Associate Designer

Hi. We’re Blue State Digital. We build and galvanize communities on behalf of some of the world’s leading nonprofits, advocacy groups, and brands.

Designers at Blue State Digital are curious, resourceful, and eager to take in as much from the BSD environment as they contribute through beautiful, effective visual design. They’re interested in collaboration and in understanding how design fits within the ecosystem of digital strategy. They’re thoroughly immersed in the field of design and are able to work quickly, autonomously, and with polish. They’re able to execute the ideas of others, as well as contribute their own. If you’ve been craving the opportunity to hit the ground running at an entrepreneurial, fast-paced agency and work on a diverse range of meaningful projects as part of a wildly talented team of designers and strategists, we’d love to hear from you!

Candidates must demonstrate versatility, resourcefulness, and experience on a wide range of design projects from responsive websites and landing pages to identity, infographics, and document design

• Provide design support for (and eventually lead design of) large design projects.
• Ability to communicate clearly and persuasively, and present work when needed.
• Design presentations and proposals for existing and potential clients.
• Design email and website graphics.
• Contribute ideas to projects and actively participate in team meetings.

Secondary:

• Attend, document, and generate action items emerging from client and team meetings.
• Conduct first-pass QA on design deliverables from the team.
• Help other internal teams in the proper use of Apple Keynote and Pages.

Experience:

• One to two years of both online and print design experience.

Visual Design Skills:

• Online portfolio of work. We’re looking for a versatile design aesthetic and brilliant examples of beautiful, thoughtful, and innovative web and print design.

Organization:

• Ability to multi-task, meet tight deadlines, and adapt quickly to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.

Communication Skills:

• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, and the ability to articulate conceptual ideas clearly to multiple stakeholders.

Technical Skills:

• Working knowledge of HTML, CSS and Javascript.

Tools:

• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, Apple iWork (Keynote and Pages), and Microsoft Office.

Travel:

• Ability to travel occasionally.

A passion for design, a willingness to learn, and a love for how digital media transforms the way people and organizations work together to make a difference in the real world.