Visual Designer I
Capstone is a leading provider of K-5 educational content, seeking a talented Visual Designer I to enhance their PebbleGo Suite. The role involves creating engaging digital experiences through collaboration with various teams, focusing on visual design, UI assets, and ensuring accessibility and brand consistency.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with creative leaders, UX designers, product managers, researchers, and developers to create visually engaging and user-centered digital experiences
- Design polished user interface assets for web and mobile applications, including layouts, icons, illustrations, and interactive components
- Translate wireframes and UX concepts into high-fidelity visual designs that align with brand guidelines and usability standards
- Contribute to product storytelling through visual hierarchy, motion, and interaction design
- Contribute to and maintain scalable design systems, UI libraries, and visual style guides
- Ensure consistency across products by applying typography, color, spacing, and accessibility best practices
- Incorporate accessibility standards (WCAG) into visual and interface design decisions
- Support prototyping efforts to communicate interaction behaviors and visual direction
- Work closely with UX leads and front-end teams to ensure design feasibility and accurate implementation
- Participate in design critiques and iterative feedback sessions to refine and improve user experiences
- Support optimization of designs for responsiveness across desktop, tablet, and mobile platforms
- Manage multiple design projects simultaneously while balancing creativity, quality, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Illustration, Digital Media, UI Design, or a related field preferred
- Equivalent combination of education, training, and professional experience will also be considered
- 1–3 years of professional experience in visual design, digital design, or creative production
- Experience designing for digital products, marketing campaigns, or web-based platforms
- Portfolio demonstrating strong visual design, illustration, typography, motion graphics, color theory, composition, layout, and branding skills
- Experience collaborating within cross-functional teams including UX, marketing, product, and development teams
- Proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere, and Firefly)
- Proficiency in Figma with the use of libraries and collaborative design workflows
- Familiarity with UI design systems and component-based design practices
- Knowledge of responsive design and accessibility best practices
- Ability to translate concepts and requirements into polished visual solutions
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Detail-oriented with a commitment to high-quality, consistent design work
- Curiosity about emerging design trends, digital experiences, and creative technologies
- Experience working in education, EdTech, publishing, or mission-driven organizations is a plus
Benefits
- Capstone strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our employees and their families.
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