Web Designer (eCommerce & Optimisation)

Job description

Job Purpose and Summary

Canon Europe offers an excellent opportunity for a Web Designer to be responsible for the design, management & publishing of assets, pages, layouts & templates to support the merchandising process in our Webstores and the delivery of creative variants for use in our Optimisation process (eg. A/B testing).

Responsibilities and Tasks

· Design & publish eCommerce creative assets, including onsite assets such as Landing Page content, new page templates, site banners, etc, in line with brand guidelines
· Create wireframe mock-ups of assets, pages, layouts and templates
· Design & publish creative variants to be used in A/B/n and Multivariate testing, including the development of assets, pages, layouts and templates based on wireframes and within the template frameworks used in our websites/webstores
· Where necessary (eg. where internal resource is not available) manage agency resources to deliver required creative/assets
· Provide creative input into the Merchandising and Optimisation processes
· Ensure all creative/content assets are stored and managed effectively to enable future use
· Superuser of the Oracle ATG Sitebuilder tool, Optimsation tool and Digital Asset Management tool

Competencies

• Strong data, analytical and interpretation skills
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong business acumen
• Detail and result-oriented
• Project management skills

Further Information

Location: StockleyPark, Uxbridge, Middlesex

Closing Date: please apply as soon as possible

Canon Benefits:

• Annual 10% Bonus scheme
• Pension scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Long service awards
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Enhanced company sick pay
• Long Term Group Disability Cover
• 25 days holidays per year
• Staff Purchase Scheme
• Subsidised restaurant
• Subsidised Dry Cleaning
• Ride to Work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible Working Policy

No Agencies Please

Passionate about imaging, passionate about you Wherever your journey at Canon begins, there are plenty of ways you can develop your career. For some people, it can mean taking advantage of our network across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. For most, it involves taking every single opportunity to drive yourself and our business forward. Realising your potential is achievable in our environment of mutual trust and respect, where you are given the freedom to do your best, and where we all work towards the same common goals. You’ll be one of 17.000 valued employees across the region all of whom share a heritage of innovation, value the spirit of our company, and have a real passion and pride in what we do. You can.

Desired profile

· 2-3 years’ experience in a digital designer role
· Experience of working with or within an eCommerce and Optimisation teams is highly desirable
· Degree or equivalent in Graphic Design / Digital Design / Web Design
· Previous experience working with Adobe suite, image editing and wireframing tools: Photoshop, Fireworks, Axure, etc
· Web design skills (Basic HTML & CSS skills are preferable)
· Passion for design with strong user centric design principles
· Knowledge and experience of A/B and Multivariate testing (and experience of working with testing tools) is highly desirable
· Experience of using a content management system/eCommerce platform is highly desirable
· Ability to use initiative to come up with creative concepts and to shape online creative for onsite promotions
· An understanding of key business drivers and how to balance these against the creative process
· Ability to organise and prioritise a large number of tasks and to work calmly under pressure
· Flexible, enthusiastic and motivated with the ability to work to targets in a deadline driven environment.
· Team player with the ability to see the bigger picture and contribute to overall test & merchandising ideas
· Experience in working on a pan-European scale for a large, multinational organisation desirable
· Excellent communication skills
· Attention to detail
· Experience in working with external agencies and partners
· Self-motivated, pragmatic, and can work as part of a team or individually, as required #Ambition and drive to learn / develop new skills.