Digital Designer

IBM; Yorktown Heights (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM is seeking an experienced Digital Designer to create innovative user interfaces and media. The ideal candidate will possess a strong design sensibility and collaborate with research teams and stakeholders, leading projects from conception to execution. A background in visual design, along with proficiency in design tools such as Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, is essential. Join IBM to be at the forefront of AI-powered software solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years digital design experience required.
• Experience with animation and web standards preferred.
• Skilled in web languages and frameworks a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design digital interfaces, tools, content, and web experiences.
• Create motion studies and animations for prototyping.
• Effectively communicate conceptual ideas to stakeholders.

Skills

Motion Design

Typography

Graphic Design

Layout

Color Theory

Education

BFA in Design

Master's Degree

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

MS Office

Job description

Introduction

A career in IBM Software means you'll be part of a team that transforms our customer’s challenges into solutions.

Seeking new possibilities and always staying curious, we are a team dedicated to creating the world's leading AI-powered, cloud-native software solutions for our customers. Our renowned legacy creates endless global opportunities for our IBMers, so the door is always open for those who want to grow their career.

IBM's product and technology landscape includes Research, Software, and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of IBM, where growth and innovation thrive.

Your Role And Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Digital Designer to create interfaces and media for web and product incubation interfaces. The professional must have a strong attention towards strategic, simple, smart design, and a keen eye for a modernist approach to user interfaces, typography, information design, and motion graphics. This individual will interact with research teams and other IBM business units as they support the output of our team and the vision of the Creative Director.

Responsibilities

• Design digital interfaces, tools, content, and web experiences.
• Create motion studies and animations for prototyping and production.
• Adopt IBM design systems and standards, scaling them across IBM and IBM Research.
• Lead/Co-Lead projects from conception, design, to execution and advocacy.
• Bring abstract concepts to life though typography, illustration, and iconography.
• Effectively communicate conceptual ideas and detailed design rationale both verbally and visually.
• Design and maintain style guides, toolkits and other design documents.
• Speak and present to stakeholders and agency partners on design strategy.
• Work with senior team members to establish priority, fidelity and delivery of tasks.
• Help advance design at IBM.
  
  

This Individual Must Excel At

• Distinguishing good design from bad.
• Designing experiences across digital media.
• Utilizing your knowledge of grids, typography, graphic design, color, layout, iconography, imagery, and design patterns and systems to address ambiguous, complex problems and projects.
• Actively seeking feedback and review of work; accept and act upon creative/technical direction.
• Working in a fast-paced environment, inspiring and motivating their team.
• Overseeing documentation details while ensuring quality control.
• Readdressing change with flexibility and ease.
• Collaborating well with others (e.g., stakeholders, technical teams).
  
  

Preferred Education

Master's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• BFA in design (visual and/or interactive)
• 5+ years digital design experience
  
  

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Applications: Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite (Highly proficient), MS Office (.PPT), Github, etc.
• Animation and motion design
• Web standards and processes
• Web languages and frameworks skills a plus