As an Associate Designer, you are excited to contribute to the development of creative concepts that translate visually. You are an original thinker and a team player matching strategic direction with appropriate design results across digital experiences. Most importantly, you are driven by a passion for design. You will have the opportunity to try the digital agency world to see if it's for you! Developing talent is part of our DNA. This junior talent program is a fast-track to launch your career with regular learning opportunities, mentorship and real client work.

You Will:

Work with a mentor to design solutions that meet or exceed strategic objectives
Create and update digital assets for websites, product pages, and other online channels.
Support ongoing website maintenance and content updates.
Design layouts, banners, graphics, and visual elements that align with brand guidelines.
Provide quality assurance on creative deliverables.
Build and maintain a team rapport with entire multidisciplinary project team.

You Have:

Strong design portfolio that demonstrates solid visual, interactive and graphic design skills.
Comfortability brainstorming and contributing to bigger ideas
Ability to articulate creative ideas
Proven aptitude for quick creative thinking with acute attention to detail
Understanding of information architecture and hierarchy
Comprehensive understanding of interactivity and the web
Passion for design and eagerness to collaborate with other creative people

Nice-to-haves:

Post-secondary education, certification, or experience in a related field preferred
Experience using standard design tools, such as Figma, PhotoShop, Adobe XD, or Sketch
Experience with digital design, including UX
Motion graphics experience for the Web and video

What We Offer:

Global maternity and parental leave
Competitive benefits packages
Vacation, compassionate leave, personal/sick days, and flex days
Access to online services for families and new parents
Early Dismissal Friday’s (off at 3:00 PM local time every Friday)
12 affinity groups
Internal learning and development programs
Enterprise-wide employee discounts

Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success. In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from an office a minimum of 3 days a week.

Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer.

Critical Mass uses artificial intelligence in our recruitment process to enhance job postings, filter keywords during the review of prospective candidates, and, in some cases, transcribe interviews with our recruiters. Human review remains central to the process, and all hiring decisions are ultimately made by our team.

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Associate Designer

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