Job Description
Job Description
Salary : $34K- $55K
Optic Marketing Group is looking for a Contract-to-Hire WordPress Web Designer. The ideal candidate will have an eagle eye for design details and strong conceptual skills. Candidate must have an intermediate understanding level of using WordPress.
Desired Education Associates or Bachelors Degree or Certificate equivalent - preferably in art, graphic design, web design, or related degree. Agency Experience preferred.
Summary of Duties & Responsibilities
- Design / code monthly publications
- Design / code monthly E-newsletters
- Website creation and maintenance,
- Creation of new ads for our clients,
- Web / email videos
- Animated ads
- Conceptual web design
- Design / update WordPress themes
- UX / UI for Optic dashboard and additional future applications
- Optic print collateral
- Optic Trade Show Collateral
- Social Media Collateral
- Client social media collateral
Primary Essential Functions
The designer must have sharp details and strong conceptual skills. Candidate must have an intermediate understanding level of using WordPress. This role will produce the look and feel page layout / themes, and UI / UX functionality for Home Services websites in accordance with the individual client's overall brand.
General Supporting Functions
The designer may be asked to create : monthly publications, monthly e-newsletters, and websites including maintaining our current sites, new ads for our clients, web / email videos, programmatic and animated ads.
Skills & Competencies
A cool head under pressureExcellent organizational skillsOutstanding skills in Photoshop, Illustrator, XDWeb design best practices experienceExperience creating online advertisementsKnowledge of user experienceKnowledge of web standards, optimization, and web design best practicesKnowledge of HTML, CSSKnowledge of open-source CMS such as WordPressKnowledge of website development and UI / UX basic principlesFamiliar with Bootstrap or FLEX for responsive web designFamiliar with web standards and cross-platform, cross-browser issuesExperienced in developing and testing across multiple browsers, devicesPrevious experience in the home service industry (bonus)Previous experience in e-commerce (bonus)Education or Prior Work Experience
1-3 years working with WordPress1-3 years in web development and designAssociates or Bachelors Degree or Certificate equivalent - preferably in art, graphic design, web design, or related degree.Previous experience working at a marketing / advertising agencyWhat will make you stand out
Previous Agency experienceExperience in 3rd-party search marketing tools to help manage campaignsExperience working with HVAC, plumbing, or other home service companiesExpert Excel skillsThe Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, and insurance coverageWork from homeFlexible work scheduleQuarterly whole-office team-building eventsTop-of-the-line technology to get work donePaid Vacations and 17 Paid HolidaysPaid Birthday Offday Fridays giving you a long weekendCommission opportunity for all employeesAnnual education budgetQuarterly paid volunteer daysMonthly health and wellness benefitChristmas BonusOptics hiring process
At Optic Marketing Group, we focus on providing an inclusive screening and interview process that allows us to assess the people we hire based on skillsets and potential. We value hiring people whose personal values align with our company values, while also adding something unique to our teams. The process can sometimes seem a little cumbersome and even lengthy because thats how much we care about ourselves and you, as a potential fit. But if you do get the job, well do our best to make sure its one youll never want to leave.
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