Visual Designer, NY or Remote
Code and Theory’s Visual Designers produce beautiful, compelling work. They are creative individuals who show excitement for digital thinking in everything they do. Our Visual Designers are thinkers and creators who consider the function of their products equal to aesthetics.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
The bread and butter of our visual design team is the development of platform-driven client sites, mobile and media applications, and internal tools that deliver smart and forward-thinking design solutions. As a Visual Designer, we'll likely to ask you to:
- Communicate and present work effectively to both client and internal teams
- Liaise with production discipline and design team to ensure deadlines are met
- Maintain brand consistency throughout all projects for each client’s specific needs
- Be a team player and contributor to our company culture
ESSENTIALS
While we are an open and creative group at Code and Theory, we do have some concrete asks for this position. To be an effective Visual Designer, you should have/be:
- BA/BS in Visual Arts, Marketing, Communication or other related discipline preferred, or relevant work experience
- Strong portfolio with engaging, diverse designs in the digital space, demonstrating a passion for design
- A strong understanding of interactivity and the Web, and the fundamentals of information architecture, hierarchy, and layout
- Motivated, organized, and accountable for your work and that of the team
- An eagerness to collaborate across disciplines with team members at all levels
- The ability to both work autonomously and as part of a team
- Able to effectively communicate and coordinate with other disciplines to ensure the visual design is communicating the desired message
- Excellent working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, and familiarity After Effects (or another animation platform in order to quickly animate designs)
- Excellent working knowledge of design software Sketch, Principle, Zeplin and Invision; Figma a plus
- Excellent working knowledge of Keynote, PowerPoint and Google Slides
ABOUT US:
Code and Theory is a digital-first strategic and creative agency that designs products, content, and campaigns across physical and digital environments. Founded in 2001 and operating out of offices in New York, San Francisco, London, Atlanta, and Manila, we believe a mix of technology and creativity can solve complex business problems to drive forward innovative change.
From helping to redefining the publishing landscape through our work with media companies such as NBC News, WWE, Bloomberg, The BBC, The Outline, Vogue, and The Guardian, to creating award-winning marketing programs for brands such as Maybelline New York, Victoria’s Secret, and Burger King, to developing unique customer experiences for NYLife, Quest Diagnostics, Citibank, Dignity Health, Reebok and Colgate to designing physical products for companies like Brown-Forman, Hearst, and Comcast, Code and Theory is a creative agency built for the entire ecosystem.
At Code and Theory, we strive to only be limited by our own ambition and creativity. We believe in pushing beyond the easy and obvious answers in order to deliver the solutions that are right for our clients, their businesses, and their users.
BENEFITS:
In addition to working with the smart and passionate people that make up the Code and Theory family, you also get the perks. There's the usual - 401k, excellent health, dental and vision coverage, life insurance, flexible spending, pre tax commuter benefits and long- and short-term disability. Code and Theory has a newly improved flexible vacation policy that does not put a defined limit on the amount of paid time off an employee takes in a year as long as they are responsible and accountable to their work. This policy is based on mutual trust between Code and Theory and our employees.
Code and Theory is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.
