Junior Visual Designer
Roadie, a UPS Company, is a crowdsourced delivery platform. Founded in 2014, Roadie works with consumers, small businesses and enterprises to enable scheduled, same-day and urgent delivery in passenger vehicles across the U.S. With more than 200,000 drivers nationwide, Roadie reaches more than 20,000 zip codes – the largest local same-day delivery network in the nation.
At Roadie, our Junior Visual Designers have a rich understanding of the business needs and enjoy translating them into engaging, well-designed digital, print and multimedia assets that meet the needs of the project and the Roadie brand. We aim to deliver great work that’s thoughtful and engaging – no matter who the audience is.
Our small but mighty Creative team works in close collaboration to produce and direct a myriad of projects for our marketing, communications, social media, web presence, product and sales teams.
What You’ll Do
- Collaborate with business stakeholders and fellow designers to translate business requirements into user-centric, on-brand design requirements
- Act as a steward of the brand; advocating for consistency of voice, tone and visual identity across all customer-facing touchpoints
- Communicate design rationale to business audiences, and effectively present work by mapping design decisions to brand guidelines and business goals (equally) on every project.
- Work iteratively and collaboratively to execute design projects on time, on budget and on strategy; Estimate scope and duration of work and proactively track and report status daily/weekly as needed
- Assist Sr. Visual Designer in preparing files for production, checking files for adherence to specs (dimensions, color space, etc.), sending to production and monitoring production schedule as needed
- Work with outside vendors to estimate services, spec materials, and maintain healthy communications.
- Execute on a variety of projects from digital (graphic assets for video, email, landing pages, web ads) to print (sales collateral, training materials, promo items)
The Tools You’ll Use
- Adobe Creative Suite for Mac with an emphasis on Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
- Google Business apps and / or MS Office for document and slideware
- Bonus skills: Premiere Pro, AfterEffects, Sketch, Figma, HTML/CSS, illustration, animation
- Wordpress
- Basecamp
What You Bring
- 2+ years experience as a graphic or visual designer, preferably as part of a fast-paced, collaborative team
- A solid portfolio with examples of both print and digital work
- Knowledge of current digital design trends; natural curiosity and commitment to learning new skills and concepts
- An eye for detail and an obsession with pixel-perfection
- Solid problem solving and communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast paced, technology-centric environment
- Strong interest in digital, mobile, social technology is preferred
- You’re a good communicator, able to speak to your design choices clearly while maintaining a positive attitude and sense of humor
- You're scrappy, curious, empathetic, and a genuinely good human
Why Roadie?
- Competitive compensation packages
- 100% covered health insurance premiums for yourself
- 401k with company match
- Tuition and student loan repayment assistance (that’s right - Roadie will contribute directly to your existing student loans!)
- Flexible work schedule with unlimited PTO
- Monthly 3-day weekends
- Monthly WFH stipend
- The technology you need to get the job done