Creative Engineer
| Company | Critical Mass |
|---|---|
| Location | San Jose, CA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Design, Advertising Design, or related field or equivalent experience in advertising and/or digital agencies or startups.
- 2+ yrs. Experience in advertising agencies, digital agencies, design agencies, and/or startups.
- Photoshop retouching skills
- Experience working in production design teams in the following areas: site/app maintenance, digital marketing, digital animation, and print, preferably for international clients and global brands.
- Experience creating assets for digital products.
- Solid understanding of design principles, trends, and systems.
- Ability to handle complex digital production projects independently.
- Understanding of digital marketing, digital production, and online advertising.
- Understanding of interactivity, animation principles, and best practices.
- Proficient knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
- Strong knowledge of Keynote, PowerPoint
- Knowledge of After Effects and Adobe Animate (Celtra or Orca Plus)
- Advanced understanding of UI design tools (Figma/Sketch).
- Strong knowledge of productivity tools: MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Knowledge of remote collaboration tools (Slack, Zoom, Drive, Box, Paper, Evernote) and workflow management tools (Jira, Trello, Asana, Basecamp).
- Any certification, course, or training in UX, UI, visual design, design systems, marketing campaigns, business, and/or design thinking is a plus.
- Knowledge of CSS, HTML and JavaScript is a plus
- Working experience with animation is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Independently handle the creation of production design deliverables in the following areas: site/app maintenance, image processing, photo retouching, digital advertising, and deck template creation.
- Communicate effectively with creative engineering team members, project managers, creative engineering leads, and clients when required.
- Provide excellent quality assurance on all deliverables.
- Stay up to date with recent design trends and new technologies.
- Maintain a solid working knowledge of the industry’s latest design tools, platforms, and technologies.
Preferred Qualifications
- Any certification, course, or training in UX, UI, visual design, design systems, marketing campaigns, business, and/or design thinking is a plus.
- Knowledge of CSS, HTML and JavaScript is a plus.
- Working experience with animation is a plus.