Web Visual Designer - Remote (US Canada)
Kanopi Studios, Canada
Job Description
ABOUT OUR COMPANY
Kanopi Studios is a Design, Development amp; Support Agency with a fully distributed team of people who are experts in Drupal amp; WordPress.
Our clients have a mission; we design, build and support websites that help their mission thrive.
But we want our employees to thrive as well. Because our team members do great work for great clients, Kanopi works hard to support them in their career as they continue to create a better web.
As a result, our business continues to grow, and so must our team. We’re excited to announce this opportunity to join our team as a Web Visual Designer.
ABOUT THE JOB
As a Web Visual Designer, you help with the design of website interfaces for our clients. You will also be asked to contribute your design expertise to the Kanopi Studios website and other marketing and communications materials used to promote the company. You will work closely with Kanopi’s teams to design/create beautiful frontend experiences and tackle complex problems in a fun and team-oriented environment.
You will create stunning deliverables like mood boards, pattern libraries, full layouts, user interfaces, using a strategic approach based on agreed-upon goals, user stories, and any other discovered input from the Kanopi team and clients.
You have a deep understanding of the opportunities and limitations of the web medium, as well as information flow, accessibility, readability, and interface usability principles to create design solutions that are not only visually beautiful but also translate into highly functional, legible, and easy to use web pages and user interfaces.
This position reports to Jessica Skewes, Director of Experience.
Requirements
In this role, you can expect to:
- Create responsive website designs (mobile-first)
- Participate in client meetings and workshops, leading visual design conversations
- Contribute to website visual design direction and collaboration with the creative services team
- Review designs with the internal project team to ensure: the goals of the strategy are communicated visually, that visuals are on brand and meet the clients’ needs, and that your work is estimated and delivered within the client’s budget and timeline
- Anticipate and flag issues, requests, or other factors that could alter the project’s scope of work, budget, timelines, etc.
- Provide final files in an appropriate format to themers. Answer questions that may arise in the process of executing designs
- Contribute to process enhancements within the visual design discipline
- Assist in the overall process of making the company awesome by building repeatable patterns for success and happiness.
- Most importantly, have fun working with an incredible team!
ABOUT THE COMPENSATION amp; WORK REQUIREMENTS
This is a full-time position. Salary is commensurate with experience. Not to worry. The pay is competitive and what you’d expect for this role. This is a 100% remote role, but you must live and be able to work in North America.
NOW... LET'S TALK ABOUT YOU!
We are looking for candidates who
- Have 5+ years of professional experience in web design
- Have 3+ years of experience working within an agency setting, preferably working remotely or with a distributed project team
- Have experience using Sketch or Figma
- Have experience directly interacting with clients
- Have experience working with distributed project teams
- Are responsive and flexible, managing multiple projects in a rapidly changing environment
- Demonstrate strong proactive problem-solving capabilities
- Are eager to learn and adapt to new applications and frameworks, and to work on exciting and innovative technologies.
- Are committed to delivering high-quality work on time with the ability to manage workflow proactively
- Have experience creating mood boards, pattern libraries, layered design mockups for responsive theme implementation, and the infographics, iconography, and other visual assets needed to support projects and tasks
- Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to collaborate in a multi-time zone environment
- Experience with Agile methodologies including Scrum is a plus
- Experience with mission-driven and nonprofit clients is a plus
- Have a passion for the web, open-source development, and working with a community of fun, humorous folks!
At Kanopi, we believe a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and voices make for a better workplace. We strongly and enthusiastically encourage people of color, individuals who identify within and beyond the LGBT