Graphic Designer- Waltham, MA

Constant Contact, Inc. helps small businesses, associations, and nonprofits connect with their customers, clients, and members. Launched in 1998, Constant Contact® champions the needs of small organizations and provides them with an easy and affordable way to build successful, lasting customer relationships. Constant Contact's leading email marketing and survey products—supported by our expert personal coaching and service—help all types of small businesses and organizations create professional-looking email newsletters and insightful online surveys, and begin a dialogue with their customers. Today, more than 300,000 customers worldwide trust Constant Contact to help them connect with their audience.

Headquartered in Waltham, Mass., with an additional office in Loveland, Colo., Constant Contact was named Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council "Company of the Year" in 2008 and is ranked as the 14th fastest growing company on the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 for New England list.

The Graphic Designer will be responsible for providing design and production services within Constant Contact's fast-growing in-house Creative Services group. S/he will be part of a team of experienced copy and design staff that conceptualizes and delivers mission-critical, end-to-end creative solutions to fulfill marketing program strategies. This candidate must possess a high degree of proficiency with both online and traditional print design, must be comfortable working independently in a fast-paced team environment, and must enjoy juggling many concurrent deliverables under tight timeframes. A strong, results-oriented team player with great enthusiasm for the creative product, reporting to the Associate Creative Director. Note: This is a mid-level growth position that is comprised of approximately 60% conceptual/design work and 40% tactical production support.

Responsibilities:

Interpret high-level design concepts into graphic designs for all media-online and offline
Collaborate with copy/design teams to brainstorm new concepts that fit objectives for major programs and campaigns
Act as part of a copy/design team to take leadership role in designing/producing mid-scope programs/campaigns
Support the production artist by doing pre-release production on online and print media

Requirements:

Strong graphic design skills with emphasis on direct response principles and techniques
Ability to multi-task, respond quickly to client needs/changes, manage time to accommodate both high- and lower-priority assignments
Experience and enthusiasm for collaborative workstyle
Desire to participate in a close-knit team environment and embrace growth
High comfort level with spending majority of time translating concepts and producing them in different media
Strong technical skills including online production:
- Writing clean and efficient HTML code
- Creating and optimizing images for the web
- Flash animation skills including experience creating and optimizing flash banners for the web
- Actionscript (a plus)
- Experience designing HTML emails (a plus)
Small-business design experience a plus
Bachelors degree or equivalent
Three-plus years of advertising/marketing experience. Agency experience strongly recommended but not mandatory
Attention to detail and accuracy
Ability to work under pressure and re-deploy efforts when needed
Ability to translate business requirements into both creative and results-driven executions

Constant Contact offers a competitive compensation package that includes base salary and stock options. Our benefit package is comprehensive and includes Medical Insurance; Dental Insurance; Vision Insurance; 401(K); 529 College Savings Plan; Flexible Spending Accounts; Paid Vacation/Holidays; Short Term Disability; Long Term Disability; Tuition Reimbursement; Adoption Assistance; and, an exciting Stock Option Plan!

If you desire to make a difference, are committed to bringing the highest quality of service to our customers and are looking for a "once in a lifetime" opportunity, send us your resume and salary requirements for consideration.

We are not accepting employment agency referrals for this position.