[Hiring] Graphic Designer @SoarTech an Accelint company

Role Description

As a Graphic Designer, you will be responsible for a variety of digital products based in Captivate and the Unity game engine. You will work with highly skilled and motivated delivery teams made of Instructional Systems Designers (ISDs), Software Engineers, 3D Artists, and Tech Leads to design, develop, test, build, and deploy customer training software.

Accelint’s ideal candidate is responsible for supporting all kinds of design efforts of these digital products, validating their efforts with the program Creative Leadership and other Creative Operations team members regularly. They are responsible for the accurate implementation of their eventual designs into the game engine and work closely with our Software Engineers to ensure this.

Our ideal candidate workshops their efforts with the Creative Director and Creative Operations team weekly to ensure their designs and implementations are cohesive. They’re open to critique and can pick up brand standards and iterate on them easily. A portfolio that demonstrates the core competencies of a graphic designer is required.

While the best Graphic Designer portfolios typically display a proficiency in general graphic design, other efforts in motion graphics, branding, and logomark design, collaborations with others, and video work are all acceptable. Galleries demonstrating an understanding of typography and principles of design are also recommended.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Specialization in producing high-fidelity 2D graphics.
• Craft motion graphics and ensure implementation by software engineers is solid.
• Design for desktop-based and/or tablet-based UIs.
• Gather and evaluate user requirements in collaboration with software engineers and other stakeholders.
• Illustrate design ideas to product stakeholders using mockups as needed.
• Provide feedback to software engineers as designs are implemented to ensure user experience is cohesive and accurate.
• Regularly workshop efforts with the Creative Director and the Creative Operations team to maintain a cohesive design and user experience of the digital product.
• Leverage design thinking and questioning techniques to develop strategies where pathways are not clear.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelors’ Degree in Graphic Design or related field. Additional years of experience may be substituted for degree.
• Working knowledge and skill in design tools, for example, Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, After Effects, and/or other Adobe Creative Suite products.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to present complex concepts clearly and persuasively across audiences at various levels of understanding.
• Attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills.
• Ability to work with other designers and developers to implement new ideas.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense (DOD) Security Clearance.

Requirements

• Familiarity with Adobe Captivate authoring tool.
• Previous experience in collaboration with system and software engineers on UI implementation.
• Working knowledge and/or understanding of prototyping tools like Sketch, Figma, Balsamic, etc.
• Experience outside of 2D production that demonstrates a variability of design skills.
• Understanding and appreciation of standard user interface design concepts.
• Understanding of foundational design principles and practices, typography and color, and multi-device usability standards.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• Paid Company Holidays
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Optional HSA and FSA
• Base and Voluntary Life Insurance
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 401k Matching
• Employee Assistance Program