Digital Designer I

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Help maintain cohesive expressions of visual identities for multiple brands.
• Take ownership of assigned design projects, collaborate with stakeholders and other designers, take direction from Creative/Art Directors, and follow established processes to ensure smooth delivery of creative assets.
• Create digital production art including photo treatments, logos, illustrations, and social media assets.
• Concept and produce custom artwork as directed for various digital brand channels including Editorial, Social, Video, and Growth.
• Collaborate with the UX design team and Design Tech team as needed.
• Use requirements and stakeholder feedback to produce design assets such as brand guidelines, editorial images, and social graphics.
• Attend meetings with stakeholders from editorial, social, video, and growth teams.
• Attend Recurring Design Team meetings and other group functions.
• Present design solutions and help build consensus among a broad range of stakeholders.
• Participate in brainstorming and critique sessions that foster big-picture thinking while identifying opportunities to raise the bar on the details.
• Keep project management tickets up to date, communicate progress, keep files organized, follow slack channels, and meet deadlines.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Design, or equivalent education and experience.
• 1-3 years as a designer.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite.
• Strong typography skills.
• Strong editorial design skills.
• Illustration skills/a portfolio that includes illustration samples.
• Self-motivated and highly-organized.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills.
• A team player ready to work in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to Have

• Publishing industry experience.
• Knowledge of motion graphics.

Qualifications

• Educational background in Design or equivalent experience.
• 1-3 years of professional design experience.

Benefits & Perks

• Salary range: $60,000 - $73,000 depending on location and experience.
• Medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage.
• Unlimited paid time off (PTO).
• Adoption or surrogate assistance.
• Donation matching.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Basic life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment, supplemental life and accident insurance.
• Commuter benefits.
• Short term and long term disability.
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts.
• Family care benefits.
• Generous 401K with company match.
• 10-12 paid holidays annually.
• Paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents).
• Voluntary benefits such as pet insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and more.