Job Details

Our client, a leading global media company, is seeking a Front End Designer to join their Marketing Creative team. This role sits at the intersection of creative design, email marketing, and front-end execution, supporting subscription, membership, and consumer engagement initiatives across a portfolio of world-renowned media brands.

The ideal candidate is a highly creative, hands-on designer with deep expertise in email marketing, lifecycle CRM campaigns, responsive HTML email development, and digital asset creation. This individual will play a key role in developing customer acquisition, engagement, retention, and win-back campaigns while ensuring exceptional user experience and brand consistency.

Location: New York, NY (Hybrid: Monday-Thursday Onsite, Friday Remote)

Pay Rate: $45-$47.50/hour

Schedule: 40 hours/week | 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Responsibilities

• Design and develop responsive HTML email campaigns optimized across major email clients and devices.
• Create engaging lifecycle marketing assets supporting acquisition, onboarding, engagement, retention, and reactivation campaigns.
• Build and maintain modular email templates and scalable design systems within CRM platforms.
• Design digital marketing assets including display banners, paid social creative, animations, and multimedia content.
• Apply HTML and CSS expertise to build, troubleshoot, and optimize email and web-based assets.
• Conduct quality assurance testing to ensure proper rendering, functionality, and performance across browsers and email clients.
• Collaborate with creative leadership, project managers, and marketing stakeholders to execute high-performing campaigns.
• Analyze campaign performance insights and recommend creative enhancements to improve engagement and conversion results.
• Ensure all creative work aligns with brand standards, messaging guidelines, and user experience best practices.
• Stay current on email marketing trends, CRM best practices, front-end development techniques, and emerging AI-enabled creative tools.
• Organize and manage creative files, templates, code assets, and project documentation.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in digital design, email marketing design, CRM creative, or related fields.
• Proven experience designing and coding responsive HTML email campaigns.
• Strong understanding of email-specific HTML/CSS constraints and cross-client rendering requirements.
• Experience creating lifecycle marketing campaigns and customer journey communications.
• Proficiency with Figma, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects), and related design tools.
• Working knowledge of HTML and CSS; JavaScript knowledge is a plus.
• Experience designing digital advertising assets including display banners and paid social creative.
• Strong portfolio showcasing email campaigns, CRM marketing, digital design, and front-end execution work.
• Excellent understanding of typography, layout, visual hierarchy, and user experience principles.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working within Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Braze, Iterable, or similar CRM platforms.
• Experience with email testing platforms such as Litmus or Email on Acid.
• Knowledge of accessibility and ADA-compliant email design practices.
• Motion graphics and animation experience.
• Background supporting consumer brands, media, publishing, subscription services, retail, or e-commerce organizations.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted design and production workflows.

Perks & Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) Program
• Commuter Benefits
• Ongoing Training and eLearning Opportunities
• Education Reimbursement

If you're passionate about creating impactful CRM experiences, designing high-performing email campaigns, and bringing creative ideas to life through both design and code, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to learn more about this exciting opportunity.