Aisle Rocket - Freelance Digital Content Designer / AEM Author

Content Designer is needed in Chicago, United States.

Client: Aisle Rocket

Location: Chicago, IL

Contract: Contractor

Job Description

At Aisle Rocket, our work is fueled by data, ignited by creativity, and driven by results. We are a cross-functional agency creating world-class customer journeys. The Aisle Rocket crew is represented by diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise, united by one goal: to deliver breakthrough ideas and brand experiences that drive emotional connections and measurable impact. We are looking to hire a Freelance AEM Author/Designer (Freelance Digital Content Designer) to start late March / early April 2025. In this role, you’ll use your eye for detail, resourcefulness, and technical skills to marry data-driven insights and creative ingenuity, tackling the challenge of implementing design across various digital marketing channels. This freelance role can be remote, ideally in the Chicago area.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver image assets for web, blog, social, and other digital channels.
• Build pages and enter content within a website content management system (Adobe Experience Manager).
• Build and maintain design files inside a collaborative file structure leveraging Figma.
• Work closely with Production leadership as well as other departments such as Creative and Account to ensure alignment with client expectations.
• Populate electronic files with images/art/content for internal and client review.
• Ensure accuracy of type, artwork, and template.
• Understand visual/written & verbal instructions.
• Adapt imagery across responsive breakpoints and varying use cases.
• Balance a mix of projects, often with overlapping priorities and varying degrees of urgency.
• Adopt new tools and practices as the work evolves.
• Identify and correct improper type setting, ensuring proper tabs, returns, consistent leading, font sizes, spacing, etc.
• Spell check and correct any spelling errors.
• Manage day-to-day work tasks using various project management tools.
• Find new efficiencies while keeping an eye on the small stuff.
• Present work both internally and externally with support from creative leadership.

Requirements

• 1-2 years minimum of digital design experience with a portfolio highlighting client work.
• Must be available to start freelancing late March / early April 2025.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite is required; proficiency in Figma is strongly preferred.
• Experience authoring in a CMS (WordPress, Squarespace, Adobe Experience Manager).
• Polished design aesthetic with flexibility to work across brands.
• Experience creating content for digital platforms; e-commerce/D2C experience is strongly preferred.
• A knack for connecting the dots and proactively solving problems.

Additional Information

Aisle Rocket is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Aisle Rocket recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnicity, national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other protected groups covered by federal, state or local laws.