About Plan Left
We are a rapidly growing team of marketers, programmers, designers, and, in general, big thinkers, with big dreams and the experience to build them…
We are building web applications, client websites, mobile applications, marketing campaigns, and more.
To feel at home at Plan Left you must value positive relationships, hard work, and have a passion for the details. The quality of our work, the success of our projects, and the satisfaction of our clients is what keeps us up at night. We look for people that are excited to hear a vision, contribute to that vision, and do your part to bring it into reality.
We pride ourselves on an extremely diverse team that truly relies on each other to reach our collective goals on a daily basis. We work hard to eliminate gossip, politics, and drama at its foundationby trusting in one another.
If this sounds like the culture youre seeking, please reach out and lets discuss how we can work together.
About The Job
This position entails providing design assets for a wide range of projects and initiatives including branding, web design, software, social media, digital and print marketing, and more. You will contribute to copywriting, branding decisions, and client directives.
You will communicate directly with stakeholders, managers, and developers as needed throughout project lifecycles.
Additionally, this role may be asked to perform some project management responsibilities, and assist in client support and internal training related initiatives.
As a designer, this person will also work with the leadership to discuss and execute strategic planning for the business and promote the business goals in the execution of daily tasks.
Skills And Experience
You must provide a solid portfolio demonstrating your skills and experience.
Essential
Web, Print, and Graphic Design || 5+ years of experience
Identity Planning & Design || 5+ years experience
User Interface Design (UI) || 5+ years experience
Expert with Figma || 2+ years of experience
Expert with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign || 5+ years of experience
Good understanding of HTML, CSS, and modern front-end technologies
Knowledge and experience designing for and overseeing design implementation in WordPress and similar content management systems
Nice To Have
User Experience (UX) design experience
SaaS Concept Development
Copywriting
Adobe Lightroom
Illustration/Art abilities
Drupal, Symphony, Javascript, React, Shopify, and other systems
Responsibilities
Design responsibilities may include:
Gathering and delivering relevant project assets to and from Clients
Gathering and delivering relevant project assets to and from Team
Discussing, planning, assessing, and accurately estimating design task completion time
Creating original logo and brand concepts for a variety of clients, industries, and styles
Understanding, planning, and executing simple as well as complex web design projects within budget and on schedule
Working with existing assets of varied quality to produce new assets as needed
Create new assets and designs based on existing brand & style guidelines
Provide feedback on existing designs
Training and managing Jr. designers
Create intuitive interface designs for a variety of web applications
Create and deliver print-ready designs in a variety of formats
Prepare and export assets ready for developers
Be available to co-workers and clients during regular business hours, 9 am to 5 pm (Central Standard Time)
Weekly/monthly/quarterly updates with clients with ongoing projects; detailed reports on milestones and deliverables
Work with Technical Lead to determine outcome based ticket, sprint, and project scope.
Determine and define clear deliverables for specific projects or initiatives.
Enforce team communication standards with ticket descriptions, comments, handoff meetings, and acceptance criteria.
Project Management Responsibilities May Include
Communicate with clients to maintain project scope, timeline, and budget parameters throughout design projects.
Achieving Project Objectives as laid out in Approved Proposals and Tickets
Effectively use organizational resources to managing Projects and Support
Project Planning: Analyze, plan and develop requirements and standards in reference to scheduled projects
Plan ticket Monitoring and Controlling for any issue that may arise to alter Scope or Schedule
Review project documentation for accuracy and completeness
Demonstrate understanding of Project Management processes, strategies and methods
Develop and implements team evaluations
Enforce technical team standards
