Junior Visual Designer

Roadie, a UPS Company, is a crowdsourced delivery platform. Founded in 2014, Roadie works with consumers, small businesses and enterprises to enable scheduled, same-day and urgent delivery in passenger vehicles across the U.S. With more than 200,000 drivers nationwide, Roadie reaches more than 20,000 zip codes – the largest local same-day delivery network in the nation. 

At Roadie, our Junior Visual Designers have a rich understanding of the business needs and enjoy translating them into engaging, well-designed digital, print and multimedia assets that meet the needs of the project and the Roadie brand. We aim to deliver great work that’s thoughtful and engaging – no matter who the audience is.

Our small but mighty Creative team works in close collaboration to produce and direct a myriad of projects for our marketing, communications, social media, web presence, product and sales teams. 

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with business stakeholders and fellow designers to translate business requirements into user-centric, on-brand design requirements

• Act as a steward of the brand; advocating for consistency of voice, tone and visual identity across all customer-facing touchpoints

• Communicate design rationale to business audiences, and effectively present work by mapping design decisions to brand guidelines and business goals (equally) on every project.

• Work iteratively and collaboratively to execute design projects on time, on budget and on strategy; Estimate scope and duration of work and proactively track and report status daily/weekly as needed

• Assist Sr. Visual Designer in preparing files for production, checking files for adherence to specs (dimensions, color space, etc.), sending to production and monitoring production schedule as needed

• Work with outside vendors to estimate services, spec materials, and maintain healthy communications.

• Execute on a variety of projects from digital (graphic assets for video, email, landing pages, web ads) to print (sales collateral, training materials, promo items) 

The Tools You’ll Use

• Adobe Creative Suite for Mac with an emphasis on Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign

• Google Business apps and / or MS Office for document and slideware

• Bonus skills: Premiere Pro, AfterEffects, Sketch, Figma, HTML/CSS, illustration, animation

• Wordpress

• Basecamp

What You Bring

• 2+ years experience as a graphic or visual designer, preferably as part of a fast-paced, collaborative team

• A solid portfolio with examples of both print and digital work

• Knowledge of current digital design trends; natural curiosity and commitment to learning new skills and concepts

• An eye for detail and an obsession with pixel-perfection

• Solid problem solving and communication skills

• Ability to work in a fast paced, technology-centric environment 

• Strong interest in digital, mobile, social technology is preferred 

• You’re a good communicator, able to speak to your design choices clearly while maintaining a positive attitude and sense of humor

• You're scrappy, curious, empathetic, and a genuinely good human

Why Roadie? 

• Competitive compensation packages 

• 100% covered health insurance premiums for yourself

• 401k with company match

• Tuition and student loan repayment assistance (that’s right - Roadie will contribute directly to your existing student loans!) 

• Flexible work schedule with unlimited PTO 

• Monthly 3-day weekends

• Monthly WFH stipend 

• The technology you need to get the job done