Visual Designer

**ATOMIC D | Sr. Visual Designer**ATOMIC D has an immediate opening for a highly skilled and organized Sr. Visual Designer to join our Designerds team. Designerds is ATOMIC D’s primary service offering, placing talented designers within the creative teams of established companies nationwide to provide supplemental, long-term support. The Visual Designer role requires experience within a Creative/Marketing/Advertising Agency, expertise in graphic/visual design, and experience with 2D animation. You must have agency or equivalent in-house experience to be considered for this position.**ABOUT DESIGNERDS**The Designerds service offering allows ATOMIC D clients to access full-time design support every workday, and allows us to scale this coverage rapidly when needed. It also allows our designers to gain a breadth of experience working with top brands and across a variety of projects. Designers aren’t freelancers lent out to clients — they’re full-time employees ofATOMIC D design and marketing agency, founded in San Francisco.As a Sr. Visual Designer, you’ll be joining a team of talented creatives who collaborate daily on projects for brands of all kinds. Your teammates — including project managers, art directors, creative directors, copywriters, and more — are always on hand to help you manage your time and workload, develop as a designer, and have a blast doing it.On a regular basis, you’ll exit your client rotation and return to internal ATOMIC D projects.You’ll share your experiences with other Designerds, learn from theirs, and take part in educational and mentorship programs. You’ll also refine your skills and learn new tools as our industry evolves.Our team values staying connected despite the challenges of remote work life, and we provide plenty of opportunities for building community and fostering teamwork.**JOB DESCRIPTION**ATOMIC D’s new Sr. Visual Designer will work on a variety of design tasks, including production design, brand identity, presentations, motion graphics, animation, environmental design, and beyond. Your work will create visual impact for major brands and be seen in the market.You’re an avid artist — always learning and creating in your free time. You keep up to date with practices and particulars of the creative world.You care about the work you do and its resonance. You’ll actively contribute to the design of our team culture and style, and the work we produce.- Create work regularly: Concept sketches, storyboards, illustrations, digital designs- Utilize Keynote, G-Slides, and PowerPoint to create exceptional deck content used in pitching concepts, supporting speaker presentations at events, and internal case studies and retrospectives.- Create simple motion graphics and animations (2D)- Conduct photography searches and execute complex editing and retouching- Bring a solutions-oriented mindset to daily tasks and be a creative problem solver.- Possess excellent communication skills, including interfacing with clients.- Engage with project managers on new projects and take direction from Creative andArt Directors.- Follow creative briefs and brand guidelines to accomplish client-requested design work according to best practices.- Explain and support technical decisions for design work, and present to both internal stakeholders and clients.- Participate in constructive critiques and collaborative brainstorms.- Package projects for handoff to teammates for final delivery.- Research new design strategies, technologies, and software, staying up to date on latest trends and best practices.**REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & EDUCATION**- 4+ years of experience as a visual designer in a Creative Agency, In-House DesignTeam, or equivalent- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Graphic Design or Visual Design- Advanced Knowledge of Design Tools:- Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects- Sketch and Figma- Google Suite: G-Slides, G-Drive, Sheets and Docs- Presentation Software: PowerPoint, Keynote and Google Slides- Additional Skills:- Attention to detail with the ability to self-QC work- Organization and time management with the ability to balance multiple simultaneous projects quickly and efficiently- Accurately estimate expected time to complete tasks- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team including ProjectManagers, Creative Directors, Art Directors, Copywriters, and Designers- Knowledge of proper delivery formats and technical specifications in print, video, and web spaces- Proactive communication skills, internal and client-facing, and the ability to present and validate your work to key stakeholders- Familiarity and use of company software including but not limited to: Slack,**More details**:Work-life balance is fundamental to ATOMIC D, but sometimes, we may require off-hours or weekend work to deliver crucial projects. We care deeply about what we do but keep i