Designer - Contract

February 15

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Plank

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At Plank, we’re obsessed with solving difficult technical challenges and helping grow the next generation of computer scientists. We work with commercial partners across our three labs: Product, Blockchain and Machine Learning.

51 - 200 employees

📋 Description

• Contributing to ongoing projects that have established design & style guidelines • Producing design for new features, pages, templates, improving UX • Make adjustments to existing designs to accommodate ongoing client needs • Producing assets for projects • Work with project teams to understand client goals and project requirements. • Propose solutions, collaborating closely with front end team and content team • Perform QA on sites during production and post-launch • Explain expectations around animation and motion, and show inspiration to communicate this to front end developers • Working with clients to understand their needs, present designs, receive feedback, and educate on best practices • Deliver proposed designs with clear and understandable explanations, in both written and verbal format, to internal team and clients • Work and deliver high-quality work within strict budgets and timelines • Contribute to occasional team brainstorming sessions to improve methods and processes

🎯 Requirements

• Strong understanding of UI/UX I standards and best practices and responsive web design • Proficiency with design tools, including Figma and the Adobe Suite • Strong understanding of web accessibility (WCAG 2.2 guidelines) • A well-rounded understanding of web typography and design limitations • Clear and effective communication through email, Zoom meetings and Slack • Web animation skills are an asset • Illustration skills are an asset • Branding skills are an asset (creating branding from scratch or extending existing branding) • Bilingual English/French speaker (native French an asset as you may be asked to review translations on occasion)