Career Opportunities

Web Designer

About the Position

You will be responsible for leading the design of visually appealing, usable websites that serve as effective marketing tools for the Company and our clients. You will work as an integral member of the marketing team, providing the visual design and web expertise necessary to support our clients’ Internet marketing strategies.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Overseeing the design of websites from concept to production
  • Creating compelling visual designs for websites and other media that are stylistically appropriate and supportive of high-level marketing strategies
  • Building websites that are easy to navigate and engaging to consumers
  • Coding and maintaining websites using clean, semantic code consistent with industry best practices for search-engine optimization, multi-platform accessibility, and short load times
  • Performing basic Web Master duties for numerous websites, including site maintenance and content updates
  • Recommending improvements to the layout and design of existing websites to increase their effectiveness in supporting overall marketing strategies
  • Staying abreast of new trends in web design and learning to effectively leverage new trends to accomplish marketing goals
  • Identifying and supervising outside web design/development resources, as necessary

Essential Requirements:

  • Degree in related discipline (i.e. Graphic Design, Digital Media)
  • 2-4 years minimum experience in web design
  • Impeccable knowledge of modern, W3C standards-compliant web markup using XHTML and CSS
  • Familiarity with best practices for using current and proposed semantic markup such as RSS, Microformats, and HTML5 and their use as applied to improving search-engine visibility and user accessibility (via screen readers, mobile devices, etc..)
  • Basic knowledge of client-side programming (DHTML, JavaScript)
  • Experience working with eCommerce, CMS, Blogging platforms, and modifying server-side PHP code
  • Ability to design website mockups and wireframes and translate these designs into functional, standards-compliant web code (familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite a strong plus)
  • Working knowledge of Flash
  • Desire to work in a team environment
  • Must be independent, self-motivated and able to manage priorities and achieve results in a fast-paced environment

Strong Plus:

  • Design experience outside the realm of the web (i.e. print, logos, packaging)
  • Ability to configure and maintain Apache and mySQL server software
  • Experience with web analytics and conversion tracking software
  • Experience using Google Webmaster Tools and similar SEO tools to improve organic indexing of websites
  • PHP/mySQL development experience a strong plus
  • Previous exposure to a marketing/advertising environment and the business concerns therein

Media Placement Group offers excellent company benefits, including competitive salary, health and disability insurance, and both a 401-K and profit sharing plan. Interested candidates should e-mail both a resume and salary history to: careers@mediaplacementgroup.com, as well as a link to their online portfolio.

Career Opportunities

Media Placement Group is looking for qualified, highly motivated individuals who want to contribute to a progressive organization while gaining experience that will further their professional objectives.

We invite candidates to view our current career opportunities and send your resume to the e-mail address provided in the detailed description.