Senior Designer

The Critical Mass team in Cupertino sits and works should-to-shoulder with our client. We create applications which drive one of the world’s most trafficked websites. 

Think of all the ways that we explore and purchase products - direct from the source, other retail stores both on and offline. This team focuses on maintaining the branding and human-centered design thinking and experiences throughout indirect channel partners digital ecosystem and drives strategies that provide customers with a thoughtful and engaging experience that stays on-brand.

As a Senior Designer focused on visual communication, crafting creative concepts that translate visually is your bread and butter. You are an original thinker and a team player—matching strategic direction with appropriate design results across digital experiences. In addition to creativity, keen attention to detail makes your work stellar.

This position is required to be onsite 5 days per week in our client's Cupertino office.

You will:

• Design digital solutions that meet or exceed strategic objectives.
• Create highly usable interface solutions focused on user experience.
• Rationalize solutions to project teams and clients.
• Balance creative with client business requirements.
• Design mood boards, storyboards, interactive page layouts, site grids and interface demos, photo retouches and enhancements, and animated GIFs.
• Provide quality assurance on creative deliverables.
• Build and maintain a rapport with creative team, account managers, and project managers.
• Visualize and verbalize ideas to team and client.

You have:

• 4-7+ years of working experience in digital design and interactive.
• Strong digital design portfolio showcasing storytelling abilities through thoughtfully designed case studies.
• Developed and diverse communication skills.
• Ability to articulate creative ideas.
• Proven aptitude for quick creative thinking with acute attention to detail within demanding deadlines.
• A solid working knowledge of the latest versions of Mac OS, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
• Figma, Photoshop and Sketch expertise, including file organization, and preparation of pixel-perfect files for design team use.
• An understanding of the strengths and limitations of After Effects, Sketch, Principle as well as information architecture and hierarchy.
• Comprehensive understanding of interactivity and the Web.
• Illustration in both electronic and traditional media.

The Talent Team at Critical Mass is focused on ensuring we provide the best training, onboarding, and employee experience possible! 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, this role is required to work from an office 5 days a week.