Job description

Company & Job Overview

10 Pound Gorilla is a web development and digital marketing agency working with clients across the globe. Headquartered in Colorado, all employees collaborate and work remotely with a team dispersed throughout the United States. We serve small to large corporations, start-ups, government entities, and many well-known organizations: EssilorLuxottica, Lennar, National Conference for the State Legislator, YMCA, Boy Scouts, and many other prestigious companies.

We are looking for a UI / UX designer to add to our team who desires to own and drive the creative direction of large-scale projects to include custom applications, heavily used web portals, and effective business websites. This role is ideal for a designer wanting to be involved in all aspects of user experience, including UI. Someone who wants to understand the details (ADA compliance, page optimization, user engagement statistics, etc.) will thrive in this position.

We are the Navy Seals of web development and lead the industry in best practices, innovation, and excellence. Do you want to deliver an outstanding solution with a stellar team and consistently exceed client expectations? We do too.

Job Details

In Need of Web Designer — UI/UX Designer

Bonus Skills: HTML, CSS, Digital Marketing, Copywriting, AI Experience

Location: Position is Fully Remote

Job Type: Full Time

Pay: Based on Experience

Candidates should excel at and be passionate about UI/UX design and be familiar with web design best practices, including ADA compliance design rules and responsive design. The right candidate is a self-starter, problem-solver, seasoned communicator, and someone who loves to drive the creative direction from start to finish. They will work to understand and exceed our client's expectations and understand the importance copy plays in an effective design. They are willing to design words to create compelling user experiences. The candidate needs to excel at top-notch and corporate-level UI/UX designs.

The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 4 years of experience in web design and be able to show a portfolio of work. The candidate should show achievements and accomplishments in past work and academic history.

We receive a significant volume of resumes and prefer candidates who complete this simple online form to indicate they have read the full job description. Please complete the Google Form here: https://forms.gle/3zcudr1XDHtjU78H8

Thank you for taking the time to help us narrow our candidate pool. We prefer to work effectively and efficiently and appreciate candidates who explore our full application before applying.

Responsibilities

• Work with business analyst and developers to design complex applications to include workflow, function, UI, and copy
• Participate in client meetings to collect initial visual and UX requirements and preferences, receive feedback, and implement changes to initially presented mock-ups
• Review outdated websites and restructure navigation and content flow for a better UI/UX experience. Redesign the look and feel from scratch
• Structure design documents to leverage reusable symbols for efficient document-wide changes
• Leverage Figma as the primary design tool with experience in Sketch
• Leverage Adobe Suite products to include Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign
• Develop website designs and interfaces from scratch (We do not leverage templates, so you must be a strong designer)
• Develop detailed wireframes and mock-ups
• Craft copy within designs — i.e. taking a paragraph provided by a client and design user-friendly copy
• Provide a style guide and clear directions to the developer to ensure successful development
• Fill in as needed on the team for smaller tasks such as creating social graphics, designing print material, finding photos, and supporting other web designers

Required Experience & Skills

• 4+ years of UI/UX web design experience
• Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, In-Design, XD, Sketch or similar experience
• Self-starter with the ability to dive in with minimal direction
• Detailed-oriented, organized, and able to quickly prioritize while managing multiple parallel projects and several small requests from ongoing clients
• Must be flexible and have experience in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with numerous types of project methodology, including agile and waterfall
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent skills in written communication and documentation

Bonus Skills

• Graphic Design
• HTML
• CSS
• Copywriting
• Digital Marketing

To Learn More About 10 Pound Gorilla at www.10PoundGorilla.com

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Why do you want to work for 10 Pound Gorilla?
• Why are you looking for a job? If you no longer have a job why did you leave your last position?
• When doing UI/UX designs what do you excel at and what areas do you struggle with or feel you have room for improvement?
• Describe your ideal work culture?
• What value would you bring to the company?
• Are you willing to work overtime if necessary?

Experience:

• Web design: 3 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Remote

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