Who We Are
Hi! We’re Thinkingbox, the brief to built agency. Creating innovative digital, experiential, social, and content, we partner with leading brands across industries like sports, gaming, entertainment, and technology. We believe the hands that carefully craft the work should belong to the minds that dreamed it. So while others pass the buck, we’re already building. Because our thinkers are also the makers. Culture is at the heart of who we are, and our offices are hubs of natural collaboration. From hanging out with our office dogs to enjoying Thursday happy hours, we keep our work environment vibrant, welcoming, and fun. Each year, we also encourage our people to spend a month exploring the world, whether that means working from another office or even from the beaches of Mexico, to expand their perspectives and bring fresh inspiration back to the team.
The Opportunity
Thinkingbox is searching for a Senior Designer to join our growing team. We are looking for someone who has awards on their portfolio, and is very comfortable working on anything from high profile, multimedia experiential activations, to microsites and larger platform dot.coms.
You will offer production knowledge and design skills, turn creative connections into living breathing projects, present and design solutions for clients, and oversee project design all the way through execution while managing the design and production team. This role will require hands-on work with concept, design and asset creation.
What You'll Be Doing
- Define the look and feel for a variety of projects
- Collaborate with our team to transform wireframes into high fidelity designs
- Lead developing interactive design elements and solutions
- Contribute ideas and on-trend, design pixel perfect artwork and assets from mood boards through to final delivery
- Develop solutions that respond to client parameters and project briefs
- Lead creating design documentation (such as design systems)
- Collaborate and brainstorm with producers, and creative and development team
- Estimating the time required to complete tasks
- Mentor designers to reach their maximum potential and do their best work.
- Presenting finalized ideas and concepts to supervisors and producers
What You'll Bring
- 3-5 years of design industry experience
- Bachelor's degree in graphic design, visual arts, or an equivalent degree
- Compelling design portfolio demonstrating extensive experience across print and digital media
- Proven aptitude for quick creative problem solving and sharp attention to detail within a fast-paced work environment
- Experience working on cross-functional teams and taking direction from senior team members
- Experience managing junior team members and freelancers in both design and related industries (e.g. illustration, industrial design, architecture, digital developers, copywriters)
- Exceptional interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
- Solid understanding of UI/UX design and digital prototyping
- Strong verbal, written, and visual presentation skills, demonstrating an ability to clearly articulate ideas and present work both internally and in front of clients
- You are not afraid to jump in where needed - no task is too big or too small for you and you are willing to throw down and help your team before you are asked
- Fluency in industry-standard design applications (e.g. Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Figma)
- Portfolio demonstrating strategic, conceptual and original work
Bonus Points!
- Additional skills in motion and/or illustration are a plus
- Start up experience is a bonus but not a requirement
Additional Info
- Monday - Thursday in office (Fridays are remote optional)
- Flexible time off, including paid vacation and sick days
- Consistent culture and team-building events
- Employee recognition and incentive programs
- Seasonal celebrations and gatherings throughout the year
- Office lunches
- Branded company swag
- Access to industry events, learning opportunities, and non-profit outreaches
- Dog-friendly offices
- Unlimited coffee, drinks, and snacks
- Flex work and travel options
- Comprehensive extended health benefits
