Senior Designer

Entermotion is a small team that’s outgrowing small. We started out as a design studio that did boutique specialty work on mostly digital projects. But for the last few years we have been racing to keep up with the explosive growth of just a few of our projects that took off. 
We’re happily (:P) experiencing all of the problems that rapid growth brings. But. importantly, we’re still small minded. -Wait, that came out wrong. We still think small. No… Not that either. Dangit. We still approach things simply and with the heart and ethics of the small studio we started as. -yeah that one. 
So today we are still a close knit team where people know each others name. Probably a few of the pet names too. We’re doing the best work of our lives and we get a flutter every time we invite someone new to the party. 
Benefits:

• We have flexible paid leave and vacation policies. -what does that mean? For the most part we don’t really regulate people’s time off. We hire people who like to work, so it’s not like they are trying to escape. But mostly people take 1-2 weeks a year off and are paid for all the family and health stuff that pops up on the norm. 
• We do 2 months of paid maternity and 1 month of paid paternity. In reality, people that have kids here have sometimes taken longer than that. But you know… Put the basics in writing and then adjust. 
• We don’t do desk time or keyboard time or very many scheduled meetings. No standups or the usual corporate unbearable nonsense. We do some phone and super limited video. But it’s a lot of writing. Chat and emails etc. We’re async so writing stuff out lets the whole team read and reply when they can. We put this under benefits because if you are this type of person then it sounds like a dream. If not. Then I guess list it somewhere else in your mind!

If you think you might be a good fit. Or think you would be a good fit “if only we…” then let's talk. We’re flexible with this position. We always hire the person, not the bullet points. If this might be you. we’re excited to get to know you! 
Who you are: OK. You’re a designer. But what does that even mean anymore? Right? Traditionally we would be talking a lot about knowing Adobe products and design skills. But increasingly there is a real split between the technical and the aesthetic side of design. 
There are some really good designers who honestly don’t really do much more than customize templates. There are some amazing designers who honestly not long ago would have been called a UX nerd. (we love you, UX nerds) We’ve always been a company that tried to blend tech with taste. Devs regularly had design skills. Designers could build stuff if you asked nicely. 

Cut to today… And you’re probably all Figma that and iPad this and “of course I don't write CSS by hand anymore…” Sort of depends on your age and the way you came up the ranks. But one thing is for sure. You like the design of things. No matter how you get there. No matter what tool. No matter what process or specialization you are asked to take on by the team you’re in. The design… 
To the pixel. To the em dash. To the Golden Ratio you laid on top of the logo after you designed it to try to find some way to make it seem like you used that and know what it means (Let’s be honest, you have done that at least once) 

Who are you? You’re a designer. And you are interested in all of whatever that means today. Whether it’s a website that scales to different sizes, or an interface screen, or the icon that goes on that screen. You’ve made logos and brochures probably. (Back when printing happened and people started businesses. (right??)) 

You have opinions about smart quotes. You make inside jokes about widows and orphans. You felt the video about how the Avatar logo is just Papyrus on a different level than everyone else in the room. You surround yourself with things that are made with care. Things that are interesting and gaudy and simple and folksy. You like it all… When it’s good. And you want to make some of it yourself. With cool people. And good clients. You’re trying to find a home with people like you.