IBM
Digital and Brand Designer
IBM, Yorktown Heights, New York, United States, 10598
IntroductionThomas J. Watson said it best: “Good design is good business.” Visualization is critical to discovering data-driven insights and effectively communicating that knowledge to others. Designers at IBM work to create experiences that work together, work the same, and work for our clients. Does the thought of creating the platform at the heart of solutions like Watson, Blockchain, IoT, and Security excite you?
If so, read on!
Your Role and Responsibilities
We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Digital Designer who is passionate about ideas, branded experiences, and the modern design of software and web. The professional must have a strong attention towards strategic, simple, smart design, and a keen eye for a modernist approach to user interfaces, typography, information design, and motion graphics. The right candidate should have experience working across media—web, product, layout, and animation, as well as conceptual skills with identity design, iconography, and brand systems. They will be primarily responsible for designing and visually supporting much of IBM Research’s digital experiences while applying creative thinking as they work closely with writers, editors, developers, and individual research teams. The work will include creating media and interfaces while also providing photo, video, and illustration direction based on project needs. This individual will interact with other IBM business units and suppliers as they support the output of our team and the vision of the Creative Director.Responsibilities:- Design digital interfaces, content, and web experiences.- Create motion studies and animations for prototyping and production.- Adopt IBM design systems and standards, scaling them across IBM and IBM Research.- Lead/Co-Lead projects from conception, design, to execution and advocacy.- Bring abstract concepts to life though typography, illustration, and iconography.- Effectively communicate conceptual ideas and detailed design rationale both verbally and visually.- Design and maintain style guides, toolkits and other design documents.- Speak and present to stakeholders and agency partners on design strategy.- Work with senior team members to establish priority, fidelity and delivery of tasks.- Help advance design at IBM.This individual must excel at:- Distinguishing good design from bad.- Designing experiences across digital media. - Utilizing your knowledge of grids, typography, graphic design, color, layout, iconography, imagery, and design patterns and systems to address ambiguous, complex problems and projects.- Actively seeking feedback and review of work; accept and act upon creative/technical direction.- Working in a fast-paced environment, inspiring and motivating their team.- Overseeing documentation details while ensuring quality control.- Readdressing change with flexibility and ease.- Collaborating well with others (e.g., stakeholders, technical teams).
Required Technical and Professional Expertise- 2+ years digital design experience
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise- Applications: Figma (highly proficient), Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite (Highly proficient), MS Office (.PPT), Github, etc.- Animation and motion design- Web standards and processes
skills a plus- Web languages and frameworksAbout Business Unit IBM Research is the organic growth engine of IBM and an innovation engine for our customers and partners. As part of this mission, IBM Research anticipates and examines 'What's Next in Computing' to ultimately create and integrate the technologies the world relies upon to solve big challenges and unlock new opportunities. We create and pioneer new markets for IBM, our partners and customers as exemplified in our ongoing quest to reach practical and large-scale quantum computing. Across IBM Research, we realize the power and potential to accelerate discovery with our partners and clients by combining the power of high performance computing, AI, and Quantum, all integrated through the hybrid cloud.
Your Life @ IBM In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.
Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.Are you ready to be an IBMer?About IBM IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.
Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.
At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.
Location Statement IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:
- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being- Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs.- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law.- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals.- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences.The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.
Being You @ IBM IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
If so, read on!
Your Role and Responsibilities
We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Digital Designer who is passionate about ideas, branded experiences, and the modern design of software and web. The professional must have a strong attention towards strategic, simple, smart design, and a keen eye for a modernist approach to user interfaces, typography, information design, and motion graphics. The right candidate should have experience working across media—web, product, layout, and animation, as well as conceptual skills with identity design, iconography, and brand systems. They will be primarily responsible for designing and visually supporting much of IBM Research’s digital experiences while applying creative thinking as they work closely with writers, editors, developers, and individual research teams. The work will include creating media and interfaces while also providing photo, video, and illustration direction based on project needs. This individual will interact with other IBM business units and suppliers as they support the output of our team and the vision of the Creative Director.Responsibilities:- Design digital interfaces, content, and web experiences.- Create motion studies and animations for prototyping and production.- Adopt IBM design systems and standards, scaling them across IBM and IBM Research.- Lead/Co-Lead projects from conception, design, to execution and advocacy.- Bring abstract concepts to life though typography, illustration, and iconography.- Effectively communicate conceptual ideas and detailed design rationale both verbally and visually.- Design and maintain style guides, toolkits and other design documents.- Speak and present to stakeholders and agency partners on design strategy.- Work with senior team members to establish priority, fidelity and delivery of tasks.- Help advance design at IBM.This individual must excel at:- Distinguishing good design from bad.- Designing experiences across digital media. - Utilizing your knowledge of grids, typography, graphic design, color, layout, iconography, imagery, and design patterns and systems to address ambiguous, complex problems and projects.- Actively seeking feedback and review of work; accept and act upon creative/technical direction.- Working in a fast-paced environment, inspiring and motivating their team.- Overseeing documentation details while ensuring quality control.- Readdressing change with flexibility and ease.- Collaborating well with others (e.g., stakeholders, technical teams).
Required Technical and Professional Expertise- 2+ years digital design experience
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise- Applications: Figma (highly proficient), Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite (Highly proficient), MS Office (.PPT), Github, etc.- Animation and motion design- Web standards and processes
skills a plus- Web languages and frameworksAbout Business Unit IBM Research is the organic growth engine of IBM and an innovation engine for our customers and partners. As part of this mission, IBM Research anticipates and examines 'What's Next in Computing' to ultimately create and integrate the technologies the world relies upon to solve big challenges and unlock new opportunities. We create and pioneer new markets for IBM, our partners and customers as exemplified in our ongoing quest to reach practical and large-scale quantum computing. Across IBM Research, we realize the power and potential to accelerate discovery with our partners and clients by combining the power of high performance computing, AI, and Quantum, all integrated through the hybrid cloud.
Your Life @ IBM In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.
Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.Are you ready to be an IBMer?About IBM IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.
Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.
At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.
Location Statement IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:
- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being- Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs.- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law.- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals.- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences.The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.
Being You @ IBM IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.