McClatchy Media is seeking a Messaging Designer to play an important role in shaping the visual and messaging strategies that engage our audiences across diverse platforms. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure our audience campaigns align with our brand goals and adjust to platform-specific nuances. Your creativity and strategic thinking will be key in communicating with our audiences.

_This position's anticipated base pay range is between 70k and 90k annually. Individual base pay may vary within that range depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, relevant education, department equity, training, geography, and local wage and hours laws.

_Key Responsibilities

Help define and drive messaging content strategy across multiple product spaces and teams, ensuring cohesive and effective communication.
Design, coordinate and develop visuals for diverse platforms, including websites, mobile apps, and social media platforms, ensuring consistency and brand alignment and timely and efficient delivery.
Write and customize brand messages to resonate with the interests and preferences of target audiences, enhancing engagement and brand loyalty.
Partner with various departments to ensure messaging systems align with organizational goals.
Prototype design decisions in varying degrees of fidelity, solving complex problems, and testing solutions with customers to ensure effectiveness, then iterating.
Create and manage templates to streamline the production of messaging campaigns, enhancing efficiency and consistency.
Stay up-to-date with design trends, tools, and technologies, incorporating them into design practices to maintain a competitive edge.
Regularly communicate updates with team members and stakeholders through McClatchy Media’s various comms channels (gmail, Slack, gchat)
Create and maintain documentation, including roadmaps and user guides.
Monitor and analyze messaging campaign metrics, including open rates, click-through rates, and conversions, to optimize future campaigns.

Required Skills & Experience

5+ years of experience in communication design, preferably within a marketing or digital media environment.
Strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in visual design and brand communication.
Writes clearly, concisely, and on brand.
Proficient in HTML and CSS.
Position is full-time, remote.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working in a media company, or a newsroom.
Familiarity with digital product platforms and technologies.
In-depth experience with messaging tools (McClatchy Media currently uses Braze).
Experience working with cross-functional and remote teams.
Experience in an Agile/Scrum development environment.
Experience in coding for various email clients.
Able to create responsive designs.
Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite programs (Photoshop and Illustrator).

About McClatchy Media

Our impact is growing every day. We have 36 brands that reach over 65 million monthly readers, 56 Pulitzer Prizes, and a strong portfolio of dynamic partnerships and smart investments. Our award-winning journalism, digital reach, and commitment to innovative growth have never been stronger.

As a member of the McClatchy Media family, you are part of a flexible, empowering, and exciting culture dedicated to creating a work/life balance and consistent opportunities for growth — a place where you have a voice and the ability to impact our future. It’s an exciting time to be here. Our company is experiencing the most transformative period in its history. We’re growing rapidly in the digital space and delivering award-winning journalism in innovative ways.

McClatchy Media strives to be an employer of choice, and our benefits package is made with this goal in mind. With a focus on well-being and daily life, our package includes healthcare coverage for employees and their families, financial protection from expected and unexpected expenses, multiple no-cost wellness resources and even coverage for four-legged friends.

Our overall benefits package also includes a 401(k) with employer match, competitive paid time off and corporate holidays, and a variety of mental health benefits. For more information on McClatchy Media's benefit plan, please visit McClatchy Livewell.