Quickly growing IT-startup seeks full-time web designer to join the creative digital team. This is a great work opportunity for someone who wants to take creative ownership of their work and leave their mark on online campaigns. We are looking for a detail-oriented designer with an enduring curiosity for their craft and can provide design guidance to the creative team. We want to hear your ideas!

This full-time position will either work on location from our Tyson’s Corner office or majority remote. Extensive telework and flexwork opportunities. As such, this person must be a great time manager and able to manage multiple projects independently. Strong communication skills, a must. Good benefits package.

Technical Competencies:

• Strong HTML, both web and email
• Strong abilities with Adobe design suite and WordPress
• Proven experience with responsive design
• Comfortable manipulating CSS
• Knows simple Javascript
• Understands UX – page design, CTAs, funnel consistency
• Translates mockup designs into clean, reusable code
• Ability to test functionality and perform quality assurance
• Knowledge of general SEO tools and terms a plus
• Comfortable doing layout design as well as logo design or photo manipulation
• Video editing skills a plus

Creative Competencies:

• Able to learn new systems/platforms
• Drawing and photography skills a plus. Bring a passion for some kind of visual design
• Can take vague guidance and turn it into great output
• Keeps current with new design trends, not just web design but also has a general interest in design
• Knows how to select complimentary typefaces
• Visual storyteller: Can convert marketing text into graphics. Sees what parts of the marketing copy and should be made visual. Can identify high-value copy statements and convert into design.
• Generate graphs and charts out of data points
• Develop and champion brand design standards

Primary Responsibilities:

• Designing brand and graphic elements
• Building email templates for repeat use
• Laying out UX-oriented and mobile responsive landing pages
• Translating copy-heavy messages into visually appealing, web-friendly designs
• Break up landing page text with different ways to digest the written information
• Assisting in testing development and execution
• Creating original art to pair with editorial and marketing content
• Designing book covers and thumbnail images
• Website design – working with both the creative team on design and developers on implementation
• Evaluate and recommend new processes and procedures

Send creative samples, resume and anything else you’d like us to know about you to the email listed within this post.

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