Upswell is hiring: Visual Designer (Senior) in Portland

Content Summary: Visual Designer (Senior) at Portland, for Upswell In this role, youll define art direction and visual design approaches that communicate narratives, information, and ideas for cultural, social, and research clients. Youll work across a variety of mediums: exhibition and environmental graphics, brand identities, and media formats such as websites, multimedia projections, and interactive installations. Our ideal candidate combines conceptual thinking with practical experience in production. They are also highly iterative and collaborative, with a versatile and progressive aesthetic sensibility.What Youll DoDevelop visual concepts and art direction based on strategy and storyCreate and develop design documentation, including visual systems, graphic elevations, style guides, and presentations for screen-based mediaDevelop and coordinate 2D/3D graphics workflows and processes across studio disciplines and external consultantsDevelop and oversee the final production of all visual and graphic design deliverablesInteract with clients and users to elicit and clarify design requirements Coordinate with physical designers, content developers, and software developersWhat We Require46 years experience working in a client services environment as an art director/visual designerRelevant experience in spatial communications and visual identityExcellent organization, attention to detail, impeccable executionDemonstrated ability to articulate and justify a design rationale Demonstrated experience with design and design prototyping tools such as Figma and the Adobe Creative SuiteExcellent written, verbal, and presentation skillsWhat We OfferUpswell offers a salary commensurate with experience. Our benefits include:Full health and vision insurance 401k retirement plan with company matching Paid vacation, sick leave and holidays, including: 10 days vacation the first year, and 1 additional day per year after, for up to 15 days total; 5 days sick leave; 6 company holidays; 5 days off between Christmas and New Years Day.Hybrid work environmentWho We AreUpswell unites storytelling and technology to stimulate different ways of seeing, understanding, and engaging with the urgent topics of our time. Our studio was founded with the intent to provide experience design services to mission-driven leaders and cultural organizations tackling 21st-century challenges, including questions related to civic engagement, public history, climate change, and the role of the arts in society. Weve had the opportunity to work with world-class institutions and organizations such as the New York Public Library, Library of Congress, the International Center of Photography, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, the Canadian Museum of History, High Desert Museum, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Adobe, the University of Arizona Archaeological Mapping Lab, Pacific Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, Maine Historical Society, the Chrysler Museum of Art, and the Oregon Historical Society.What We Believe Inclusion is fundamental to our culture of creativity and collaboration and fuels excellence in our work. We are a practice that values difference across gender, race, sexuality, age, identity, nationality, and lived experience. Our mission to stimulate different ways of seeing, understanding, and engaging with the urgent topics of our time greatly benefit from a range of perspectives. We encourage women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, veterans, persons with disabilities, and gender-nonconforming candidates to apply.
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