We are seeking a Sr. Visual Designer to lead design for our e-commerce shopping and B2B partner portal experiences. In this role, you will lead the work to conceptualize, define, and design both the design strategy and detailed visual design framework, innovating new and easier ways to guide and delight the customer through our shopping experiences. Youll evangelize design across The Grommet, helping teams solve challenges through the thinking and beauty of design.
This role comes at an exciting time where we are finalizing a refreshed brand identity that must be executed across our consumer shopping and business portal experiencesthe opportunity is yours to drive and make something amazing. The Sr. Visual Designer will join the brand team and partner with our product, engineering, media, copy, and marketing teams to design beautiful and serendipitous shopping experiences. Youre influencing arguably the most important brand touchpoint we havehow will you shape a customers shopping experience?
You are curious about how customers navigate through the hierarchy of information and action to shop and buy. You take a customer-centered approach in your work and learn through experimentation. You consider how the visual design approach should differ across contexts, and devices, while being able to dive deep into pixels, microinteractions, words, and similar details. This role will partner product ux specialists to execute and design tests and optimize for conversion.
Qualifications
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6+ years as a visual designer, or similar role designing websites and/or e-commerce shopping experiences.
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A strong portfolio of wonderful but thoughtful visual design work.
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Proficiency in design and prototyping tools such as figma, sketch, & invision.
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Bachelors, or equivalent degree, in Graphic Design, related field or equivalent professional experience within the design field.
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Comprehensive knowledge of the latest design concepts and emerging trends in visual design.
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Effectiveness in working across organizational boundaries to influence and deliver results.
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Leadership and teamwork skillsthe ability to work with other creative, engineering, and product leads with confidence and skill to communicate your ideas clearly.
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A solid understanding of designing intuitive site functionality, interaction, site architecture, user interfaces, and navigation.
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Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills; the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively across different audiences and varying levels of the organization.?
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Able to translate concepts into concrete depictions to clarify ideas and advance collaboration based on shared understanding.?
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Willing to roll up the sleeves to meet business and product deliverables?.
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Passion for the power of user-centered visual design done well and well-versed in design critique best practices.
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Expert knowledge or familiarity with accessibility best practices.