Digital Designer, Lifestyle (Temporary)
Posted 6 days ago by Himalayas
Negotiable
Outside
Remote
Remote
Summary: The Digital Designer role at Vox Media involves creating innovative visual content for lifestyle brands such as Eater, Punch, and Thrillist. The designer will be responsible for developing both static and animated social media assets, ensuring brand consistency, and collaborating with various teams to enhance storytelling through design. This full-time position emphasizes technical skills, creativity, and a strong understanding of social media trends.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own design development of onsite and off-platform visual assets while taking creative direction from the Design Director
- Produce a determined cadence of Instagram stories and static post carousels for Eater, Thrillist, Punch, and PS
- Create motion graphics for social media channels as needed
- Deeply familiarize with brand guidelines and periodically refresh template designs
- Ideate on marketing campaigns to support commerce vertical and promote the Eater app
- Consume and share content from Eater, Thrillist, Punch, and PS to inform design strategies
- Collaborate with Audience Development, editorial, Video, and Design teams
- Participate in design reviews and accept critiques
- Follow accessibility guidelines in design work
- Maintain brand standards and ensure innovative design solutions
- Uphold an organized workspace for design files and assets
- Seek design solutions that celebrate minority voices and perspectives
- Communicate transparently about processes, ideas, and challenges
Key Skills:
- At least 1 year of professional graphic design experience
- Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite and knowledge of design software (Ceros, Sketch, Figma, Canva)
- Experience designing in ESPs (e.g., SailThru, Mailchimp)
- Working knowledge of administrative/CMS software (Google Suite, Dropbox, Airtable)
- Ability to efficiently produce content while maintaining design integrity
- Flexibility to work within tight timelines and adapt to changes
- Detail-oriented understanding of visual trends on social media platforms
- Strong grasp of visual design principles, typography, color theory, and layout
- Positive, collaborative attitude with critical thinking skills
- Prior experience with animations and video integration is a plus
- Knowledge of HTML, CSS, SCSS is a plus
- Curiosity towards food journalism is a major plus
Salary (Rate): 54,000
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other