Intermediate knowledge of WordPress and Drupal
• intermediate experience in HTML and CSS
• Preferred experience in Figma or Adobe XD

So come and join our team - because every role is a big role in our plans to go big.

TI proudly supports a diverse workforce, and we encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply. Trader Interactive is an equal opportunity employer where hiring is based entirely on business needs, job requirements, and individual merit.

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