Visual Web Designer

Yext

(McLean, Virginia)
Full Time
Job Posting Details
About Yext
Yext puts business on the map. The Yext Knowledge Engine™ lets companies manage their digital knowledge in the cloud and sync it to over 100 services, including Apple Maps, Microsoft Bing, Facebook, Google Maps, Instagram, Siri and Yelp. Yext Listings, Pages, and Reviews help businesses around the globe facilitate face-to-face and digital interactions that boost brand awareness, drive foot traffic, and increase sales.
Summary
We're Growing! Yext needs a ridiculously talented entry-level Visual Web Designer to augment our creative team. You'll be designing elegant solutions to complex problems along with our Creative Lead, fellow Visual Designers, our UX Designer, and the Development Team. You’ll be a key player in maintaining the visual design bar, evolving our prototyping process, and improving our team’s craft. Our SaaS software is extremely powerful, but the aesthetic experience should always be effortless and intentional.
Responsibilities
* Producing high-quality visual Web designs from concept to execution, including those for desktop, tablet, and mobile devices at a variety of resolutions (icons, graphics, and marketing materials) * Creating and iterate on assets that reflect a client’s brand, enforce a language, and inject beauty and life into a product * Pushing creativity, challenge established thinking, and discover new ways of approaching (and solving) a problem * Partnering with Software Engineers to implement your designs just as you had envisioned
Ideal Candidate
**Our ideal candidate** * You live and breathe design. You have an eye for balance, proportion and rhythm. Your love for typography, layout, grid design, and beautiful interfaces runs deep. * You’re enthusiastic about an iterative design process. You aren’t afraid to throw away beautiful design work if it’s not the right solution for the problem at hand. * Your skills get measurably better over time and you never stop working on your craft. When looking at your portfolio, it's clear you've never stopped improving. * You have no problem giving and receiving constructive critique and design direction. * You are compulsively trying out new Websites and apps in order to help build a solid and up-to-date understanding of best practices/trends in Web and mobile design patterns. * You have a higher bar for your work than anyone else. When others feel a design is good enough, you keep polishing, keep simplifying, and keep pushing for more clarity. * You are eager to discuss, defend, and implement your design ideas. **Minimum requirements** * BA/BS degree in Design (e.g., interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial), HCI, or a related field or equivalent practical experience. Summer 2017 graduates are encouraged to apply! * 0-2 years of professional experience as visual designer for web applications and services * Proficiency in tools like Sketch, Box, Invision App, Keynote and Adobe Creative Suite * A jaw-dropping online portfolio, free of type-o’s **Helpful, but not necessary** * Familiarity with Twitter Bootstrap screen sizes and 12-column grid principle * Front-End Web skills (HTML, CSS, Javascript, etc.) * Experience designing for variable data (CMS-driven layouts) * Ability to create style guides to be used cross-functionally * Interaction design sensibility
Compensation and Working Conditions
Benefits Benefits included

Additional Notes on Compensation

Yext offers the following exceptional benefits: competitive compensation, 401k, unlimited snacks, daily meal allowance, flexible hours / paid time off, and excellent health / dental / vision insurance.

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