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5 Aug 2021
Full-Time Graphic Designer
Job Description
Morning Brew is a media company that covers the business news and narratives shaping our world. The companies, the people, the workplace, the economy — we nerd out on this stuff, and we’re dedicated to helping our audience navigate it all in a way that informs and entertains.
The Morning Brew team is clever, creative, and growing fast. Want in? Read on.
Overview
Morning Brew is looking for a skilled graphic designer to support our editorial mission by creating engaging and narrative visual designs. You will be working closely with writers, editors, illustrators, product managers to bring Morning Brew brands to life through personality-rich visual experiences. You should think user-first, have a bold design perspective, and always look for the best approach to tell a story. You live and breathe design and want to try new things, while still keeping with the design principles of the brand. You thrive working in a fast-paced environment, work well with critical feedback, and understand media. This role sits in Design, within the Product org, and reports to the Art Director.
Here’s what you’ll be working on:
– Working within the design team to assist with the creation, conception, and execution of designs
– Ideating, concepting, and executing beautiful and interesting editorial visuals that live across email, web, and social
– Experimenting with many types of visuals from photo illustration and photo editing to data visualization and infographics.
– Telling compelling visual stories to a range of audiences that communicate the desired message
– Producing thorough work that follows Morning Brew design guidelines
– Contributing new ideas for design treatments, planning, and strategy with the team
What makes you qualified?
– 5+ years experience in graphic design, preferably for a media company
– Degree in graphic design or other related major or equivalent experience.
– Strong portfolio demonstrating a body of professional visual problem-solving as well as a clear sense of your personal design voice.
– Experience working on selecting and editing photography.
– Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time, meet deadlines, and thrive in a fast-paced environment
– Strong conceptual drawing/sketching abilities.
– Strong working knowledge of industry tools: Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketch, InDesign, Canva, and XD.
– Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey ideas.
– Ability to graciously receive tough feedback, while still managing expectations and championing good work.
– Passion for news, technology, and content in media landscape
– Excited to learn, improve, and grow as a designer.
Please be prepared to submit:
– Your resume
– A short introduction/cover letter
– Why you are interested in this position
– Your updated portfolio as an attachment or a link to an online version
– An example of a recent project that you designed for the web
What else are we looking for?
A person with some good ‘ol values! We take that pretty serious here and want to make sure that whoever joins the Morning Brew team, believes in that too. If you had a cup of coffee with our employees, you would see that we are:
· Curious – We strive to learn every day through constant questioning and exploration.
· Purposeful – We do everything with the highest level of thoughtfulness, preparation and focus.
· Empathetic – We are good, genuine people who embrace others’ perspectives.
· Challengers – We approach every day with an underdog mentality and are never complacent.
Perks:
While being surrounded by a bunch of cool people who look great in crewnecks is its own reward, we thought we’d sweeten the pot even more with some perks:
Annual Learning Credit: Want to learn something new? We’ll pay for it.
Unlimited Sick and Vacation Time: And trust us, unlimited means UNLIMITED.
Remote Work Optional: Work from home, work from the office, work from the moon, you decide.
401(k) Employer Match: Helping you be ready for the future in the present.
Premium Healthcare Partially Covered by Employer: Trying to make getting sick less awful.
Work From Home Stipends: Upgrade your home office on us!
Morning Brew is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team that’s representative of our audience.
How to Apply
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