Web Designer

Digital Marketing Analyst - 87MG6E

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Hartford Funds is seeking a Web Designer to work within the Marketing Design team, partnering with our Senior Web Designer on the design, development, ongoing maintenance, and data‑driven page management of Hartford Funds' websites and digital campaigns. This is an ideal opportunity for an early‑career designer/developer who blends strong graphic design sensibilities with hands‑on front‑end coding skills, a detail‑oriented approach to site maintenance, and a genuine interest in modern web tools, including AI‑assisted development.

Key Responsibilities

• UI/UX design: Apply UI and UX best practices and standards to create intuitive, user‑centered, accessible digital experiences.
• Wireframes & Mockups: Create wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes to communicate design concepts, content hierarchy, and page functionality from development through publishing.
• Graphic design: Produce custom graphics, web imagery, and support visual assets using Adobe Photoshop and related design tools.
• Design systems & brand: Help develop and maintain digital design systems, website style guides, and digital brand elements derived from the firm’s master brand guideline document, ensuring consistency across all executions.
• CMS & DAM publishing: Manage and publish web content and digital assets within CMS and DAM platforms, using custom components and page templates while managing tags and other document metadata.
• Site maintenance: Maintain live website pages and templates through content updates, link checks, page refreshes, bug fixes, component updates, and routine QA to ensure pages remain accurate, functional, and compliant.
• Data‑driven product page management: Build, update, and maintain product pages that rely on structured data, ensuring fund information, performance data, disclosures, documents, related links, and page modules are accurate, timely, and displayed correctly.
• HTML & CSS: Hand‑code clean, standards‑compliant HTML and CSS to build, update, and maintain web pages, campaign elements, and reusable page components.
• JavaScript: Implement front‑end web functionality using JavaScript, by creating or modifying existing code to support project needs and improve page behavior.
• Redesigns & rebrands: Support website redesign projects and brand refreshes, including rebuilding, updating, testing, and maintaining rebranded page templates and elements.
• Cross‑team partnership: Partner with the Senior Web Designer, marketing strategists, writers, product stakeholders, IT, and compliance professionals to bring projects from concept to launch and keep live pages current.
• Project management & detail orientation: Manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously, delivering accurate work on time despite shifting priorities while maintaining a high level of attention to detail and self‑QA across every deliverable.
• AI‑assisted development: Leverage AI tools to assist with coding, prototyping, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving, improving speed and efficiency in front‑end development.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in web design, Graphic Design, Interactive/Digital Media, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Demonstrable proficiency hand‑coding HTML and CSS.
• Ability to confidently read, modify, and adapt existing JavaScript code.
• Graphic design skills with Adobe Photoshop (and familiarity with the broader Adobe Creative Suite).
• Solid understanding of UI/UX principles and best practices, responsive design, and web accessibility standards.
• Experience creating wireframes, mockups, and prototypes.
• Hands‑on experience with a content management system (CMS) and a digital asset management (DAM) platform, including content publishing, metadata management, and ongoing site maintenance.
• Familiarity with using AI tools to assist with coding and development.
• Strong attention to detail, including the ability to QA live pages, validate product‑page data and links, and manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Desired Skills

• Adobe AEM: Hands‑on experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and the Adobe Creative Cloud platform is a strong plus.
• Video production: Some video production experience (filming and/or editing) is an added bonus.
• Financial services: Experience in a corporate or financial services environment and understanding of brand governance and compliance processes.
• Front‑end libraries: Familiarity with additional front‑end technologies and libraries.
• Exposure to a wide range of web, design, and digital marketing projects.

Compensation

The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short‑term or annual bonuses, long‑term incentives, and on‑the‑spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is: $55,000 - $75,000.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Sex/Race/Color/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity or Expression/Religion/Age

About Us | Our Culture | What It’s Like to Work Here | Perks & Benefits

Every day, a day to do right. Showing up for people isn’t just what we do. It’s who we’re devoted to – and have been for more than 200 years. We’re devoted to finding innovative ways to serve our customers, communities and employees—continually asking ourselves what more we can do. Is our policy language as simple and inclusive as it can be? Can we better help businesses navigate our ever‑changing world? What else can we do to destigmatize mental health in the workplace? Can we make our communities more equitable? That we can rise to the challenge of these questions is due in no small part to our company values that our employees have shaped and defined. And while how we contribute looks different for each of us, it’s these values that drive all of us to do more and to do better every day.