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Zillow is building a world-class creative organization that drives the vision and development of compelling Brand, B2C and B2B communications for all customer touchpoints in the U.S. As a brand, Zillow brought transparency to the real estate market 15+ years ago by allowing buyers and sellers to see the value of every home—and we are reinventing the industry again. Today, we're going beyond search and find and helping our customers get home by connecting them to Premier Agents, Zillow Home Loans, and new tools and resources that make it easier for them to get the home of their dreams, whether they're buying or renting.Zillow’s in-house agency, StudioZ, is responsible for delivering relevant and engaging experiences for our customers and partners through understanding the business and delivering compelling creative ideas and content across all mediums, including integrated campaigns and channel specific content, activations and experiences. If your passion is to make great work for a beloved brand that moves people, we’d love to talk with you.
About the role
The Production Designer is responsible for day-to-day production design projects for StudioZ. This person possesses the ability to complete complex projects from start to finish. This position requires you to excel at design system thinking; understanding both design intention and production requirements. Collaboration is at the heart of what we do at StudioZ and you will work closely with the production and creative teams on all projects.
In this role, you'll need to prioritize deadlines, stay organized, pay attention to the nitty-gritty details, and switch between different creative and production tasks. It's also crucial to be a people person, excellent at communication, and skilled in taking creative feedback in stride. You should be a self-motivated go-getter who can work on your own, but also thrive in a team. Ideally, you have experience in agencies or with in-house brands, especially in the creative and fast-paced world.
Essential Functions of the Job:
Craft a wide variety of materials, including (but not limited to) brand and campaign style guides, toolkits, email templates, landing pages, social media, paid digital advertising, slide decks, digital and print whitepapers, one-pagers, trade show booth design, and swag.
Extend and translate established creative concepts into production-ready digital, web, and print content.
Ensure accurate file assets for final release and collaborate with vendors for color testing, print quality and quality control.
Deep understanding of current design trends, UX/UI principles, and standard methodologies for digital channels, brand systems, digital interactive production design, print production, graphic design, large-scale event design.
Use and contribute to design systems, design templates and component libraries.
Partner with Creative Directors, Art Directors and Designers in conjunction with broader Zillow teams to help establish Studio Z’s overall design vision, philosophy, and processes.
Knowledge of DAM systems, including tagging, captioning and asset organization.
Conduct thorough quality assurance checks on final proofs and mock-ups, addressing any issues that may arise.
Help develop motion design processes that enable production flow.
Ongoing research into tools and technologies that improve quality and efficiency.
Up-to-date on ADA compliant design.
Mastery of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Figma.
Who you are
5+ years working experience as a Production Designer.
Understanding of design principles, with a desire to elevate all content crafted.
Ability to communicate ideas efficiently.
Adept at prioritizing work and balancing multiple projects at once.
Strong attention to detail and experience working under tight deadlines.
Self-motivated and positive, collaborative and accountable for your work.
Value feedback as a critical means for personal and professional growth.
Have some knowledge of AI tools that benefit creative production workstreams.
Have an online portfolio that shows off a range of design styles, diversity of project types and your outstanding design skills.
Comfortable with remote based design collaboration.
Real estate knowledge and a love to tell stories of home a plus.
Looking to join a collaborative team that demands excellence, celebrates ideas over egos and values each other as much as they enjoy their job.
If this sounds like you, please submit an application with a resume, cover letter, and a portfolio of your work.
Get to know us
Zillow is reimagining real estate to make home a reality for more and more people.
As the most-visited real estate website in the United States, Zillow® and its affiliates help movers find and win their home through digital solutions, first class partners, and easier buying, selling, financing and renting experiences. Millions of people visit Zillow Group sites every month to start their home search, and now they can rely on Zillow to help make it easier to move. The work we do helps people get home and no matter what job you're in, you will play a critical role in making home a reality for more and more people.
Our efforts to streamline the real estate transaction are supported by a deep-rooted culture of innovation, our passion to redefine the employee experience, a fundamental commitment to Equity and Belonging, and world-class benefits. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverages as well as parental leave, family benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off. We’re also setting the standard for work experiences of the future, where our employees are supported in doing their best work and living a flexible, well-balanced life. But don’t just take our word for it. Read recent reviews on Glassdoor and recent recognition from multiple organizations, including: the 100 Best Companies to Work For, Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equity Index, and TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.
Zillow Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at RecruitingAccessibility@zillowgroup.com.
Applicants who receive job offers from Zillow Group will be asked to sign a Proprietary Rights Agreement which includes confidentiality, intellectual property assignment, customer and employee non-solicitation, and non-competition provisions. If you are contacted for a role at Zillow Group and wish to review a copy of the Proprietary Rights Agreement prior to receiving an offer, you may request a copy from your Recruiter.
