Senior Print Designer (Freelance, 2-3 months)
Our Mission at LearnVest:
LearnVest is redefining the American approach to personal finance. Our planners leverage financial technology to create simple, affordable, realistic plans for anyone who wants to feel confident about their money and optimistic about the future.
Since launching in 2010, LearnVest has been one of the premier financial technology companies in the country, helping thousands of people make progress on their financial goals. LearnVest was acquired by Northwestern Mutual in 2015 and is now scaling its technology and personal finance approach to help millions of people across both the LearnVest and Northwestern Mutual brands.
Description
The Senior Print Designer excels at elegant design solutions to intricate problems and masters crafting compelling visual experiences on a page. This person will liaise with the design team to achieve the highest quality of output, bringing new ideas to the table, and ensuring the project’s success.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with the Art Director and other team members to create polished materials that enhance the customer experience
- Manage the quality of the print design from the outset and beyond delivery
- Extrapolate design thinking across various mediums
- Develop an understanding of the technical capabilities and constraints of the systems, and anticipate how that impacts the design
- Communicate articulately with non-designers and stakeholders
Qualifications
- Proactive and able to work independently, with minimal supervision
- 3+ years of working in a creative role with extensive experience in print
- Has a superior-level understanding of graphic design, typography, color and layout
- Experience translating a design across its numerous use-cases
- Keen eye for details, and a knack for streamlined workflow
- Highly experienced in Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, and Invision
- Collaborate well with copy, research, UX, product and tech teams
- Has a passion and curiosity for best design practices and new industry technologies
- A love of taking lots of complex information and distilling it on a page
- Link to work or an online portfolio is a must
Things that we value
- Curious mindset and an appetite for learning
- A strong point of view with a healthy dose of humility
- A collaborative mindset, thick skin and a great sense of humor
- A belief in our vision and mission to provide financial wellness to the millennial market
Benefits
- Fully stocked snacks, beer fridge, cold brew kegs, frequent catered lunches, company dodgeball team, and whiskey hours
- Tuition reimbursement, commuter plans, and paid time off
- Highly competitive compensation that include base salary plus bonus
- Medical/Dental/Vision plans, Matching 401(k), pension program