Immersive Designer

Introduction

Equip helps recruiters screen candidates across skills with its automated assessments. We are a B2B SaaS tool with a very self-served product. We are looking for a product designer with a minimum of 2 years of B2B Product Design Experience, preferably SaaS.

Responsibilities

1. ~70% of your time will be spent on Figma designs for app and product pages. We are a B2B SaaS product
2. ~20% will be spent on designing marketing and ad landing pages
3. ~10% will be spent on creatives for marketing, etc

Why You Should Join Us

1. We may not have design skills, but we already have millions of users who are very happy with our services. Really, millions and very happy!
2. As a small team, we move super-fast. We promise you your first design contribution will go live on our website on your first day at the job!
3. Small teams are where you have the greatest learnings and impact.

Salary

1. See the top of this post :)
2. The actual amount will depend on (i) skill (as demonstrated in the assessment, assignment and interview), and (ii) experience
3. 100% cash
4. No ESOPs to begin with. ESOPs may be offered after 1 year, based on performance

Skills

1. Figma
2. Visual Design
3. Experience with SaaS Products
4. Excellent English
5. When you see a well-designed product, you can identify what works and use it in your next project
6. When you see a poorly-designed product, it irks you and you want to fix it

Hiring Process

You can find the detailed process on this link: https://whimsical.com/product-designer-4AL2Fya9QMZng9dr8vQjrY

Reporting Structure

As a small team, we are fairly flat in how we operate. But, you will report to the CEO: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayanthneelakanta/

Role Description

We are looking for a Branding Designer / Graphic Designer to produce and oversee creative solutions to address our marketing needs. They should have in-depth knowledge of graphic design, styles and layout techniques.

You should also have experience executing marketing

projects from conception to production, including logos, theme decks, website implementation and marketing. Ultimately, they should be able to determine the requirements and delivering high-quality

pieces on tight deadlines.

Responsibilities & Personal Skills

Oversee all branding design projects, from conception to delivery

Understand the brief, participate in brainstorming and produce creative designs that result in an engaging consumer journey.

Generate ideas and design dynamic original pieces and themes for sales and events.

These should include illustrations, infographics, gifs, typography and layouts made using graphic design softwares

Collaborate with the marketing team and copywriters to understand the

exact requirements and expectations.

Translate creative thinking into imagery and copy that retains and clearly expresses the initial ideas.

Keep creative elements under control in order to deliver them on brief, on time and on budget, often to tight deadlines.

Maintain brand consistency throughout all our marketing projects.

Managing multiple design projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines

Well-versed with social media and marketing and online platform banners

Contributing to the brand strategies developed for projects including ideas that

demonstrate insight and innovation; solutions that engage audiences

Being capable of taking responsibility for owning, shaping, developing and delivering creative projects while working as part of a team and individually.

Stay up-to-date with design and fashion trends, industry developments and tools.

Qualifications & Experience

Minimum 4 6 years of experience in graphic design, branding, illustrations etc. for creative agencies, other web companies, e-commerce industry etc.

Proficient in graphic design software Adobe, Figma, etc

Good communication skills plus professional written and interpersonal skills. Ability to meet deadlines and collaborate with a team

Strong aesthetic and visual design skills with the ability to combine various colors, fonts and layouts in both static and basic motion graphics.

Attention to visual details

E-commerce background is a plus point.

Understanding the Fashion Space is a plus.

Company Introduction   

Murf AI is a Series A-funded startup backed by Elevation Capital and Matrix Partners. Founded by alumni of IIT Kharagpur, we have served 1 Mn+ voice-over projects through our core product, the Murf Studio, which now caters to customers in 100+ countries. We are working on simplifying voice audio and making high-quality voice overs accessible to everyone, using artificial intelligence. Murf helps users create lifelike voice overs in a matter of minutes, without the need for any recording equipment. (https://murf.ai/)

As seen in: TechCrunch | Forbes | Entrepreneur | YourStory

We like to stay informal, structurally flat and fun to work with. We love our customers, and obsess about their needs round the clock. If that sounds like a mix you would fit into, we would love to know you better. We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented language specialist to join our team. 

Responsibilities 

As a Visual Designer, you will be responsible for creating visually appealing and user-centric designs that align with our brand identity and business objectives. The ideal candidate possesses a keen eye for aesthetics, a deep understanding of design principles, and the ability to translate creative concepts into compelling visual experiences.

• Produce strong conceptual and expressive visual design that is engaging and reflects a cohesive visual style and tone.
• Create wireframes, prototypes, and mockups to effectively communicate design concepts.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand project requirements and deliverables.
• Work collaboratively with other designers to ensure a consistent, integrated brand perception and user-experience.
• Produce high-quality visual assets that enhance user experience and effectively communicate key messages.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute creative ideas to enhance project outcomes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Arts, or a related field.
• Ideally 3+ years of experience as a Visual Designer with a strong portfolio showcasing a range of design projects.
• Proficient in industry-standard design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and others.
• Familiarity with user interface design principles and practices.
• Strong understanding of branding and the ability to maintain visual consistency.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Educational Requirements

• Must possess a diploma/degree/certificate in graphic design / fine art/interface design from a recognized school, institute, or academy (NIFT, NID, Pearl Academy)

Experience:  5+ years, Proven experience with UI / UX / Graphic design with a portfolio of sample projects

Desired Candidate Profile:

Hard skills

• Experience with web and mobile app design
• Experience creating rapid prototypes
• Team management skill
• Working knowledge of responsive design and grid principles
• Strong typography, layout, and visual design skills
• Working knowledge of industry tools: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, InVision, Sketch
• Working knowledge of the ideation and creation of UI design deliverables: Sitemaps, user flows, wireframes, lo-fi and hi-fi layouts, prototypes
• Ability to innovate and develop out-of-the-box solutions to complex user interaction problems

Soft skills

• Desire to learn and grow as a designer
• Proactive, independent working style
• Excellent communication skills – both spoken and written
• Ability to clearly articulate ideas and concepts
• Strong attention to detail and a keen eye for aesthetics
• Artistic eye for design, user interaction, functionality, and readability
• Strong team player who can collaborate effectively with different stakeholders
• Designers should demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Time-management skills to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Well organized and well planned (yes, we know this is a big ask!)
• Happy, fun-loving, and imaginative

Responsibilities:

• Develop standard UI components and style guides
• Build wireframes and storyboards to conceptualize the design
• Define visual elements, product elements, and overall design
• Taking design briefs to understand requirements
• Effectively communicate your designs to developers and other key stakeholders
• Create and implement interaction models and user interface specifications
• Conduct industry research and stay up-to-date on best practices, competitor UI designs, and emerging technologies
• Conduct, observe, and analyze usability testing sessions
• Conduct user testing of applications, software, and websites
• Develop consistent, intuitive architectures
• Support the QA team to make sure features are implemented in the coded version as intended
• Determine timeline and deliverables
• Evaluate and set best practices and standards
• Work with UI managers and team to define user flows and sitemaps
• Measure the human-computer interaction (HCI) element of a design
• Collaborate on scenarios, end-to-end experiences, and screen designs
• Work with frontend and backend developers as needed.

Primary Job Description 

1. a) Visual Design Strategy

• Work with the marketing and product team to identify visual design themes for cohesion with overall Freeup brand identity and areas for brand differentiation in the context of social commerce space.
• Work with marketing leadership to identify disruptive design strategies to enhance brand differentiation and positioning across FreeUp products and experiences

1. b) Visual Design Operations

• Provide visual design inputs for the brand calendar across all channels -social media, PR and owned channels.
• Develop and execution integrated marketing campaigns across owned ,paid and partnership media both online and offline
• Provide design templates to ensure brand visual consistency in all partner engagements, co-branded

communication & campaigns.

Qualifications

Candidate should have a strong graphic design background who is also proficient in 2D animation

• Ideally having worked for a high-growth consumer startup supplying content to social media or ads teams
• Kinetic typography and composite layering should be included in the requirements
• Bonus if they have the ability to draw/sketch by hand
• Having 3-5 years of experience (being a junior may not be a disadvantage here)
• Ready to complete an assignment e.g. a 15-second video within 24 hours
• Having an impressive portfolio to showcase, both static and short animation work

• Collaborate with internal teams to define user interface requirements
• Combine various colors, shapes and typography fonts to improve user experience
• Paint by hand and use drawing applications to design original graphics
• Use visual design software to refine illustrations
• Apply sketching techniques, like gradients and contrasts to enhance digital images
• Present rough drafts to product managers and/or key stakeholders to gain approval
• Develop prototypes and models to use in various products to maximize aesthetic consistency
• Brainstorm new ideas, layouts and graphics
• Stay up-to-date with design application changes and industry developments

• Proven work experience as a Visual Designer, UI Designer or similar role
• Portfolio of related works (e.g. logos, animations and graphics)
• Hands-on experience with image editing and digital sketching software, like Photoshop, Indesign and Adobe Illustrator
• Knowledge of HTML/CSS; JavaScript is a plus
• Strong aesthetic skills with the ability to combine various colors, fonts and layouts
• Ability to meet deadlines while working on team projects
• Attention to visual details
• BSc degree in Design, Visual Arts or relevant qualification

Intro

Develop the brand guidelines and graphics for product and marketing assets. The individual will also own the design of visual assets for marketing of the product across touchpoints.

What will you do
Develop and strengthen brand assets including style and brand guidelines

Deliver high-quality, on-brand graphics to support a superior customer experience.

Maintain a set of design best practices and guidelines to reduce and minimize production efforts

Produce creative assets including graphics, templates, and layouts and visual standards for marketing activities across multiple channels. These include web, social media, events, email campaigns, and other activations.

Support your design work using insights from quantitative data and site metrics, segmentation and customer feedback

Quality control to ensure accuracy and a high creative bar.

Present work to team and key stakeholders for review, feedback, and approval.

Digital platform design experience and understanding for cross platform design guidelines.

What will you need

Bachelor's degree in design/relevant disciplines or equivalent work experience.

Proficiency with full Adobe creative suite

Extensive knowledge of Graphic Design, Print Design/Layout, Web Design and Development, with experience in design/development for both mobile and desktop applications.

Ability to drive the design process by independently defining requirements, scoping projects and prioritizing tasks.

Demonstrated strong visual design expertise with ability to produce fresh, simple, elegant and exceedingly usable layouts and interactions and iconography.

What would be a bonus

Prior experience working in a fast-growth Startup

Prior experience working in eCommerce related startup