Brand & Digital Designer

Job Description:

Smart people. Smart ideas. Smart choice.

MTS is a leading global supplier of test and simulation systems. Formula 1 teams, leading automotive and aerospace companies, and the world's top researchers in materials and seismic engineering all rely on our systems to determine product reliability and ensure compliance with quality standards. Check out some of our amazing technology here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXOsvWpTHH4

As an ITW company, MTS is part of a Fortune 300 global manufacturing leader with 49,000 employees across 56 countries, offering career development opportunities not just within MTS but across the ITW enterprise.

We're looking for a Brand & Digital Designer who will be the creative owner of how MTS brand looks and feels. This role will partner with marketing leaders who set strategy and messaging, and turn it into visual assets, reusable templates, and a polished website experience. This role is hands-on and has real influence on how customers see MTS. This role will provide:

• Consistent, on-brand creative across teams
• A usable, well-adopted template library
• A visually strong WordPress site, launched and maintained•
• Marketing leaders getting assets faster, with fewer revisions
  

What You'll Do:

• Partner on brand:
  • Work side by side with the brand lead to translate brand strategy and messaging into visual direction andconcepts
  • Serve as the creative steward of our brand standards, applying them consistently and recommending updatesas the brand evolves
  • Review creative from across the team to keep it on brand, escalating questions to the brand lead as needed
• Design and produce print collateral:
  • Design brochures, datasheets, one-pagers, advertisements, and sales materials
  • Create tradeshow and event graphics, including booth and signage files
  • Prepare production-ready files, review proofs, and work with printers and vendors to ensure color and quality
• Build templates and creative assets:
  • Create and maintain branded templates for presentations, sales collateral, social, and email
  • Produce campaign graphics, product materials, and presentation visuals for marketing leaders
  • Curate and organize approved brand assets in our digital asset management system (Bynder) so teams can find and use the right files
• Own the look of the website:
  • Design page layouts, landing pages, and imagery for our new WordPress site
  • Partner with our agency during the migration and optimization work to keep design quality high
  • Work with our digital marketing lead, who handle site maintenance and functionality, to publish and updatevisual content
• Collaborate:
  • Work with marketing leaders, product, sales, and our digital and social teammates to prioritize requests
  • Manage multiple projects and deadlines, and work with vendors and freelancers when needed

What You Bring:

• 5+ years of graphic or brand design experience, including both print and digital work
• A portfolio showing brand-level thinking, template systems, and web or landing page design
• Strong command of Adobe Creative Cloud; experience with Figma or similar is a plus
• Working knowledge of WordPress or a comparable CMS, plus comfort with web design constraints (responsivelayouts, image optimization, accessibility)
• Experience building templates others can use, including PowerPoint
• Strong typography, layout, and color skills, and the ability to give and take creative feedback
• Experience in B2B, industrial, or technical marketing is a plus

Best in Class Benefits:

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance: http://myitwhr.com/
• HSA/FSA with a company match
• Income protection benefits
• Industry leading 401(k) plan
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Matching gift and volunteer program

Get Involved and Give Back:

MTS supports Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that bring people together to share experiences and ideas, and we're committed to a diverse, inclusive workplace where everyone can contribute their talents. Through the ITW Hearts Giving Hope Program, employees also have the chance to give back and support families in our communities.

Physical Demands (US only):

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Compensation Information:

$75,000 - $110,000 Annual Salary, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential. 

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.