THE URBAN LIST | HEAD OF WEB DESIGN

The Urban List is a hand-selected guide to all that’s worth eating, drinking, buying and booking, attracting 1.2 million+ visitors/month searching for our recommendations as to who and what is happening around town. Growing rapidly and expanding in to two new markets by the end of 2015, we are on the hunt for an experienced Art Director that’s hungry for their next challenge – the chance to spearhead The Urban List brand whilst leading our creative direction and web design team into the next phase of growth. A passion for amazing UI/UX is key with a willingness to drive product innovation, and establish The Urban List as the l eader in the digital design space. As our Head of Design you’ll work collaboratively and nimbly with the teams across all cities. A motivational and team-oriented leader, the successful candidate will have hands-on experience managing a team, and proven excellence in developing stunning digital design, brand identity, and visual communication. Working closely with Marketing, Content and Sales teams, you will be the leader of design at The Urban List, constructing and designing web interfaces, marketing materials, pitch decks, etc. In addition, you will oversee and mentor the design team ensuring that all design output is top quality. There will also be opportunities for you to lead design across eCommerce site builds for renowned retail brands, working in collaboration with The Urban List’s sister business, Alley Group. A firm understanding designing beautiful fully responsive sites that also are conversion optimized is crucial. As a start up organisation, culture is critical. We are looking for an Web designer who shares our passion for innovation, is hungry to contribute to business development goals, thrives in environments where growth and change happen daily, and where collaboration and communication is key. You’ll need outstanding skills in Adobe CS, CSS, HTML, and lean UX/UI methodologies. Proficiency in Campaign Monitor, Wordpress and Expression Engine are a plus. Oveerall, you’ll need a deep love and passion for good design and innovation, ability to show initiative, be a confident leader, self starter, and take pride in your work.

REPORTS TO Group Marketing Director

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide leadership and direction for all of The Urban List’s artwork, creative output, branding and design

• Actively engaging with web design trends and emerging technologies, particularly usability and how design can affect the customer experience.

• Designing and occasionally coding the front-end development of our sites, client’s sites or marketing materials (i.e. EDMs).

• Constantly develop The Urban List’s brand to ensure we are always at the forefront of cutting edge design and digital trends

• Effectively manage the entire design team across all markets, providing creative direction, mentoring and facilitating the growth and development of all designers in the company.

• Work closely with business heads on pitch documents to agencies and brands, challenging and bringing to life ideas that will win new business

• Work closely with marketing and content teams to create online promotional materials including web pages, microsites, banners, emails, etc. for all cities

• Liaison with and project management of printers and other external suppliers.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• High level attention to detail and pixel-perfection. • Outstanding visual communicator with ability to take a concept/story/message and nail it

through exceptional design. • Mastery of the Adobe Creative Suite including Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and

Acrobat. • Proficient in Wordpress and Campaign Monitor, a plus • Strong knowledge HTML, CSS, lean UX/UI methodologies • Ability to take an idea/concept and produce actionable designs/wireframes • Comfortable with accepting and managing constructive feedback in an iterative design

process. • Excellent leader and communicator • Strong listening skills and ability to outline creative direction and create design materials

based on client and team briefs. • A strong understanding of the challenges and opportunities inherent in designing for

responsive web designs • Excellent time management skills and ability to meet deadlines. • Confidence to present and explain ideas to clients and colleagues. • Understanding of the commercial requirements of working in a small business and

willingness to learn.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Design degree (BFA/MFA) preferred with formal training in typography, layout and graphic design.

• 5+ years working in the web design, or related field (eCommerce experience a plus) • Portfolio showcasing professional website and internet marketing design expertise with an

emphasis on clean, sophisticated layouts, strong typography, meticulous eye for detail and contemporary style.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Full time permanent position with a 3-month probation period.

APPLICATION PROCESS Please submit your cover letter, CV and online portfolio to kschaffer@theurbanlist.com. Please also submit a list of your top 5 favourite websites within your correspondence.