We're looking for a Visual Designer to join our design team. As part of this role, you will own and drive the visual communication design for the marketing team. It is important that you have a strong understanding of marketing, an eye for good design and you think creatively.
So, if you're someone who has worked as a designer in a marketing team of a product company or a digital agency or have a good amount of experience at a design studio, and is willing to work in a fast-paced environment, then we'd love to chat with you.
About Squad
At Squad, we believe that asynchronous combination of Humans + AI is the future of work. We leverage technology to build sales-acceleration solutions for consumer companies across the globe.
We are looking for individuals with the right mix of hunger, passion, and cultural-fit to help us realize our vision of ‘re-imagining how work gets done' while building a people-first organization.
This role sits in our product focused on the US Real Estate Market.
About The Product
The US Real Estate market is a trillion-dollar industry, with $100 Billion in annual commissions. While the best salespeople in the country are operating in this market, they lack intelligent systems and data to run their business efficiently.
We're fixing this problem by building a data-driven business management solution for these teams. Our product absorbs data from several existing systems and uses data-science to give our users complete visibility and insights to accelerate sales and profitability by 2-4x.
What's in it for you?
We're a small design team at an early stage start-up, this means that you will play an integral part in shaping the design culture at Squad. Your responsibilities won't be limited to shipping stunning visual designs, but to actively participate and contribute in ideation, strategy and execution; in short, your contribution has a direct impact on the business. We believe that good design is good business.
Ownership and accountability are key at Squad, every project you work on will be owned and managed by you. We're looking for someone who can be the manager of one from the word go.
Collaboration is another aspect that is central at Squad, you will have the opportunity to work closely with the smartest people in the team, allowing you to expand your knowledge not only in design & marketing but also other functions like a business, data marketing, engineering & operations.
People who have joined us in the past have experienced tremendous growth. You will not only become a better designer, but we believe that you will have a much more well-rounded growth.
What you'll be doing
- Work closely with the marketing & business team to strategize, conceptualize and design stunning collaterals.
- Active participation in brainstorming & strategy sessions; translate raw ideas into rough sketches and final designs.
- Effectively & creatively communicate ideas to other team members and our target audience.
- Work within the brand guidelines to ensure org-wide consistency, and continuously explore and develop brand language.
- Design, own & maintain collaterals for digital and print mediums: website pages, brochures, reports, decks, graphics for apps, videos, social media, banner ads and blog posts.
- Assist the User Experience Design team in implementing precise visual design.
What you should have
- Formal education in design (Bachelors/Masters/Diploma) or a portfolio demonstrating your understanding of design.
- 2-4 years of work experience in a digital product company or an advertising agency or a design studio.
- The creative portfolio of projects demonstrating skills in various aspects of Visual Communication Design
- Creative thinking and problem-solving skills; Ability to communicate ideas effectively using hand-drawn sketches, examples and prototypes.
- Understanding usability in both print and digital media.
- Strong understanding of Design and excellent attention to detail, an eye for visual and aesthetics.
- Ability to create illustrations & re-mix as required.
- Proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop & InDesign with an open mind to learn new tools within and outside the Adobe Creative Suite.
- Knowledge of motion graphics and animation is an added advantage.
Logistics
- Compensation: 7 - 10 LPA
- Location: Noida, Remote ok
- Timings: Flexible Work Hours
Why should you consider us seriously?
- We believe that longer-term, people >> product & profits and prioritize culture over everything else. Check out http://bit.ly/culture-deck-squad. See Glassdoor reviews.
- We have an audacious vision of reimagining how work gets done! We're one of the few applications of AI/ Machine Learning that actually has a massive market and business model to create a long term valuable business rather than a short-term acquisition play!
- We have plans to grow 10x in the next 1.5 years.
- We are a well-balanced team of experienced entrepreneurs and are backed by top investors across India and the Silicon Valley (Blume Ventures, Abstract Ventures, Emergent Ventures; Senior execs at Google, Square, Genpact & Flipkart; Co-founders of Infosys, Snapdeal, Slideshare, Zomato, etc)
- Our platform empowers stay at home mothers and grey collared workers as a stable source of income across India and the US. For us, this is truly impactful. Every day, we see success stories such as - how a single mother is sustaining herself. Empowering our contractors to be financially independent is a strong part of our vision!
Benefits:-
- Health Insurance.
- All meals are in the house :)
- Unlimited vacation & WFH policy, which means you are not entitled to a specific number of leaves per year. You can take time off from work according to what suits you the best. Needless to say, the system works on trust and we expect you to make fair decisions based on the team's needs.
You can read more about our values and culture: https://www.squadplatform.com/careers