Graphic Designer

We are not just looking for an exceptional designer. We are looking for someone to compose elegant and considered digital layouts to support the creation of a new product for one of the most world-renowned brands.

What you’ll (mostly) do:

• Collaborate with cross-functional team and the larger project team to explore concepts and iterate on design layouts

• Translate wireframes into highly detailed Photoshop files with pixel precision, balancing both visual and functional elements
• Create original designs based on existing templates, adhering to design principles in established layouts and form factors
• Create adaptations of original designs for different devices, locales, and environments
• Flow copy into PSD files, adjusting balance of imagery to copy as necessary
• Prepare for creative reviews by outputting optimized files and preparing printouts
• Provide build-ready design files in a timely manner while meeting quality standards
• Review final deliverables with an exacting eye, ensuring that layout, images, and typography are flawless
• Identify opportunities for process, design system, style guide, user experience, and documentation improvements

What you’ll (mostly) bring:

• BA or BFA in Graphic Design (or equivalent) preferred.
• Proficiency in the formal elements of design, including typography, layout, balance, proportion, rhythm, emphasis and unity
• Ability to create original designs based on wireframes/sketches
• Ability to articulate ideas and be clearly understood by creative, project management and development staff, both in verbal and in written format
• Excellent digital file structure and asset management skills to keep work organized so it may be easily shared and modified by others
• Reliable judgment to see when work may be “off track” and the initiative to collaborate with others to find solutions
• Ability to deliver quality design at high volume in a tight timeframe
• Ability to thrive in a challenging, fast-paced and creative workplace

Extra Credit:

• A minimum of 3-4 years work experience in an interactive design-related field
• Photoshop expertise, including intelligently organizing files for design iteration, setting up files for web production and adhering to graphic design standards, all with pixel-perfect precision
• Experience designing within the mobile realm and/or from desktop through mobile in a responsive or adaptive manner
• Solid understanding of the technical side of web development, including HTML, CSS, iOS and other technologies.
• Experience working within a brand’s style guidelines

What you’ll get:

You’ll join a full-service, awarding winning, digitally focused, independent agency who are hard-working and hard-playing and still on the rise after 15 years not to mention providing you with a wide range of employee benefits and the chance to work with some of the world’s leading brands from giant innovators to start-up trailblazer.

About us:

Traction is on a mission to become one of the most in-demand agencies in the United States, sought out by the best brands in the world to design meaningful experiences for their customers. To accomplish this, we have created a culture that is built on autonomy, empowerment, and fun. We believe the most creative, unexpected insights can come from anyone. Anywhere. At anytime.

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