Visual Designer

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Visual Designer, reporting to the Manager, Visual and Production Design, will be responsible for helping to ensure continuity and design integrity of the user interface, branding, visual appearance and creative execution of global marketing materials and activities such as ecommerce web pages, emails, digital display advertising, mobile design, catalogs, and brochures.
The Visual Designer will demonstrate established design systems and work within our creative processes to build compelling customer experiences across digital properties including fishersci.com. This position will also be tasked with crafting conceptual digital and, at times, traditional experiences via digital designs, landing pages and informative customer and user experiences (CX/UX) with standard methodologies in mind. The ideal candidate will work with cross-functional teams, to meet expectations as well as ensure adherence to timelines.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associates Degree/Bachelor’s Degree and/or equivalent work experience with emphasis on design (instead of research or usability evaluations)
• A minimum of 3-5 years in a user-focused and creative environment within a corporation or agency setting.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with animation software such as Adobe After Effects, Adobe Animate, Maya, and/or Cinema 4D.
• An online portfolio that clearly demonstrates an understanding of human centered design standard processes and methodologies as well as a solid grasp of the traditional graphic design principles.
• Demonstrate solid skills with design software, such as the Adobe CC, Figma, Sketch, XD, etc. as well as the standard creative software options.
• Collaboration with UX researchers, marketers, merchandisers, product and project managers, and front-end developers
• Understanding of the printing process

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Solid knowledge of CX design principles, visual design trends and emerging web technologies, current UI and UX mobile design patterns, and RWD/adaptive web standard methodologies
• Working with approved wireframes, iterate design options into tangible and compelling experiences.
• Possess a solid understanding of digital marketing standard processes, creative direction, web design, and essential graphic design theory.
• Ability to quickly learn, use and/or troubleshoot other tools like InVision or Slack
• Working knowledge with project management tools like Workfront, Jira and Confluence
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Organization, communication, interpersonal, and time management skills
• Developed presentation and client relationship skills.
• Be able to juggle multiple tasks and be flexible enough to switch between projects at a moment’s notice.

• Tackle design problems by applying innovative visual and user interface (UI) standard methodologies that are informed by research and a keen eye for detail.
• Develop creative concepts for cross-departmental projects.
• Assist the design team to handle projects and processes end-to-end from inception to delivery (concepting, pitching, delivering)
• Follow and assist in maintaining design patterns that ensure a consistent visual user experience across all products.
• Contribute to the development of websites by providing intuitive, usable, and engaging digital products efficiently and compellingly in accordance with channel and campaign plans across Europe. Participating in digital projects with a focus on crafting intuitive, inclusive and accessible design solutions whilst respecting brand guidelines.
• Assist in the production of all graphic assets for a set group of clients within the organization.
• Find opportunity to innovate on visual approaches with a human centered focus.
• Design and maintain the visual design process from storyboard to Hi-Fidelity comp and prototypes.
• Maintain high creative and production standards, as well as the ability to
• Effectively communicate user and human interaction through results such as storyboards, mockups, Hi-Fidelity comps and prototypes
• Understand and appreciate and practice design thinking in everything you do.
• Work closely with a cross functional team of Content Strategists, Information Architects, Writers, Developers, Project and Product Managers, User Researchers, Branding Designers, Photographers and Creative Directors
• Help build and maintain a Global Design System (GDS) for fishersci.com and its family of web properties.
• Learn our brand and pattern guidelines that establish usability standards to ensure consistently high results.
• Learn how to carry out photography standards across organizations.