The Role
Design and produce digital assets (websites, emails, landing pages, banners, campaigns) applying UX/UI best practices. Create presentations, reports, print collateral, event materials, and video/motion graphics as needed. Use Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, PowerPoint, Canva, Lovable, and AI tools to streamline workflows. Partner with the Creative Director and cross-functional teams to take projects from concept through execution.
Summary Generated by Built In
Job Type: Full Time, Remote (East Coast Preferred)
Salary: $65,000 - $85,000
Ragan Communications is seeking a digital-first designer with hands-on experience creating engaging, user-friendly digital experiences to join our creative team.
This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in digital design, web design, and visual storytelling who understands how smart design can drive engagement, improve user experiences, and support business goals. You’ll bring experience creating digital assets across websites, emails, landing pages, marketing campaigns, video, and AI-powered workflows, while also supporting presentations, reports, event materials, and other branded assets across the company.
We’re looking for someone who is curious, motivated, and excited to help push our creative work forward. The ideal candidate stays current with digital design trends, emerging tools, and AI-enabled workflows, and is eager to bring fresh ideas and modern design approaches to the team.
What You'll Do
This is an opportunity to help shape the future of a creative department that supports one of the most recognized brands serving communicators worldwide. Your work will directly support products, events and experiences used by thousands of professionals each year while helping drive the department's continued evolution toward digital-first creative, modern design practices and AI-enabled workflows.
Why Join Ragan:
Our core values – Connection, Curiosity, Innovation, and Integrity – guide all we do and help define what’s important to us at Ragan.
Comprehensive benefits, including:
About Ragan:
Ragan Communications is the leading media brand, and for more than 50 years, we’ve been serving communicators, marketers, and PR professionals at all stages of their career. We're proud to have landed on the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest Growing Private Companies in the U.S. for the second year in a row! Everything we do at Ragan is in the service of giving communicators ideas, intelligence, resources, connections and inspiration to help them advance their brand’s mission and goals. Ragan Communications is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.
How to Apply
We’re looking for a creative, digital-first designer who is excited to bring fresh ideas and strong design skills to our team.
To demonstrate that, please include a brief cover letter explaining:
Salary: $65,000 - $85,000
Ragan Communications is seeking a digital-first designer with hands-on experience creating engaging, user-friendly digital experiences to join our creative team.
This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in digital design, web design, and visual storytelling who understands how smart design can drive engagement, improve user experiences, and support business goals. You’ll bring experience creating digital assets across websites, emails, landing pages, marketing campaigns, video, and AI-powered workflows, while also supporting presentations, reports, event materials, and other branded assets across the company.
We’re looking for someone who is curious, motivated, and excited to help push our creative work forward. The ideal candidate stays current with digital design trends, emerging tools, and AI-enabled workflows, and is eager to bring fresh ideas and modern design approaches to the team.
What You'll Do
- Design digital assets including websites, emails, landing pages, banners and marketing campaigns
- Apply UX/UI best practices to create user-friendly and engaging digital experiences
- Create presentations, reports and branded materials using Adobe InDesign, Microsoft PowerPoint and AI-powered tools that improve efficiency and workflow
- Assist with design, print production and layout projects, including reports, signage, event materials and other branded collateral
- Produce video, motion graphics and training content as needed
- Use tools such as Figma, Canva, Adobe Creative Cloud, Lovable and AI platforms to enhance creative output, improve efficiencies and support digital innovation
- Develop creative assets supporting conferences, awards, memberships, training programs, research launches and subscription products
- Contribute to projects from concept through execution, helping turn ideas into effective creative solutions
- Bring fresh ideas, design inspiration and emerging AI trends to the team
- Partner closely with the Creative Director on projects across digital, print and experiential channels
- 5-7 years of design experience in-house, agency or freelance environments
- Strong portfolio demonstrating digital design, marketing campaigns and visual problem solving
- Understanding of UX/UI principles, responsive design and digital best practices
- Strong attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy, consistency and high-quality deliverables
- Proficiency in Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign and presentation tools
- Comfortable using AI tools to generate ideas, accelerate production and improve workflows
- Keeps up with digital design trends, UX/UI best practices and emerging creative technologies
- Brings a digital-first mindset and a passion for creating engaging, user-friendly experiences
- Ability to balance creative thinking with production-focused work while maintaining a high level of quality and attention to detail
- Organized and able to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication skills and collaborative mindset
- Positive attitude, strong work ethic and desire to grow professionally
- Bachelor's degree required
- Experience working with AI Tools such as Lovable and Canva
- Basic HTML knowledge
- Video editing or motion graphics experience
This is an opportunity to help shape the future of a creative department that supports one of the most recognized brands serving communicators worldwide. Your work will directly support products, events and experiences used by thousands of professionals each year while helping drive the department's continued evolution toward digital-first creative, modern design practices and AI-enabled workflows.
Why Join Ragan:
Our core values – Connection, Curiosity, Innovation, and Integrity – guide all we do and help define what’s important to us at Ragan.
Comprehensive benefits, including:
- Health, dental, vision
- 401(k) with employer match
- Company-paid disability and life insurance
- Generous PTO and paid holidays
- Professional development support
- Early close Fridays year-round
- Describe a recent digital design project you worked on from start to finish. Please include the intended audience and the tools you used.
About Ragan:
Ragan Communications is the leading media brand, and for more than 50 years, we’ve been serving communicators, marketers, and PR professionals at all stages of their career. We're proud to have landed on the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest Growing Private Companies in the U.S. for the second year in a row! Everything we do at Ragan is in the service of giving communicators ideas, intelligence, resources, connections and inspiration to help them advance their brand’s mission and goals. Ragan Communications is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.
How to Apply
We’re looking for a creative, digital-first designer who is excited to bring fresh ideas and strong design skills to our team.
To demonstrate that, please include a brief cover letter explaining:
- Describe a recent digital design project you worked on from start to finish. Please include the intended audience and the tools you used.
Skills Required
- 2-4 years of design experience in-house, agency, or freelance
- Strong portfolio demonstrating digital design and marketing campaign work
- Understanding of UX/UI principles and responsive design
- Proficiency in Figma
- Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop
- Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator
- Proficiency in Adobe InDesign
- Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint/presentation tools
- Experience creating websites, emails, landing pages, banners and marketing campaigns
- Comfortable using AI tools and AI-powered workflows
- Strong attention to detail and high-quality deliverables
- Organized and able to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication skills and collaborative mindset
- Experience with video editing or motion graphics
- Experience with Lovable and Canva
- Basic HTML knowledge
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The Company
What We Do
Ragan Communications is a leading publisher and resource providing training, news, networking, and events for communicators, marketers, and HR professionals worldwide.
