Digital Designer

Zero Studios•New York, NY

3d•$65,000 - $95,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Digital Designer 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 digital creative mediums. From brand worlds to websites, you’re responsible for creating digital experiences that speak the brand’s language and offer 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 understanding and skill as it relates to typography, color theory, layout and art direction as well as the ability to develop effective visual communication to fit a variety of personas and brands.

Requirements

A passion to solve problems, tell compelling brand stories and create digital experiences that effectively drive results
Ability to take direction and constructive criticism, as well as work autonomously
Mastery of design principles and practices such as layout, color theory, typography
Ability to develop effective design systems
Understanding and awareness of UX/UI and human-centered design
Mastery of industry standard software (Figma / Adobe)
Experience in designing for the web and interactive ecommerce websites
Experience collaborating with development teams
Motion design and prototyping skills
Experience working with module or component-driven digital systems
3-5 years of experience in a creative industry doing digital design either in-house at a brand or at a creative agency
You have worked on 2-3 mid to large-sized interactive websites
You have worked on 2-3 mid to large-sized interactive ecommerce websites
You have experience collaborating with a development team

Responsibilities

Contribute to the research and discovery phase through competitive audits, research, and any additional tactics that add value
Collaborate with the team in developing holistic digital 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 client
Develop effective digital solutions, interaction models and art direction that deliver on the brand strategy, are unique to the market, and genuine to the beliefs and vision of the brand
Collaborate closely with the team to work from inception to completion to define the digital storytelling through UX/UI, digital design systems, detailed responsive screen designs, interactive and motion
Designing interactive ecommerce websites that effectively sell product and tell brand stories
Collaborate closely with project leads, copywriters and developers throughout the process
Effectively manage your time to meet internal deadlines and goals
Approach the project with a solutions-oriented mindset, clear purpose and ensure all executions meet business and user goals

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