Email Designer

Homestead Studio
We are an email marketing agency specializing in growing eCommerce brands by creating exciting, engaging, and personalized messaging across email and SMS channels. Our expertise in email and SMS marketing allows our clients to cultivate relationships with potential customers and build lasting relationships with current customers to create lifetime value.
About the role
We are looking for an Email Designer who understands that great design is not decoration – it’s communication, hierarchy, and conversion. We value candidates who think conceptually, challenge briefs thoughtfully, and contribute to raising the creative standard across the team.
You’ll work closely with the Director of Design and Email Strategists to concept, design, and iterate high-performing email campaigns across multiple DTC brands.
Responsibilities
Design performance-driven email campaigns and automated flows grounded in clear conversion hierarchy
Translate strategic campaign concepts into compelling visual narratives
Collaborate with copywriters and strategists to elevate ideas beyond execution
Contribute to A/B testing strategy and iterate based on performance insights
Build scalable, modular email systems inside Figma
Maintain strong file hygiene, naming conventions, and asset organization
Ensure designs meet deliverability, responsiveness, and accessibility best practices
Participate in structured internal review loops and implement feedback efficiently
Contribute to internal creative initiatives such as template development, training materials, case studies, and agency-wide design improvements.
Contribute to client onboardings and brand system setup
This role requires both creative thinking and operational discipline.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree preferred
2+ years designing high-volume email campaigns for DTC brands
Strong portfolio demonstrating performance-driven creative
Proficiency in Figma (required) and Adobe Creative Suite
Familiarity with email platforms such as Klaviyo
Strong understanding of conversion hierarchy, email best practices, and mobile-first design
Experience contributing to A/B testing and interpreting performance data
Excellent communication and time-management skills
Bonus
Experience working in agency environments
Exposure to paid social creative systems
Experience with design accessibility (ADA & WCAG compliance)
Additional Information
This is a fully remote role. Candidates must be able to work standard business hours (9:00am–5:00pm) in ET, CT, MT, or PT time zones.
Homestead Studio is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Homestead is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.
Note on Application Responses
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Work arrangement
Yes