Senior Graphics Designer

Description:

At AptPay, the Graphic Designer plays a pivotal role in shaping our online and offline presence. This role primarily focuses on crafting an appealing website design that effectively embodies our brand, ensuring it resonates with our target audience. While coding isn’t needed nor a requirement, a deep understanding of user experience and aesthetics is essential. Beyond the website, the designer will develop captivating graphics that enhance our site’s visual storytelling. Additionally, collaborating with our Sales and Marketing teams, the designer will create branded materials that align with our company’s voice and message, ensuring a consistent brand identity across all platforms. An understanding and previous work background in UX/UI Design is also beneficial as the designer uses their marketing and creative instinct, while also considering the design in a framework rooted in the end user’s experience.

You must have stable internet and be able to be present for touchpoints between 9 AM – 11 AM EST to connect on agreed-upon assignments, projects, and timelines.

Responsibilities:

-Create, conceptualize, and deliver compelling design projects from inception to completion.

-Design and produce a variety of digital and print assets including website design (no coding required), brochures, banners, and marketing materials.

-Collaborate with the marketing, sales, and product teams to understand project requirements and create compelling visuals and help to flesh out the task flow and user experience design.

-Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute creative ideas.

-Ensure consistency of brand and creative themes across all design outputs.

-Work with stakeholders to gather feedback and make revisions as needed.

-Continuously learn and stay updated on the latest design tools, software, and trends.

-Manage multiple projects, meeting tight deadlines and ensuring high-quality output.

-Help to create and maintain our design standards, reference materials and style guide.

Requirements:

-5 years of proven experience in graphic design, with a portfolio that showcases a range of work.

-Proficiency in design software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and other relevant design tools.

-Strong understanding of design principles, typography, color theory, and branding.

-Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

-Detail-oriented with a keen eye for aesthetics.

-Ability to accept feedback and iterate on designs.

-Ability to work in a dynamic, team-based environment.

– Excellent organizational and time management skills

Assets:

– Experience in UX/UI Design is a plus: experience with creating and communicating through storyboards, wireframes, workflows and design specifications is highly regarded.

-An understanding of web design and its connection to the user interface & user experience design best practices for web and mobile devices.

-Previous experience and knowledge of key design tools such as Figma and Sketch.

-Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills and an ability to translate technical language into common terms used by consumers.