Level II Web Designer

NextStudent, http://www.nextstudent.com/, federal lender code 834051, is dedicated to helping students and their families find affordable ways to pay for college. NextStudent offers one-on-one education finance counseling and has a portfolio of highly competitive education finance products and services including a free online scholarship search engine, federally guaranteed parent and student loans, private student loans, both federal and private student loan consolidation programs, and college savings plans.

 

NextStudent has quickly become a leader in the educational financing industry and has grown every quarter for the last three years, there has never been a better time to join us.

 

Here at NextStudent we are looking for a Level II Web Designer to work under the guidance of the web operations manager, the web designer will be responsible for designing interfaces and templates for numerous websites, designing web ad banners in animated gif, standard jpeg, and flash versions.  Works with the web operations manager, marketing specialists, direct mail manager, and sales to ensure that designs are effectively capturing the available market. Will be responsible for working collaboratively as a member of the web operations and marketing team in a fast-paced environment, with focus on completing work in accordance with established plans and quality standards. Ability to multitask and be involved with several different initiatives and job responsibilities is a necessity.

 


Ongoing Job Responsibilities:Design website templatesDesign web advertisement bannersCreate different variations of numerous web pagesDocument and file creatives and compositions to make them easier to manage Work direct mail manager to help produce direct response creativesUpdate graphics on numerous websites


Requirements:Proficient in Macromedia graphic design programs Proficient in Flash design, including some actionscriptProficient in Adobe Photoshop and IllustratorKnowledge of web designClean, corporate design styleAbility to translate design templates into HTMLBasic understanding of good user interfacesShould be entrepreneurial but work well in a team environment


Preferences:Knowledge of accessibility guidelines such as 508 and/or WCAGExperience in server side programmingExperience in marketing or marketing communications fieldsExperience in high-tech business-to-business organizations plans

 

 

NextStudent offers a casual work environment and full benefits. For consideration, send resume to amacri@nextstudent.com   No phone calls please.