Digital Marketing Designer

Gladstein, Neandross & Associates (GNA) is one of North America’s leading consulting firms in sustainable transportation and energy. With nearly 30 years of experience, GNA is a recognized leader working at the intersection of energy, business, and the environment. To support GNA's growth, we are seeking a Digital Marketing Designer to join us in our Santa Monica office (hybrid). This is an exciting opportunity to code assets into a variety of client and event email campaigns, develop robust email and landing page templates, assist with loading code into Oracle’s Eloqua Marketing CRM, and drive efforts to implement dynamic personalization within digital communications for clients spanning every corner of the alternative fuel and advanced vehicle technology sector, as well as a range of GNA-produced educational events and expos.

Additionally, there will be calls for some very basic graphic production work on a range of digital projects—websites, ad banners, social media, and print collateral. The initiatives we work on each day at GNA help improve national energy security, create U.S. jobs, improve air quality for communities, and aid our customers in reducing their operating costs. We thrive on developing new and innovative solutions for each of our clients’ unique needs, which makes our work both exciting and challenging. To be successful, we adhere to a simple plan. We hire employees with a specific combination of qualities—integrity, passion, curiosity, and a constant drive to improve the world around them.

THE ROLE:

This position will collaborate with internal and external project stakeholders through all stages of a project and provide design leadership to ensure that projects are on target, on time, within budget and brand. Core responsibilities include:

• Intermediated understanding design principles, branding, software and general marketing strategy and goals
• Design dynamic digital email prototypes using Adobe XD and Photoshop
• Translate Adobe XD prototypes designs into responsive HTML emails with Adobe Dreamweaver.
• Testing all emails through email testing platforms to ensure design consistency, deliverability and responsiveness.
• Build responsive HTML email templates and lead generation landing pages.
• Work to ensure the team is following the latest best practices for email design.
• Manage the email calendar and make recommendations to email cadence, planning, and strategy.
• Assist with quality control for all aspects of email communications including links, email and landing page content, subject lines and appropriate audience versioning and segmentation.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience with email marketing tools, best practices and platforms, with 3 year of experience using Eloqua or another marketing automation tool.
• HTML/HTML5 and CSS for authoring and debugging responsive emails
• Testing platforms such as Litmus or Email on Acid. Test and monitor campaigns’ compatibility with all web browsers and devices pass QA.
• Experience with email automation and lifecycle programs such as Oracle Eloqua
• Expertise in email design and code best practices
• Understanding of Content Management Systems (CMS)
• In-depth knowledge and hands on experience of UX/UI – Adobe XD prototyping
• Highly fluent in Adobe Dreamweaver and hand coding
• Expert in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, XD
• Excellent teamwork, communication, and time management skills a must.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience in and/or interest in the advanced transportation and energy industry.
• Able to assist with updating existing design projects across multiple client and event channels.

Additional Skills

• Experience with Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Premier
• HTML5 Animation, GIF Animation as it pertains to email design and best practices.
• Expertise in working with mobile and desktop darkmode
• Knowledgeable of the nuances that exist in older versions of Microsoft Outlooks and how to adjust for best visual performance across all versions.
• Working with WordPress website pages

WORK LOCATION

This position will require the successful candidate to work from GNA’s office in Santa Monica, CA with a hybrid work schedule available at the Manager’s discretion.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Must have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

This full-time, staff position offers an annual salary, as well as a full benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance on the first day of the month after the start date. We also offer 401(k) plans and performance-based bonus opportunities.

GNA is an equal opportunity employer. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex (including sexual or gender identity), religion, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, age, marital or veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, or any other legally protected status.

No Agencies, please. No Sponsorship. EOE.