Paradigm is looking for a mid to senior level Visual Designer to support our clients software UI team. This role is suitable for a proactive designer open to growth feedback and grounded in usercentered design principles. You will collaborate with interaction and visual designers to create new software product experiences and translate design intent and narrative into cohesive comprehensive compelling and clean visual experiences. Experience generating visual design mockups rapid prototyping using Figma creating motion graphics using a design system and deep understanding of visual design standards and patterns for mobile and desktop interfaces focused on eCommerce is preferred.
Type: 12Month Contract
Location: Vancouver WA or Boise ID (Remote/Hybrid in these locations only)
Benefits: Medical dental vision life 401K PTO and sick days
Responsibilities of the Visual Designer:
- Collaborate with interaction and visual designers to create new software and product experiences.
- Ability to engage with a crossdisciplinary team to contribute to the conceptualization design and specification of innovative consumer products
- Ability to distill complex concepts and then quickly present rigorous flows and mockups reflecting a range of simple elegant and technicallyfeasible options
- Ability to create design mockups at high quality with fast turnaround and ability to iterate quickly to visualize and evolve visual design solutions.
- Work closely with the software team to support prototyping activities with visual design mockups/assets to capture and resolve bugs including resolution of design inconsistencies incorrect or missing graphic resources etc.
- Aptitude and cultural fit to inspire and collaborate within the multidisciplinary team
- Understanding learning experiences and creation of educational materials
- Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
- The ability to manage ambiguity work autonomously and multitask in an agile environment.
- Be prepared quickly to grow into increased responsibility and autonomy as you demonstrate skills and reliability.
- Make design revisions based on feedback from design leaders and design colleagues; must be receptive to constructive criticism.
- Create detailed documentation and specifications of user experience concepts and visual design specifications
Requirements
Our skills and experience wish list includes:
- Bachelors degree in User Interface Design Graphic Design or equivalent.
- Minimum 5 to 10 years working as Software UI Visual designer.
- 35 years of experience in the digital space with focus in eCommerce and User Experience
- Excellent visual standards and obsessive attention to detail. Sense of color scale harmony balance and use of negative space.
- Deep experience with usercentered design principles methodologies and user research.
- Skills in motion graphics illustration print production presentations concept creation and data visualization.
- Excellent and effective written and verbal communication skills; passion for innovation and exploration; positive attitude; reliable
- Selfmotivated and seeks to solve problems independently.
- Strong skills in creative design tools (Figma Mandatory Miro Adobe Creative Suite).
- Ability to prototype using Figma
- Indepth understanding of mobile / desktop design standards and patterns (e.g. native components best practices etc)
- Indepth understanding of Design Systems and contribute to their further development and maintenance.
- A portfolio of work showcasing your skill set is required for submission.
Benefits
Paradigm offers a competitive benefits package that includes medical dental vision life 401K PTO and sick days.
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Bachelor's degree in User Interface Design, Graphic Design, or equivalent. Minimum 5 to 10 years working as Software UI Visual designer. 3-5 years of experience in the digital space with focus in eCommerce and User Experience Excellent visual standards and obsessive attention to detail. Sense of color, scale, harmony, balance, and use of negative space. Deep experience with user-centered design principles, methodologies, and user research. Skills in motion graphics, illustration, print production, presentations, concept creation and data visualization. Excellent and effective written and verbal communication skills; passion for innovation and exploration; positive attitude; reliable Self-motivated and seeks to solve problems independently. Strong skills in creative design tools (Figma - Mandatory, Miro, Adobe Creative Suite). Ability to prototype using Figma In-depth understanding of mobile / desktop design standards and patterns (e.g. native components, best practices, etc) In-depth understanding of Design Systems and contribute to their further development and maintenance. A portfolio of work showcasing your skill set is required for submission.
Education
Bachelor's degree in User Interface Design, Graphic Design, or equivalent.