
eCommerce Designer
Abbott Laboratories
Summary
The eCommerce Design Specialist, reporting to the eCommerce Experience Lead within the internal agency, Creative + Digital Services, is responsible for creating visually compelling and user-centric digital assets that support brand initiatives across retailer and direct-to-consumer eCommerce channels. This role combines creative design expertise with a strong understanding of eCommerce channel best practices to deliver engaging experiences that reduce friction and drive business results.
Job description
The Opportunity
The eCommerce Design Specialist, reporting to the eCommerce Experience Lead within the internal agency, Creative + Digital Services, is responsible for creating visually compelling and user-centric digital assets that support brand initiatives across retailer and direct-to-consumer eCommerce channels. This role combines creative design expertise with a strong understanding of eCommerce channel best practices to deliver engaging experiences that reduce friction and drive business results.
What You'll Work On
Visual Design – eCommerce Focus:
- Translate client needs and branding strategies into design strategies.
- Create concepts, artwork, and layouts for digital projects based on creative briefs and client meetings.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners (Writers, Project Manager, Developers, Content Strategists) and creative studio teams to produce on-brand and eye-catching campaign tactics.
- Select colors, fonts, photographs, illustration and other design elements to meet creative objectives.
- Work within brand guidelines to create layouts that reinforce a brand's style or voice through its visual touchpoints and ensure consistency in designs and content across all Nutrition Brand digital platforms.
- Clearly present design ideas and concepts for campaigns and projects.
eCommerce Subject Matter Expert:
- Experience designing Product Detail Pages, A+ Content/Enhanced Content, and Brand Stores.
- Ability to effectively design within specific retailer guidelines and best practices.
- Proven ability to create designs for eCommerce that compel and convert.
- Stay current on eCommerce design trends, tools, and technologies to continuously improve creative output.
- Knowledge of accessibility standards and guidelines.
- Stay current on digital design trends, tools, and technologies to continuously improve creative output.
- Create and document design guidelines, templates, and components to be used across the organization.
Automation Solutions:
- Identify opportunities (such as Generative AI) for automation within various systems and processes across the internal agency.
- Design, develop, and implement automation solutions to streamline workflows and improve operational efficiency.
- Provide training and support to team members on use of automated solutions.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree preferred in Digital Design, Graphic Design, Multimedia Design or a related field.
- 5+ years of professional digital design experience, advanced understanding of design and visual principles.
- Demonstrated portfolio showing creative, design and software skills, and experience with eCommerce PDP's, A+ Content/Enhanced Content and Brand Stores.
- Knowledge of design software programs, such as Figma, AEM, and Adobe Creative Suite Applications.
- A team player with exceptional organizational and technical skills.
- Proven ability to prioritize and manage work in a fast-paced environment that may also have complex demands, including multiple projects with dependencies on other teams.
- Ability to handle multiple projects with short deadlines.
- Ability to prioritize tasks, communicate progress and meet deadlines.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree preferred in Digital Design, Graphic Design, Multimedia Design or a related field
- 5+ years of professional digital design experience
- Advanced understanding of design and visual principles
- Demonstrated portfolio showing creative, design and software skills
- Experience with eCommerce PDP's, A+ Content/Enhanced Content and Brand Stores
- Knowledge of design software programs such as Figma, AEM, and Adobe Creative Suite Applications
- Exceptional organizational and technical skills
- Proven ability to prioritize and manage work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to handle multiple projects with short deadlines
- Ability to prioritize tasks, communicate progress and meet deadlines
Benefits
- Free medical coverage (HIP PPO)
- Retirement savings plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Freedom 2 Save student debt program
- FreeU education benefit
- Career development
Company overview
Abbott Laboratories is a global healthcare technology leader founded in 1888 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. As an international medtech and pharmaceutical company, Abbott operates in approximately 160 countries worldwide with a workforce of over 115,000 employees. The company is organized into four major business segments: Medical Devices (48% of revenue), Diagnostics (20%), Nutritional Products (19%), and Established Pharmaceutical Products (12%). Abbott's medical devices portfolio includes revolutionary technologies such as the FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitoring system for diabetes management, cardiovascular devices like the MitraClip and TriClip for heart valve repair, and neuromodulation systems for chronic pain management. The company's diagnostics division pioneered breakthrough tests including the first licensed HIV blood test in 1985. With a rich history spanning over 135 years, Abbott has consistently been recognized as one of Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies since 1984 and continues to drive innovation in healthcare technology to help people live healthier, fuller lives.