Lead website design for Squarespace sites, ensuring creative intent through collaboration with the design team and external partners. Manage layout and production quality while utilizing coding skills in HTML, CSS, and SCSS.
Company Description
Hi, we're the City-State of DBC, a data-driven creative branding agency. Our mission is to "champion the citizen" —our clients. We do this by being radically autonomous & courageously persistent, stretching our capabilities to push boundaries and actively challenge pre-established beliefs of design, work, and branding to help our citizens stand out.
The modus operandi here is self-rule — you own your choices because these choices are your own — always knowing rules work best when broken. We don't work for hours. We work for better. When the tasks are more challenging, the payoff is more significant — the most exceptional quality to have here is effort.
We're looking for a fellow dissident to join our community of hard-working free-thinkers.
Job DescriptionThis sounds like you
- You enjoy solving complex communication problems.
- You're not afraid to doubt your first ideas.
- You are comfortable making decisions on your own.
- You are determined to continually improve on your design performance.
This is what you'll do
- This role works mainly on Squarespace sites.
- Starts as a part-time contract position.
- Primary responsibility for this position is to support the Design Team by leading website design.
- Strong coordination with the design team as well as external partners to ensure creative intent.
- Designing the site layout inclusive of arrangement, size, type size and style, and related aesthetic concepts.
- Working with other vendors to ensure production quality and deadlines.
This is what you bring to our team
- Ability to write code – HTML & CSS on Squarespace sites (SCSS flavor of SASS preferred when writing CSS).
- Proficient in Illustrator, Photoshop.
- A master at Squarespace.
- Cross-browser and platform testing as standard practice.
- Bonus points for familiarity with Adobe XD (XD is our preferred concepting tool).
- Experience in motion graphics/video production a plus or, at a minimum, a willingness to learn.
The Benefits:
- Health Insurance Premium Coverage
- Remote Forever
- Unlimited Paid Time Off Policy
- Annual/Semi-Annual Offsites (Post Pandemic)
Compensation:
- The 2021 Base Salary for a Chief Level Role in the City-State $45,000
- Bonuses are based on performance of both Team Member and Company
Top Skills
Adobe Xd
CSS
HTML
Illustrator
Photoshop
Sass
Scss
Squarespace
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