Graphic and Web Designer

CarAdvise

CarAdvise is an emerging technology company that is changing the way consumers maintain and service their vehicles. Let's face it, getting car care is a hassle and is not a trusted industry. CarAdvise makes getting car maintenance/repair easy, trusted, and provides savings for consumers with our service providers. The proprietary electronic authorization and payment process has integration points into the over 20,000 repair shops nationally setting us up for significant scale with our distribution partners that represent 20 million vehicle owners and growing. If you are looking for a fast-paced start-up environment and have the passion and work ethic to change an industry, this is a great team to join.

https://caradvise.com/

Position Details

Graphic and Web Designer
Job
Full-time
8/5/2020
Chicago Illinois
Chicago, IL

We are currently looking for an experienced Graphic and Web Designer for our Creative Team to further the design and development of new and existing product development. In addition to our ever changing and growing web based product, we also need support to create email marketing and other digital media. As our Graphic and Web Designer, you will be responsible for executing all visual design stages to final hand-off to our development team for some segments while working from concept through final launch on others.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Design the look and function for all digital media needs including product, website & email campaigns 
  • Develop the aesthetics to be implemented within a website or product, from the layout menus to animations to colors and fonts 
  • Create and deliver conceptual wireframes, design mockups/prototypes, strategic user flows, process flows and site maps to communicate interaction and design ideas 
  • Present and defend designs and key deliverables to both our internal team and clients 
  • Translate interaction and design requirements to our Development Team 
  • Establish and promote design guidelines, best practices and standards 
  • Conduct testing of websites/interactives to assess cross browser/device functionality and user experience

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE;

  • Bachelor or arts degree in digital or graphic design, marketing, communications, or related field 
  • Minimum 4 years of related professional experience

SKILLS:

  • Excellent Visual Design skills with a focus on UI Design 
  • Knowledge of best practices related to graphics, color, typography, illustration, and photography 
  • Understand UX and adhere to design standards and specifications 
  • Understand SEO principles and assistance a plus 
  • Understand Web Accessibility and Standards Compliance 
  • Up-to-date on the latest web trends, techniques and technologies 
  • Must be able to work independently with little guidance, while also collaborating with our teams 
  • Must have strong organization and project management skills

SOFTWARE PROFIENCIES:

  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite: XD, Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, and Mailchimp 
  • Skills in animation and video creation needed 
  • Knowledge of basics in HTML, CSS and JavaScript a plus 
  • Knowledge of and designing for mobile web and ios/android app a plus 
  • Knowledge of ClickFunnels, Mandrill, Zapier a plus 
  • Fluency in a Mac environment 
  • Fluency in the Office 365 environment

Successful candidates for this role also will be responsible for handling correspondence with external stakeholders and design with vendors/clients and other departments within the company to keep marketing efforts on track. In this role, you will help develop and execute marketing and communication tactics to support the marketing team which helps aid with cross-team collaboration.

This role offers an opportunity to be an integral part of driving the company’s continual growth as it changes the car technology and mobile app space.


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