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Senior Visual Designer

8th Light, Inc.
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Senior Visual Designer- Remote
Who We Are
At 8th Light, we take a human-centered design (HCD) approach to crafting digital solutions, collaborating with the people writing code as well as those using it. We embrace the need for adaptability in a constantly changing world. Our design team is composed of thinkers and doers, with a breadth and depth of experience across UX research, UX design, UI design, and implementation with specific expertise in software product design and delivery, ready to take on most any challenge that we encounter.
As an employee-owned software consultancy, we consider software design and development a craft. We're driven by our deep commitment to excellence, and powered by our collective depth of knowledge and experience.. We value colleagues who enjoy learning and teaching, which creates our collaborative organization.
We enjoy working with empathetic, passionate collaborators who value the work they do. At this time, we are seeking a Senior Visual Designer to join our human-centered software design team.
Who You Are
A Visual Designer with a depth of experience in graphic design and breadth in UX, applying typography, color, imagery, and other visual elements that best serve the needs of our solutions and our clients' brands.
You've created delightful and useful visual designs in the past and would describe yourself as being most inspired when you can bring others on a journey aesthetically and conceptually.. You've successfully:

  • Applied brand guidelines to digital assets (e.g., app screens) ensuring a cohesive look, feel, tone, and messaging
  • Utilized design concepts (e.g., Gestalt principles) to make pleasing graphical user interfaces (GUIs) grounded in the needs of end users
  • Created high fidelity mockups that meet business needs through a lens of usability, accessibility, feasibility, and aesthetic quality
  • Created and/or maintained libraries of product icons, colors and fonts
  • Regularly seeked and participated in design reviews with project teams and the broader design discipline
  • Collaborated closely with developers to ensure design integrity is maintained through implementation


What You'll Do At 8th Light
You'll establish and maintain our design system, working with fellow design team members to build out our design assets. You will also support client projects, working at the brand and user interface levels to deliver best of breed visual experiences. In unison with the design and engagement teams, you will be responsible for:

  • D esigning human-centered software solutions, leveraging at least 5 years of experience
  • Applying the design process to solve complex problems, with a portfolio that demonstrates your skills
  • Collaborating with designers and developers on integrated teams to bring your designs to life
  • Facilitating effective communication with internal teams, clients and partners in team and workshop contexts
  • Applying high-quality presentation and writing skills
  • Demonstrating expert command of Adobe Creative Suite and other industry tools and best practices


Nice to Have
We work across many areas, and encourage anyone with the experience mentioned above to apply. Given recent client requests, we would particularly like to encourage applicants with experience in the following areas:

  • Design consulting across a range of industries and client organizations
  • Integrated human-centered design and Agile delivery practices


We truly hope to hear from you.
Join Us
We recognize that creating a truly diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization is an ongoing journey, and we're excited to share our journey with you. We have a proud tradition of hiring talented colleagues with unusual career experiences. We're more interested in your experiences, results, and impact than brand names, degrees, or keywords that may appear on your resume. We appreciate your time in completing a few application questions to help us get to know you better.
8th Light is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Technology we use

  • Engineering
    • C#Languages
    • C++Languages
    • JavaLanguages
    • JavascriptLanguages
    • KotlinLanguages
    • PythonLanguages
    • RubyLanguages
    • ScalaLanguages
    • SqlLanguages
    • SwiftLanguages
    • TypeScriptLanguages
    • etLanguages
    • jQueryLibraries
    • ReactLibraries
    • ReduxLibraries
    • CircleCIFrameworks
    • DjangoFrameworks
    • FlaskFrameworks
    • JestFrameworks
    • Node.jsFrameworks
    • Ruby on RailsFrameworks
    • SpringFrameworks
    • Vue.jsFrameworks

Location

25 East Washington, Chicago, IL 60602

An Insider's view of 8th Light, Inc.

How would you describe the company’s work-life balance?

Whether it’s regularly evaluating our workload to ensure it’s achievable, encouraging stress-relieving activities like offering mindfulness meditation sessions during Town Hall meetings, or respecting an individual’s boundaries for working hours and vacation time.

Taylor Keazirian

Software Crafter

How has your career grown since starting at the company?

When I shifted careers to software crafting at 8th Light I was given the opportunity to build something tangible. I completed the six-month apprenticeship that gave me the basic skill set to become an effective consultant. Since then I've been exposed to multiple technologies and experiences that have catalyzed my development and consulting skills.

Charles

Software Crafter

What are 8th Light, Inc. Perks + Benefits

8th Light, Inc. Benefits Overview

8th Light has a comprehensive benefits and total compensation package that is flexible and customizable as per your family/life/personal circumstances. We are supportive of family friendly flexibility, which includes perks and offerings such as an extensive parental leave program which covers (4 paid months time off). Our benefits and perks also reenforce our values of Humanity, Education and Ownership — with options to purchase stock, Learning and Development stipends with paid time allocated to growth and continuous learning, additionally a popular donation matching program.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
8th Light offers a company day of service. Team members elect to participate in support of various charities, foundations and non-profits regionally and locally, such as Code First Girls, Code Platoon
Partners with nonprofits
We partner with Code Bootcamps to provide opportunities to career changers and self taught software developers to deepen their knowledge base and gain experience through our world class Apprenticeship
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Pair programming
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
8th Light is 100% Remote. There are office spaces open for voluntary employee use. With state of the art issued office technology, not limited to MacOS Notebooks and 4K monitors for the home office.
Diversity
Documented equal pay policy
Highly diverse management team
Women in executive level positions, including the Co-CEO. women and POCs on the 8th Light executive board and throughout the company.
Mandated unconscious bias training
Led by the Director of Training and Development, unconscious bias training is a quintessential component of the 8th Light Interview Process.
Diversity employee resource groups
There are internal networking communities including but not limited to a Persons of Color Channel and Woman Forums.
Hiring practices that promote diversity
We partner with various diverse talent communities, broaden our scope of where we post, source and evaluate candidates. We prepare candidates for success with details on every step of the process.
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Through opt-in enrollment, our plans offer Heath Care, Dependent, and Commuter Reimbursement.
Disability insurance
8th Light offers company-paid both short-term and long-term disability benefits.
Dental insurance
The Dental plan offered provides comprehensive dental coverage with low, predictable costs. 100% of coverage for preventative services, including x-rays. Child orthodontia coverage available as well.
Vision insurance
100% coverage for eye exams and lenses after $35 dollar copay-- with a $130 allowance for frames per year. 20% discount offered on balance for frames at participating providers.
Health insurance
8th Light offers four unique options for comprehensive medical coverage to support you and your family. In addition to MD Live, a service offering included in all BCBS plans at 8th Light.
Life insurance
Employer paid coverage of up to $50,000 with the option to increase coverage at a low-expense.
Pet insurance
Pet's veterinary services are covered with 90% reimbursement. Open to all ages. Includes spay/neuter, hereditary, Rx therapeutic diets, dental and more. Provided at low cost through Nationwide.
Wellness programs
Annual budget for personal wellness to be used on: massages, gym/fitness memberships, equipment and more.
Team workouts
We have mindful hours and have organized company wide virtual yoga to begin weekly townhalls. We continue to seek further opportunities here.
Mental health benefits
In addition to comprehensive mental health coverage through medical plans, 8th Light offers EAP services at no cost to employees. Unlimited telephone consultations, and up to 3 in-person sessions/ yr.
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Eligible 60 days following employment. 8th Light will match 100% up to the first 4% employees contribute.
Company equity
Over 40% of organization are employee owners. Employees will have the option to purchase shares of the organization. Employee owners will receive quarterly payouts based on organization's performance.
Charitable contribution matching
8th Light will match up to $250 per calendar year for each employee’s contributions to a charitable organization.
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Available immediately upon employment. 8th Light covers 12 weeks of leave at 100% of salary.
Family medical leave
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
Four weeks of paid time off with incremental increases based on tenure of employment. PTO can be used for vacation, personal, and sick time at the employees discretion.
Paid volunteer time
8 Hours per year.
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Can be used in addition to PTO.
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Pet friendly
Fitness stipend
Employees are reimbursed $100 per year for health and wellness expenses.
Home-office stipend for remote employees
New hires receive a $200 stipend for home office furniture. In addition to a state of the art work device (Apple Notebook) and 4K monitors, accessories, and more-- through partnership with FirstBase.
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
There is an annual $1,500 learning and development budget given each crafters, there are opportunities for educational expenses as well as conferences paid through 8th Light's partnership.
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Employees are assigned mentors at the start of employment to guide them throughout their career journey and assist them in getting acclimated into the culture at 8th Light!
Continuing education stipend
All employees are awarded an annual $1,500 stipend for learning and development expenses. This can be used on: classes, software subscriptions, conference travel, etc.
Continuing education available during work hours
Based upon role, employees are given time allotments to focus on non-project based learning.
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks
Paid industry certifications
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