Gap Inc. is hiring: Sr Digital Artist in San Francisco

About the Role

The Senior Graphic Designer is a highly creative, curious, and self-motivated member of the energetic, fast-paced Creative team at Athleta. They provide expertise and diligence through their craft while collaborating seamlessly with the rest of the team and key cross-functional partners. In this role, the Sr. Graphic Designer will be responsible for crafting digital design experiences for our omni ecosystem, which includes Ecommerce (Mobile-first approach), Email, Paid Social, Paid Media, and SMS. This role requires flexibility and the ability to respond to constructive feedback quickly, with a growth mindset.

This position reports to the Senior Manager, Marketing Design.

What You'll Do

1. Create excellent, on-brand design supporting Ecommerce (Mobile-first approach), Email, Paid Social, Paid Media, and SMS that demonstrates elevated typographic treatments, color selection, holistic layouts, and animations.
2. Ensure all designed content delivers upon brief, is stylistically cohesive, and optimized for the customer experience.
3. Create various, unique design concepts for internal reviews to ensure the best-of-the-best options are executed.
4. Inspire and contribute conceptual design ideas.
5. Optimize, prepare and deliver files with accuracy and precision.
6. Present your work clearly and thoughtfully to teammates and cross-functional partners with a customer-first approach.
7. Collaborate cross-functionally to meet business goals and ensure designs implemented align with company initiatives.
8. Leverage strategy, analytics and brand insights provided within briefs.
9. Continually absorb customer insights and apply that knowledge strategically across designs.
10. Receive and implement feedback from key stakeholders, as well as provide feedback to your team.
11. Partner, collaborate with, and take direction from leaders.

Who You Are

1. Excellent typographic skills with a keen eye for detail, hierarchy, and consistency across a plethora of visual assets.
2. A sharp aesthetic sensibility with a passion for creating harmony between type and image.
3. Depth of knowledge in designing content to support storytelling on multiple digital platforms (Ecommerce, Email, Paid Media, Paid Social, etc.).
4. A strong ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks while ensuring high standards of quality and on-time delivery.
5. A self-starter who is willing and able to build and continuously improve upon our creative standards and processes.
6. Highly proficient in Figma and core Adobe CC programs including—but not limited to—Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign.
7. Animation skills in Adobe After Effects are a plus.
8. Highly proficient in Mac OSX and Microsoft Office (connecting to servers, organizing files, sharing documents, etc.).
9. Knows how to optimize images and animations for various digital platforms.
10. Understands responsive digital design, how to design for various devices and viewports.
11. Experience working with Art Directors is beneficial.
12. Experience working in Branding is also beneficial as the brand expression, guidelines, and systems are evolving.
13. Can stay organized despite competing priorities and deadlines.
14. Proven background working cross-functionally across many teams and departments.
15. Ability to navigate ambiguity and fluid business priorities with a positive, proactive attitude.
16. Possesses grace-under-pressure.
17. Excellent verbal and written communication style.
18. Considerate team player.
19. Establishes rapport and collaborates easily with cross-functional partners.
20. Willing to innovate and stays curious within a competitive landscape.

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