Senior Visual Designer

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Dose, the Chicago-based company behind Dose.com and OMGFacts.com, is one of the world’s fastest growing digital media companies. Every month, our stories educate, entertain, and inspire over 50 million visitors. Dose’s predictive technology detects “stories worth sharing”. Our editors cover the best stories, which our publishing platform shares with the right audience.

We're looking for a Visual Designer who will seize every opportunity to drive our brand forward and influence shareable, awesome content with our team. You’ll work with a talented creative team to produce innovative solutions and elevate the brand aesthetic.

You are:

  • An Internet junky - you have a genuine love for viral content and understanding what goes into creating it
  • Versatile - you can design across social platforms, articles, header images, infographics, gifs and more (all at a fast pace while maintaining consistency and style)
  • Always up to date with trends in design and illustration on other sites, Tumblr, Facebook, Pinterest, etc.
  • Entrenched in the digital space - you have an amazing grasp of what content packaging looks like on the web
  • A conceptual thinker who can quickly execute ideas, and also be a major player in the creative process

As Senior Visual Designer, you will: 

  • Apply your deep understanding of how web stories are shared to your on-going projects
  • Create illustrations, thumbnails, header images, infographics, video shorts, and other design projects
  • Organize and prepare thumbnail templates for web
  • Maintain excellent relationships with Dose's editors, writers, and creative directors
  • Design within the scope of our brand and maintain consistent design across different scenarios
  • Make a difference with your design skills and creativity

Skills, Experience and Abilities: 

  • Intimate knowledge of industry tools such as Photoshop and Illustrator
  • 5+ years experience at a digital agency strongly preferred
  • Self starter
  • Excellent communicator
  • Strong sense of typography
  • Ability to create shareable images
  • After Effects strongly preferred
  • Portfolio that would make us jealous

Why work at Dose?

  • Well-funded, fast-growing creative company
  • Excellent benefits package
  • $100/month towards wellness activities 
  • Napping room equipped with a Millennium Falcon Bed
  • Endless supply of in-office snacks and drinks
  • Four weeks paid vacation
  • Commitment to continuous learning
  • Progressive work culture
  • Shiny new Macbook Air or Pro
  • Surround yourself with some of the smartest people in the industry
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We're in a great, convenient River North location that's close to brown and blue line CTA stops.

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