We are seeking a Senior Web Designer to join our team! As an integral part of August’s creative team. You will collaborate with a small team of developers and designers, with the support and direction of the Technical Lead and Project Manager. The majority of your work will focus on website and app design and you will be relied upon to help lead the creative direction of many projects.

Responsibilities:

Keep up-to-date on web developments and trends
Translate product requirements into innovative, viable and visually appealing concept design.
Providing visual creative and conceptual direction for internal and external audiences. This will focus on web website design, mobile application design, UX/UI and digital media. (graphic design for print is not required)
Work closely with technology and product management teams throughout the development cycle, creating new concepts and iterating quickly on designs
Proactively identify and anticipate customer expectations and needs and provide design to address those expectations and needs
Review completed products and sign off during QA to ensure final delivery is in-line with design expectations
Juggle between multiple design projects at the same time
Promote design guidelines, UI best practices and standards throughout our website and products
Communicate design rationale, user experience issues and user-centric design methodology
Ability to develop brand ID for new projects and rebrand existing ones

Qualifications:

Previous experience (at least 3 years) in web development or other related fields
Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
Strong attention to detail
Ability to develop brand ID for new projects and rebrand existing ones
Proficient with industry-standard design tools (Sketch, InVision, Photoshop, InDesign, etc)
Prior experience (at least 3 years) in building and shipping applications or software
In-depth knowledge on user-centric design principles and best practices, including design thinking
Strong sense of visual design, including typography, colour theory, design libraries and grid systems
Attention to details and ability to produce high quality visual and interaction design
A portfolio with work samples
Collaborative, team player with strong communication and presentation skills
Familiar and capable of developing via HTML,CSS, JavaScript will be a plus
Fun and enjoyable to work with. Able to cope well in a fast-paced environment and ensure that all deadlines are respected.

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

InVision: 2 years (Required)
CSS: 3 years (Preferred)
Javascript: 3 years (Preferred)
Sketch: 3 years (Required)
Photoshop: 3 years (Required)
HTML: 3 years (Preferred)

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We are August. We design and build digital products. Let’s build something together.