Upswell is hiring: Interface Designer (Mid-level) in Portland

In this role, youll design websites (desktop + mobile), applications, and experiences for Upswells cultural, social, and research partners. Youll work with developers, strategists, and art directors to define visual approaches that are on-strategy and on-brand. Our ideal candidate unites visual design, interface design, and user experience and is highly iterative and collaborative. You are curious about user motivations and believe design prototyping will help meet users needs.What Youll DoWork collaboratively with the Upswell team to establish visual and interface concepts based on strategy briefs, content outlines, audience profiles, and other background materialCreate and develop design documentation, including visual designs, UI systems, user flows, storyboards, mood boards, and style guidesCreate and test low-fidelity paper or digital prototypesInteract with clients and users to elicit and clarify front-end requirements What We Require24 years experience working in a client services environment as a digital interface designer Excellent organization, attention to detail, impeccable executionDemonstrated ability to articulate and justify a design rationale for your design solutionsDemonstrated experience with design tools such as Figma and the Adobe Creative SuiteExcellent written, verbal, and presentation skillsExperience with illustration, motion, animation, or coding a plusWhat 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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