Design Manager

When joining Elevations, you can expect to work for a company with:

• A leadership team that strives to make this the best place you’ve ever worked!
• A focus on supporting our employees’ mental, physical, and financial well-being
• A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion recognized by the Denver Business Journal and Colorado Association of Realtors
• A highly engaged workforce devoted to innovation, continuous improvement, and collaboration
• A reputation for excellence, as evidenced by being a two-time recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
• A passion for consistently providing amazing experiences and creating raving fans

If you join our team, here are some of the perks you can expect:

• A competitive total rewards package with 4 weeks paid time off for full-time employees, work anniversary paid time off, paid volunteer time off, and 12 paid holidays
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with employer contributions to supercharge your Health Savings Account
• Up to a 4% match on 401(k) contributions
• Six weeks of fully paid parental leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Program that provides personalized care options for your whole household
• Ample opportunity to learn, develop and grow with access to LinkedIn Learning, career and leadership development programs, job shadowing, a mentor program, and tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year

Summary/Objective:

The Design Manager is an instrumental partner on the design and brand marketing team. This position oversees vendor partnerships and helps develop video and digital assets for the Elevations website and social channels in order to drive new member acquisition, member retention, brand awareness and product demand. This role functions as a key player on an award-winning marketing team and collaborates heavily with stakeholders across the organization to achieve the stated outcome of each project.

Essential Functions include:

• Oversee the preparation, and creation of visual media, referring to the Elevations’ specific design requirements and brand standards.
• Assist with the management of advertising and media agency partners.
• Manage the production of video content and photography to be used for digital channels including social media, websites and design needs.
• Motion graphic production including conceptualization, storyboarding, animating, and editing.
• Develop and deploy digital and printed assets for online and in-branch channels, including Elevations website, social media, online media, online banking, branch TV’s, ATMs, etc.
• Manage print vendors and production of brand materials.
• Ensure that all branch signage internally and externally meets compliance and brand standards.

Reports to:

Director Brand Marketing

Manages:

This role does not have supervisory responsibility

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in graphic design, marketing, web development or video production.
• 4 years’ experience in related field
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite including Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and Premier.
• Functional understanding and experience with HTML and CSS Able to work independently and accurately and be flexible in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Proficiency in Figma
• Experience developing video content for digital channels such as Facebook Live, Instagram, etc.
• Photography experience.
• Previous experience using a Content Management System to administer a website
• Solid understanding of UI and UX principles.

Work Environment:

Elevations uses multi-factor authentication to keep our data safe. As such, a personal smart phone is a requirement for employment with us. This job operates in an office setting and routinely uses standard office equipment.

Physical Requirements:

Sitting frequently, walking occasionally, use of hands frequently, hearing constantly, talking frequently, exerting up to 10 lbs of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

Full time / 40 hours per week

Classification:

Exempt

Location:

Broomfield, CO – Elevations Basecamp

We value in person relationships and are a face-to-face culture, but allow for remote work as long as our employees are onsite the majority of the time.

Compensation:

The base pay of the budgeted range is $80,479 + annual bonus. The candidate’s starting salary will be adjusted based upon his, her, or their experience.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

About Us: Elevations Credit Union is a member-owned not-for-profit financial institution serving Colorado’s Front Range. Founded in 1952, we’ve grown from 12 members and less than $100 in assets to an institution with 15 branches and more than 170,000 members that manages over $3 billion in assets and is the No. 1 credit union mortgage lender in Colorado. At Elevations, we’ve made a commitment to move away from a product-centered business model and focus instead on creating consumer solutions. Our objective is to provide our members, as well as the entire community, with unbiased consumer information.

EEO Statement: Elevations Credit Union is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs.

Candidates for certain positions may be required to submit to a credit history report in determining qualification for employment with Elevations Credit Union. If the position you are applying for requires a credit history report, any information received in such a report will not be the sole factor in making an employment decision. A history of personal financial irresponsibility may be reason for disqualification insofar as it relates to your potential job duties. Elevations Credit Union is aware that occasionally there are extenuating circumstances that may affect an individual’s credit history. We comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Colorado Employment Opportunity Act.

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