About the company
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Visual Designer based in United Kingdom.
Responsibilities
- Create high-quality visual designs across brand guidelines, communication materials, UI design systems, and digital products.
- Apply and evolve visual design principles to ensure consistency, clarity, and quality across a broad range of materials and user experiences.
- Translate complex technical concepts, products, and information into clear and engaging visual experiences.
- Design with real content and information at the center, ensuring that visual presentation supports usability and user understanding.
- Apply strong knowledge of design principles, quality heuristics, accessibility, and web standards to deliver effective user experiences.
- Collaborate closely with designers and colleagues across different functions to develop thoughtful and effective design solutions.
- Contribute ideas, share perspectives, and participate actively in design critiques, feedback sessions, and creative discussions.
- Help establish and promote high standards for visual quality and design consistency across projects.
- Stay informed about evolving visual design practices, digital trends, tools, and technologies and apply relevant approaches to your work.
- Take ownership of projects, manage priorities effectively, and consistently deliver high-quality work within agreed commitments.
- Support the development of design skills within the wider team through knowledge sharing, mentorship, and constructive feedback where appropriate.
Requirements
- Demonstrated professional experience in visual, graphic, digital, web, or product design, gained through an agency, company, freelance, or comparable environment.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating excellent visual design skills and the ability to communicate complex information clearly and effectively.
- Strong understanding of design principles, usability, accessibility, and modern web standards.
- Undergraduate degree in a relevant technical, design, or related discipline, or a compelling alternative career and education path.
- Strong interest in technology and evidence of personal design, technology, or creative projects and initiatives.
- Excellent written and spoken English, with strong presentation and communication skills.
- Confidence to express ideas, respectfully challenge assumptions, exchange feedback, and contribute actively to creative discussions.
- Strong interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
- Ability to work effectively with colleagues from diverse cultural, professional, and geographic backgrounds.
- Thoughtful, self-motivated, and highly organized approach to design work.
- Results-oriented mindset with a strong personal drive to meet commitments and deliver outstanding outcomes.
- Demonstrated willingness to continuously develop design and technical skills.
- Strong work ethic and confidence to contribute alongside highly motivated and talented colleagues.
- Ability and willingness to travel internationally approximately twice per year for company events lasting up to two weeks.
Conditions
- Fully distributed, remote working environment.
- Opportunity to work on high-impact visual design projects across brand, digital products, communication materials, and design systems.
- USD 2,000 annual personal learning and development budget.
- Performance-driven annual bonus or commission in addition to base compensation.
- Annual compensation review based on factors including location, experience, and performance.
- Recognition rewards.
- Annual holiday leave.
- Maternity and paternity leave.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Twice-yearly opportunities to meet colleagues in person through team sprints and company events.
- Opportunities to travel internationally and collaborate with colleagues from around the world.
- Priority Pass and travel upgrades for eligible long-haul company events.
- Opportunity to contribute to design work supporting widely used open-source technology and digital products.
- Collaborative environment with opportunities to learn from experienced designers and colleagues across multiple disciplines.