Graphic/Visual Designer

HSV Digital is a global, full-service, and 100% B2B technology-focused marketing firm. Because we are so immersed and invested in all things B2B tech, we are experts at understanding complex value propositions, systems, stakeholders, and challenges.

We pride ourselves in working with the largest and fastest growing technology companies, helping them build brand awareness, grow revenue, and maximize the value of their channel ecosystem. Some of our clients include Microsoft, Deloitte, Databricks, IBM, Cognizant, HCL, Diversified, EY, and many more!

As a Visual Designer, your job will be to create high-end graphics for a range of clients in enterprise technology.

Key responsibilities:

• Create aesthetic visual assets for our clients including corporate branding, animations, infographics, posters, banners, presentations, emailers and other requested design elements.
• Understanding client requirements and translating the same into collaterals with high level of creativity
• Maintaining brand aesthetic and standards across all channels to ensure consistency with client’s brand guide
• Working on multiple projects at a time with varying deadlines.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a visual designer for SaaS or enterprise technology companies.

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We are a small team - based across London and Indore - with a big vision and are growing rapidly. We’re a Techstars company, and are backed by some of London’s biggest VCs. We have been awarded UK’s ‘Startup of the Year’ and also featured by Forbes as a startup 'set to blaze a trail'.

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A smart, multi-talented product designer who has an eye for design and possesses a “design thinking” mindset in putting yourself in the users’ shoes. The ideal candidate will be highly creative and strongly self-motivated; has deep experience in making a product more intuitive and in reducing the steps needed for users to achieve desired tasks.

They will work closely with engineering, product, and business folks to find elegant but practical solutions to design challenges. They'll provide and own the visual direction.

• Own the design cycle - right from user research, problem discovery, sketching and wire-framing, building flows and interactions, to creating pixel-perfect screens, testing prototypes and working with developers.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams on product iterations to enhance the overall product experience. Together, you’ll solve problems and come up with solutions that delight our customers.
• Establish and promote design guidelines, best practices and standards.
• Research functionalities and features needed for the app and come up with ideas that can improve the product.
• Conduct competitor UX design analysis, and keep abreast of competitor products and industry design trends.
• Rapidly produce multiple concepts and prototypes; knowing when to apply pixel-perfect attention to detail, and when to make low-fi sketches and prototypes and familiarity with SAAS platform.
• Modify and revise existing designs to meet customer expectations.

• Expert with design tools (e.g. Sketch, Adobe XD, Figma) to design wireframes and high-fidelity interactive prototypes.
• Can create pixel-perfect visual designs with a strong sense of aesthetics, especially font pairings, typography and spacing.
• Has stronghold on common UX patterns, UI -Patterns.
• Aware of emerging technological trends and understand their impact on design.
• You can work independently and have high ownership of getting things done. You take the lead in discovering problems and execution.
• (Bonus) Have a good understanding of data visualization techniques/tools. (How to show data effectively to the customers).
• (Bonus) Are good with animation, micro-interactions, illustration and or just a curious mind for new tools and platforms.
• (Bonus) Have experience of working in a startup environment where things are fast-paced and priorities are ever-changing.

• Attractive pay and bonus scheme.
• Lunch is on us!
• Quarterly bonus opportunities (up to 25%)
• Employer-covered supplementary medical insurance
• Access to 5,000+ Udemy courses for ongoing learning and development
• Stock option opportunities
• MAC or PC of your choice
• Flexible working hours and leave policy.
• A truly flexible, trust-based, performance-driven work culture.
• A young and passionate team building elegant products with intricate technology for the future of retail and e-commerce. Our average age is below 25!

• That you relocate to Indore.

Responsibilities
 

• Conceptualizing a game character (2D) visuals based on requirements
• Creating images and concepts by hand or using design software
• Develop illustrations, logos and in-game assets using software or by hand
• Testing graphics across various media 
• Developing concepts, graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos and websites
• Determining size and arrangement of copy and illustrative material, as well as font style on social media adverts

• Proven graphic designing experience 
• A strong portfolio of illustrations or other graphics
• Familiarity with design software and technologies (such as InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Figma)
• A keen eye for aesthetics and details
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work methodically and meet deadlines
• Degree in Design, Fine Arts or related field is a plus

• Thorough knowledge of the following is mandatory for the person.
• Create original design ideas and layouts from creative briefings.
• Laying out artwork to plan how a finished page will appear (known as Page Planning/Designing).
• Develops, tracks and helps manage comprehensive-time schedules to insure design projects are delivered on-time and within budget.
• Understanding the client briefs/guidelines.
• Prepare illustrations or rough sketches of material, discussing them with Design Leads and making necessary changes.
• Using mock-ups to make a new ad.
• Drawing own ideas to make a new ad.
• Proofreading and checking the documents for accuracy and visual impact (self QA).
• Using the Spell and Grammar check option in the software.
• Use typography, proximity, and font styles in the best possible way to group the text in the right manner in an advert.
• Preparing the items for reproduction in a format specified by the client (pdf, eps, ps).
• Determines the high visual impact and arrangement of illustrative material, text copy, font style, and size
• Produce accurate high-quality artwork within corporate brand guidelines and standards.
• Good understanding of Prepress techniques

Role Requirements

• Good understanding of brands and how they communicate to their target audience in the form of print and digital communication. For example, you should be able to understand the difference between a printed leaflet and a digital emailer that intends to communicate the same message to the target audience.
• Exceptionally well in Photoshop, Illustrator and Corel Draw compositing technical knowledge.
• Sound English and comprehension and writing skills. Independently assess and research any job briefs to visualize a visual strategy and discuss it with the client's/internal team.
• Team working skills: We value and welcome critical feedback and opinions but we don’t accept arrogance and snobbish behavior. We expect you will make mistakes and you should be able to own up.
• Time Discipline: We understand that creative people sometimes get stuck and require more time. But request you speak up before it’s too late. We love working with colleagues who don’t switch off their mobiles when organizations need them. Honesty and Integrity are the core.

Minimum Qualification

• 2-8 years of working experience in Illustrator, CorelDraw & Photoshop.
• Diploma or Degree in Printing Technology, Graphic Design, or DTP along with 2 years of experience.
• Advertising Agency experience preferred.

1. Editing of Video, Short- Film in Premium Pro / After Effect Software / final cut pro
2. Good experience in handling green screen and DSLR Cameras
3. Cutting and joining shots through editing software
4. Improving picture quality digitally
5. Adding titles, graphics, sound and any visual effects