Designer, Contract

Critical Mass; Calgary; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a talented Designer to join their dynamic team. This role focuses on creating visually stunning designs for high-traffic websites, collaborating with cross-functional teams to launch new product pages. The ideal candidate will have a passion for design, a keen eye for detail, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. You'll be responsible for developing marketing campaigns that resonate with consumers globally, ensuring that every design meets high standards of quality and creativity. If you are ready to take your design skills to the next level and work on exciting projects, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Maternity and parental leave extra days

Competitive benefits packages

Vacation and personal days

Access to online services for families

Internal learning and development programs

Enterprise-wide employee discounts

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of experience in visual design for web and mobile.
• High proficiency in design elements like typography and layout.
• Strong understanding of web development technologies.

Responsibilities

• Create original designs that align with project goals.
• Collaborate with teams to explore concepts and iterate designs.
• Present design rationale clearly to stakeholders.

Skills

Visual Design

Typography

Layout Design

Photoshop

Figma

Sketch

Prototyping

HTML/CSS

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Design

Tools

Figma

Photoshop

Sketch

Job description

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We create applications which drive one of the world’s most trafficked websites. We play an active role helping our client connect their consumers globally through mobile, digital, and in-store experiences.

This team is focused on bringing new product pages to life. You’ll work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to launch new product landing pages for our client’s site. These pages will showcase new product versions and/or updates. There is typically a major release every fall and some smaller updates through the year. If you are a pixel perfect visual designer with flawless execution, who loves the latest and greatest new ‘it product’, this is the role and team for you.

As a Designer on this team, you are a user experience leaning visual designer. You’re comfortable being responsible for developing break-through marketing campaigns that incorporate all communications disciplines for new Product Launches. You’ll working closely and collaboratively with both the creative and tech disciplines to create considered and elegant design solution for our client’s homepage and other, additional platforms. You understand brand principles and style guideline and you appreciate an exceptional systematic design rational.

You Will

• Create original designs that align to project goals and overall creative direction, fluid templates and our client high standards.
• Collaborate with Art Directors, ACDs, and the larger project team to explore concepts and iterate on design layouts. Anticipate and solve for potential design challenges, as well as existing conditions.
• Prepare for creative reviews by outputting optimized files and presentation materials.
• Guide ideas to meet both creative and business goals within the project scope.
• Present persuasively and clearly articulate design rationale for project creative solutions.
• Consult with technical disciplines to ensure designs work within given limitations, and files are prepared with all necessary information to support the design intent.
• Review final deliverables with an exacting eye, ensuring that layout, images, and typography are flawless.
• Continually seek opportunities to refine design thinking and improve workflows.
  
  

You Have

• 3-5+ years of experience specializing in visual design for the web, mobile and/or app design.
• High proficiency in the formal elements of design, including typography, layout, balance, proportion, rhythm, emphasis, and unity.
• Ability to thrive in a challenging, fast-paced, creative workplace and to deliver quality design at a high volume in a tight timeframe.
• Photoshop expertise, including intelligently organizing files for design iteration, setting up files for web production, and adhering to graphic design standards.
• Reliable judgment to see when work may be “off track” and initiative to collaborate with others to find solutions.
• Passion for nurturing relationships, mentoring, and rallying teams to align around a vision.
• Ability to articulate ideas and be clearly understood by creative, project management and development staff, both in verbal and in written format.
• Clear communication and presentation skills that speak to both creative and technical audiences.
• Prototyping ability to convey preferred states, motion, and/or behaviors for interactive concepts.
• Strong understanding of web development, including HTML, CSS, iOS, and other technologies.
• Figma, Photoshop and Sketch expertise, including file organization, and preparation of pixel-perfect files for design team use.
  
  

What We Offer

• Maternity and parental leave extra days
• Competitive benefits packages
• Vacation, compassionate leave, sick/personal days
• Access to online services for families and new parents
• 13 affinity groups
• Internal learning and development programs
• Enterprise-wide employee discounts
• And more…
  
  

Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer.

The Critical Mass Talent Acquisition team will only communicate from email addresses that use the URLs criticalmass.com and us.greenhouse-mail.io. We will not use apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or Google Hangouts for communicating with you. We will never ask you to send us money, technology, or anything else to work for our company. If you believe you are the victim of a scam, please review your local government consumer protections guidance and reach out to them directly.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet, Advertising Services, and Online Audio and Video Media

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