TwoTone Creative is a marketing and design agency located in West Des Moines, Iowa. We design and write for a variety of clients, helping them with their communication strategies, design, messaging, social, and marketing initiatives. Our small team atmosphere allows us to be nimble, take ownership of our work, and move quickly to serve our clients. We work from a bright, comfortable, friendly office, and believe deeply in work/life balance. We are looking for an experienced, creative, and fun individual to join us. If this gets your heart racing with excitement, keep reading and I hope we can meet soon.
Web Design Director
A NOTE FROM OUR FOUNDER
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Room for growth in the company
- Competitive and graduated paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- 401K with 4% company match
- Health and dental insurance
- Vision and accident insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Work From Home Wednesdays
- Regular team lunches (birthday / work anniversaries / other celebrations!)
- Team outings and events
- MacBook Pro and 2nd monitor provided (as well as all needed software / assets / resources)
A Typical Work Week
This is a full-time, in-person position for our West Des Moines office. Not open for remote work at this time.
The Web Design Director is responsible for creating and managing the culture and process of building remarkable websites. This role will work closely with the graphic design, web design, copywriting, and marketing departments to deliver engaging deliverables that exceed client expectations and create real solutions. A high level of creativity, experience in website design and development, and process leadership are required for this role.
Top 5 Responsibilities:
- Lead, manage, hold accountable: Web design team
- Implement best practices and web design trends using WordPress - Front-end
- Strategize large website projects
- Create remarkable web designs
- Participate in the TwoTone Leadership Team
Other Responsibilities:
- Review work, troubleshoot, and provide feedback to the web design team
- Remain actively involved in hiring and training web design staff
- Ensure agency systems and processes are followed
- Oversee profitability, deliverables, timelines, and budgets
- Meet with clients or leadership team to explain strategies and solutions
- Ensure consistency in web design and development
- Design solutions both internally and for clients
- Manage the web design process from concept to completion
- Lead web design efforts
- Lead web design sessions to generate ideas
- Conduct market research
- Collaborate with other team members and departments
- Ensure visual communication and brand standards are met
- Oversee client proposals for websites
Out of scope:
- Conducting performance reviews
- Leading conversations around benefits/compensation
- Employee-HR issues
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in web design, web development, graphic design or visual communications
- 3+ years of website design experience
- Previous experience in management or leadership roles
- Demonstrated strengths in web design, project management, marketing, and communications
- Experience using WordPress
- Self-starter who works well independently and in a team environment with a strong interest in graphic design
- Comfortable working with conservative Christian churches and non-profits
- Online portfolio displaying strong graphics and development skills
- Demonstrated knowledge of current web design trends and techniques
- Ability to clearly and professionally communicate visual solutions to support marketing strategies and web initiatives
- Capacity to work in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment
- Positive outlook and professionalism in all aspects of daily tasks
- Uses good judgment and works with integrity
- Ability to quickly change from one project to another
- Adeptness with learning new apps and software
- Punctual and dependable
Extra Skills
Would be awesome, but not required.
- Coding knowledge
- Landing page tools (Lead Pages, Unbounce)
- MailChimp / Convertkit / etc email automation tools
- eCommerce websites
Remarkable
We create work that leaves an impression. We over-deliver and “wow” with every interaction. We are committed to doing work that makes an impact.
Relational
We believe marketing is about people and so are we. We serve each other and everyone with joy. We are rooting for one another and our client’s success.
Resourceful
We bring clarity and solve tough problems. We bring our own batteries (not literally, batteries are in the office storage closet). We are quick, clever, and upbeat when difficulties come.
