Columbia Sportswear Company - Web Designer eCommerce (Fixed-Term Contract) - Lancy

🔝 Reports to: eCommerce Content Manager

📑Fixed-term contract until the end of 2025

📍 EMEA HQ, Geneva, Switzerland

👩‍💻🏡 Hybrid mode (2 days/week home-office)

📆 Start date: March 2025

OUTGROWN YOUR OWN BACKYARD? COME PLAY IN OURS.

At Columbia Sportswear, we’re as passionate about the outdoors as you are. And while our gear is available worldwide, we’re proud to be based in the Pacific Northwest, where natural wonders are our playground.

Every product we make and every task we undertake is inspired by the famous words of our founder Gert Boyle: “It’s perfect. Now make it better.” As pioneers of relentless improvement, we are constantly evolving

Discover a world of diversity within our team of 800+ across 13 European countries, united by the common goal of elevating Columbia to the pinnacle of outdoor brands in Europe. Our omnichannel approach seamlessly integrates Columbia and Sorel brands' engaging in-store and online experiences.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Located in our EMEA headquarters in Geneva (Switzerland), the Content team is part of the eCommerce department and manages the creation of all onsite & offsite content for Columbia & Sorel brands. The department includes 16 people and is split into 3 teams: Marketing (Acquisition & Conversion), Content, and Buying.

The Content team's goal is to communicate to our consumers and visitors our brand values, as well as the seasonal initiatives by providing the best onsite experience but also across all other channels, for 2 brands, in 10 countries, and in 5 different languages.

Accomplishing this goal will require our team to create various types of content following the seasonal onsite calendar, as well as working closely with the e-Commerce Marketing team to help them achieve their objectives.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Are you passionate about designing captivating online experiences that resonate with users and drive engagement? As a Web Designer for our eCommerce team, you’ll play a key role in shaping how customers experience our brands—Columbia and Sorel—across our websites. Collaborating closely with the Web Design team, which includes one internal team member and one external freelancer, you’ll bring your creative vision, technical expertise, and user-focused mindset to deliver visually stunning and high-performing digital content, by following the Brand guidelines.

This is a temporary position (maternity cover) until the end of 2025, with an ideal start date in March.

HOW YOU’LL MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

• Design & Creativity: You’ll create engaging banners, content pages, newsletters, and paid campaigns (both static and animated) that align with our brand identity and capture attention within seconds.
• User-Centric Focus: By applying UX best practices, you’ll ensure that all content enhances the online shopping experience and meets consumer expectations.
• Localization: Tailor designs for multiple markets by localizing content across four languages.
• Innovation: Stay ahead of digital design trends, identify opportunities for improvement, and challenge briefs to propose optimized solutions aligned with user needs.
• Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional teams, including marketing, retail and eCommerce, to deliver high-quality projects within tight deadlines.

YOU ARE

• A creative thinker with a passion for designing intuitive and accessible digital experiences.
• A problem solver with a proactive mindset, ready to challenge briefs and propose innovative, user-centered solutions.
• A strong communicator, confident in collaborating with global teams and articulating ideas clearly in English.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, capable of balancing multiple projects and meeting tight deadlines.

YOU HAVE

• At least 3 years of proven experience in web design (digital campaigns, banner and newsletter creation)
• Strong UX understanding or a keen interest in putting the user first.
• Technical expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop) and familiarity with tools like Adobe Premiere, After Effects, and CMS platforms.
• A robust portfolio showcasing your creativity, technical skills, and attention to detail.

PERKS & BENEFITS

🎁 Significant discounts on Columbia and Sorel products

🌍 Soft mobility policy (Geneva office only)

👩‍⚕️ Health insurance allowance for employees in Switzerland

🧘‍♀️ Pilates and yoga classes on our premises, and running groups or sports activities

📚 Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning

📖 A monthly Learning Hour for training, discovery and learning

👩‍🏫 Unlock your potential: access to in-house training courses (feedback, leadership, Insights®…)

🌈DEI initiatives to exchange and strengthen our involvement around these themes

ABOUT THE CULTURE

• At Columbia Sportswear, we value an inclusive and open culture that emphasizes the absence of barriers between team members. We are committed to fostering a sense of belonging by encouraging personal connections at all levels, which creates a cohesive and supportive work environment.
• Team members serve as ambassadors for our brand, finding motivation in being part of an organization dedicated to activities they are passionate about. This dedication reflects our commitment to building a team that takes pride in our products and values.
• We offer the opportunity to work for a US-based company within a multicultural environment, where your job has an impact across different countries.
• Our "Always Be Learning" culture of continuous learning enables our employees to identify and develop skills that will enable them to continue to grow within the company.
• "Unlock Your Potential" is the spirit that characterizes our vision of employees' development: to offer them opportunities to grow, in their job, in their team or even to change jobs completely. We grow our people to grow our business.

To learn more about us and our culture, visit our page on Welcome To The Jungle: https://bit.ly/49bl1i5

ABOUT THE HIRING PROCESS

1️⃣ Ready to unlock your potential at Columbia Sportswear Company? Apply now to help us connect active people with their passion! The hiring team will review your application in the following weeks.

2️⃣ If your application is selected: a 30-45mn introductory interview with our Talent Acquisition Team to talk about yourself, your motivations and the role

3️⃣ On-site interview with the hiring manager + case study to demonstrate your skills

4️⃣ Final interview with HR

5️⃣ Your unique strengths align perfectly with our team: we are thrilled to extend you an offer!

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This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.