Hawke Media’s creative team is up to new ideas! And it starts with you. We're looking to bring on an enthusiastic, passionate and creative web designer. If you are versatile, self-motivated and thrive in a fast-paced “learn-by-doing” environment, then you'll find our atmosphere very exciting. You will be working on a variety of projects, ranging from high-profile, mass scale clients to brand new start-ups looking to find their identity.

Join us as part of a multi-skilled team of designers who also love to dabble in front-end CMS development, and help us build as an integral part of our team. The Web Designer will have a diverse portfolio of design work as well as CMS work. Proven experience building on front-end web platforms such as Wordpress & Shopify, and experience with Javascript is a plus.

*this is not a full stack development role

Responsibilities:

• Plan, wireframe, design and create websites using CMS’s such as Wordpress & Shopify
• Alter templates using HTML & CSS, following modern design trends
• Transform interactive prototypes into production-ready websites, including mobile-friendly responsive design
• Update and maintain existing websites, including content updates, visual enhancements, landing page creation and performance profiling/optimization
• Contribute to creating feature specifications and technical design blueprints
• Think creatively to develop new design and packaging concepts, graphics and layouts
• Create designs and produce production ready artwork
• Scheduled project implementation when required
• Manage your own projects with a self-starter attitude, and communicate clearly with clients

Skills and Experience:

• Strong design, typographical and interactive skills that match with modern design trends and best practices
• Proven experience of front-end design (HTML, CSS) including responsive design
• Proven experience with Photoshop and Illustrator and back-end programming familiarity (php or liquid/ ruby manipulation)
• Knowledge of ecommerce best practices, and conversion rate optimization
• High attention to detail, strong verbal and written communication
• Creative flair, versatility, conceptual/visual ability and originality
• Ability to interact, communicate and present ideas and receive creative directions and feedbacks

What Hawke offers:

• A ridiculously awesome work environment - equal parts laid-back startup and motivated meritocracy
• An executive team that has scaled startups in the past and has every intention of continuing to scale Hawke Media into a dominant player in the digital marketing agency space
• Tons of training opportunities, including weekly education, book clubs, online courses, paid live courses, and over 80 skilled marketers to learn from/with
• Great opportunities to grow your technical skills and grow into an leader in the creative space
• 401K, Healthcare, Vision, Dental and unlimited PTO (we value performance and reward accordingly!)

Our outsourced CMO value prop is taking the digital marketing world by storm. It’s why we’re one of Inc.’s fastest growing companies in the country. We’ve got no plans to slow down anytime soon, and we’re staffing up to support our scaling operations. At Hawke, we work hard, but we chill harder - we’re proud to be one of Glassdoor’s 50 best places to work in the country!