Independent Contractor - Visual Designer/Animator
Sorry, this job was removed at 3:15 p.m. (PST) on Wednesday, November 7, 2018
By clicking Apply Now you agree to share your profile information with the hiring company.
Description
We are looking for a part-time (25 hrs/week) Contract Visual Graphic Designer/Animator to support our internal Sales/Marketing clients on a current project. The Visual Designer/Animator will create high-quality visual designs in the form of promotional banners, advertising, sales collateral both online and offline —from concept to execution—across many platforms.
Contractor should have a general understanding of online advertising and e-mail marketing concepts, familiarity with basic UX design principals, and an energetic & positive attitude.
Candidates must provide a portfolio of previous work.
Responsibilities:
- Design a variety of content layouts & artwork, including banner ads, full page promotions, email campaigns, social media campaigns, landing and splash pages, animations, motion graphics and etc.
- Run quality control checks on all assets prepared for hand-off, ensuring that assets are compatible with company visual style/branding guidelines
- Update and/or touch up existing designs as directed by the design team members or other key stakeholders
- Fulfill on large volumes of art requests with tight deadlines
- Work independently as a self-starter, as well as collaboratively with the team
- Take initiative, responsibility & ownership for all assigned projects and be in communication with manager, project stakeholders, and other design team members if schedules cannot be met or if there are any questions/issues
- Be proactive in getting necessary design feedback and approvals to make sure deadlines are being met
- Empathetic and inquisitive, with a positive attitude and openness to collaboration
Desired Skills and Experience:
- An understanding of online advertising and e-mail marketing concepts
- An energetic & positive attitude with the desire to foster a collaborative team environment
- BA/BS degree in Graphic Design, Advertising or equivalent experience
- 2+ years of graphic production experience in a web publishing environment.
- Ability to produce or re-create illustrations, logos, and similar items in vector or raster-based programs depending upon the needs of the project.
- Fundamental knowledge of color theory, typography, page layout and design
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud environment applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat), Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word and Excel) on the Mac OSX platform. Ability to be flexible within the job to ensure the best processes/systems for smooth completion of all projects
- Basic photo retouching skills required
- Digital illustration skills a plus
- Animation, motion graphic skills a plus
- Proven ability to work effectively and efficiently under multiple, occasionally competing deadlines.
- Available to work occasional after-hours depending on project needs
- Flexible and quick to respond to changes in business priorities.
- Ability to work under creative direction and respond well to feedback and critique
- Proactive and solutions oriented with a positive attitude to challenges
- Experience with design system web UI is highly desired
Read Full Job Description