We’re Hiring! Looking for a Visual Designer

Sprouter is looking for a passionate visual designer, who will play a pivotal role in defining online user experience, look, feel, brand identity and style.

The Visual Designer will work with a cross-functional team to create and evolve the suite of Sprouter products and marketing initiatives. The position requires a laser-like customer focus, a passion for simple, well executed design and a solid understanding of online and mobile user experience.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Significant experience with visual web design, with a consumer Internet company or web design consulting firm/agency.
• A tangible, well-grounded sense of interactive design with respect to creating simple, elegant, aesthetically pleasing interfaces based on usability principles while balancing these principles with a commercial orientation.
• A comprehensive understanding of the current state of web technology and best practices, with an awareness of implications on user-centered design.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the look and feel exploration, conceptual and visual development, and final execution of design directions for Sprouter
• Integrate company branding into a cohesive web environment
• Set style guide and visual design direction
• Ensure designs follow visual standards as well as enhance user experience
• Oversee design development as well as graphic production
• Oversee the creative design and execution of marketing initiatives alongside product launches
• Work with a cross-functional team to design a world-class user experience online and on mobile by translating product requirements into engaging design concepts and simple interaction models
• Concept intuitive designs that promote usability and optimize the user experience of our products and features
• Work with the cross-functional team to A/B test design variations to optimize the KPIs important to the business
• Initiate, drive and present design study results and make actionable research-based recommendations to inform future work

Requirements:

• 3-5 years creative experience in consumer web design with emphasis on user experience and branding
• Expert knowledge of tools and applications such as Adobe Creative Suite, CSS/HTML
• Understands the importance of web site performance and is motivated to design for extreme optimization and UX
• Well versed in design fundamentals including composition, color theory, typography, concept development and motion design
• Understands information architecture, user interface essentials, interaction design, brand image management and style guide creation
• Strong knowledge of user-interface and information architecture principles and how to design web sites with complex information or functionality
• A deep understanding of how basic design principles are applied to the web
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills; equally at ease speaking with development teams or executives when articulating and advocating design concepts and rationales
• Proven ability to deliver high quality designs to customers/stakeholders in a collaborative environment
• Willing to work extended hours to meet deadlines when required
• Must be detail oriented
• Must be able to work independently and build strong relationships with functional team partners
• Strong interest in creating simple intuitive design concepts
• Expert HTML/Photoshop skills

We offer competitive salaries, benefits and an opportunity to be an integral part of a company that eagerly pursues disruption in its space and continues to build new, innovative products.

To apply, please send your resume and a link to your portfolio to work@sprouter.com