Designer

Zero Studios•Los Angeles, CA

9h•$65,000 - $95,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Designer at Zero, your primary focus is to develop thoughtful, original ideas that are on strategy. You conceptualize the emotional “why” behind brands and how to express it across all creative mediums. From brand worlds to websites, social platforms and marketing channels, you’re responsible for creating design work that speaks the brand’s language and offers a fresh perspective within the brand’s industry. Whether developing the visual brand tone or working within a set of established guidelines, you are able to plug into the brand mindset and articulate it. You have the skills and understanding to properly execute on typography, color theory, layout and art direction, as well as the ability to develop effective visual communication to fit a variety of brands.

Requirements

Mastery of industry standard software (Figma/Adobe)
Demonstrate a passion to solve problems and tell compelling strategic brand stories that align with the overall business and audience goals
Excellent communication and people skills
Ability to take direction and constructive criticism, as well as work autonomously
Ability to present clear and effective ideas
Solid grasp on design principles and practices such as layout, color theory, typography
3-5 working on client branding projects

Responsibilities

Contribute to the research and discovery phase through competitive audits, research, and any additional tactics that add value
Develop holistic brand strategies that are unique to the market, true to the audience and genuine to the beliefs and vision of the brand
Collaborate with the team to develop presentations that clearly and effectively tell the story of our work and regularly present the work to our clients
Develop effective designs and art direction that deliver on the brand strategies, are unique to the market and genuine to the beliefs and vision of the brand
Collaborate closely with copywriters and developers on brand applications such as branding, art direction, packaging, website, emails, social media content and other mediums to support the brand world.
Work closely with Creative Directors and PMs to develop designs and a systematic approach to the design language across mediums
Effectively manage your time to meet internal deadlines and goals
Approach every project with a solutions oriented mindset, clear purpose and ensure all executions meet business and user goals
Occasionally contribute to conversations with outside collaborators such as photographers and illustrators as well as direct them on art direction execution

Benefits

Multiple medical plans with up to 80% of premiums covered by Zero
Multiple dental plans fully covered by Zero
Three weeks (15 days) vacation
Seven days of paid sick time
Twelve paid holidays
Paid holiday break between Christmas and New Years
Short Term Disability Insurance
401(k) with match after (3) months of full-time regular employment
Charitable Match & Employee Milestone Programs
Commuter Benefits
Additional benefits are available with details provided upon request or during onboarding