TwoTone Creative is a marketing and design agency located in West Des Moines, Iowa. We design and write for a variety of clients, helping them with their communication strategies, design, messaging, social, and marketing initiatives. Our small team atmosphere allows us to be nimble, take ownership of our work, and move quickly to serve our clients. We work from a bright, comfortable, friendly office, and believe deeply in work/life balance. We are looking for an experienced, creative, and fun individual to join us. If this gets your heart racing with excitement, keep reading and I hope we can meet soon.
Lead Web Manager
A NOTE FROM OUR FOUNDER
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Room for growth in the company
- Competitive and graduated paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- 401K with 4% company match
- Health and dental insurance
- Vision and accident insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Work From Home Wednesdays
- Regular team lunches (birthday / work anniversaries / other celebrations!)
- Team outings and events
- MacBook Pro and 2nd monitor provided (as well as all needed software / assets / resources)
A Typical Work Week
This is a full-time, in-person position for our West Des Moines office. Not open for remote work at this time.
The Lead Web Manager is primarily responsible for giving daily direction and guidance to the Web Designers. This position assists the Web Director in web projects from conception to launch, designing and developing web architecture, and providing guidance on technical issues. This person should be comfortable working within a team, have a keen eye for detail, and have excellent organizational skills.
Top 5 Responsibilities:
- Implement best practices and web design trends using WordPress – Front-end
- Perform quality assurance on web work
- Solve complex issues
- Mentoring and training
- Explaining the why behind website decisions internally and with clients
Other Responsibilities:
- Improving our overall website implementation methodology: requirements gathering, project estimation & planning, implementation, testing, go-live & monthly support
- Developing user-friendly and visually appealing interfaces, and performing SEO procedures.
- Investigating user experience design requirements for our suite of digital assets.
- Collaborating with other departments to ensure that the website aligns with brand strategy and meets the organization’s standards.
- Providing mentorship to the UX/UI team to deliver the project on time and within budget.
- Documenting website development processes and procedures.
- Preparing project progress updates for internal leadership and performing website demonstrations for clients.
- Troubleshooting and testing, and monitoring website launches
- Conducting content and quality audits to eliminate redundant and/or duplicate information and ensure website responsiveness standards are met
- Speed-optimized WordPress selection based on client requirements
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in web design, web development, graphic design or visual communications
- 3+ years of website design experience
- Previous experience in management or leadership roles
- Demonstrated strengths in web design, project management, marketing, and communications
- Experience using WordPress
- Self-starter who works well independently and in a team environment with a strong interest in graphic design
- Comfortable working with conservative Christian churches and non-profits
- Online portfolio displaying strong graphics and development skills
- Demonstrated knowledge of current web design trends and techniques
- Ability to clearly and professionally communicate visual solutions to support marketing strategies and web initiatives
- Capacity to work in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment
- Positive outlook and professionalism in all aspects of daily tasks
- Uses good judgment and works with integrity
- Ability to quickly change from one project to another
- Adeptness with learning new apps and software
- Punctual and dependable
Extra Skills
Would be awesome, but not required.
- Coding knowledge
- Landing page tools (Lead Pages, Unbounce)
- MailChimp / Convertkit / etc email automation tools
- eCommerce websites
Remarkable
We create work that leaves an impression. We over-deliver and “wow” with every interaction. We are committed to doing work that makes an impact.
Relational
We believe marketing is about people and so are we. We serve each other and everyone with joy. We are rooting for one another and our client’s success.
Resourceful
We bring clarity and solve tough problems. We bring our own batteries (not literally, batteries are in the office storage closet). We are quick, clever, and upbeat when difficulties come.
