Who is Tangiblee? 

Tangiblee is a fast-growing, profitable e-commerce start-up that revolutionizes how shoppers experience products online. Our product experience platform dramatically improves online retailers' conversion rates, and order values, while reducing returns. Top retailers worldwide, such as The Sak, Samsonite, Living Spaces, Helzberg Diamonds, Dana Rebecca Designs, and Fossil Group (and many more we can't publicly mention), trust Tangiblee to deliver optimal product experiences to their online shoppers.

Tangiblee's main office is located in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood, but Tangiblee is a remote-friendly company with offices & team members located all over the world. Tangiblee is backed by amazing TechStars mentors and investors such as Troy Henikoff, Amanda Lannert, Mike Gamson, and more.

What's the job, exactly? 

Tangiblee needs a visual designer who conceptualizes & creates all of the visual collateral (graphic assets) for the marketing, sales, & product teams. In addition to creating visual aids, another critical responsibility includes managing and elevating the Tangiblee brand–in all visible facets.

This candidate must have formal design training (i.e., BS/BA in graphic design or a related field). This candidate will work directly with the marketing team to create design assets for campaigns for various channels (social media, website, email), sales collateral, and more. This person will LOVE researching the SaaS B2B industry, thinking outside the box, and taking the branding and visual design reigns for a growing tech start-up.

This position will begin as a part-time (approximately 20 hours a week) with the expectation of rolling into a full-time job within a few months. Immediate full-time will also be considered for the right candidate. 

A few key things you'll be responsible for:

• Building out Tangiblee's existing "brand book" for the sales & marketing teams–adhering to the brand's current color and style guidelines. Brand book assets needed include branded templates for internal and externally used documents, sales deck template(s), and other marketing and sales collateral.

• Develop all types of digital marketing materials such as landing page(s) and landing page assets, blog post layouts & their assets, display ads for social media and other advertising campaigns, downloadable PDFs for website visitors, and more

• Conceptualize & create short product demo videos and animated GIFs intended to inform prospects of Tangiblee's product offering & drive interest in Tangiblee's suite of services

• Conceptualize & design visual layouts for HTML emails, website landing pages, and social media imagery (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram); occasionally, work with the product manager & product designer to help execute prototype designs for the product.

• Create and maintain an up-to-date library of visual assets for the sales team as well as the marketing team; 

• Collaborate with all team members, including the founding, sales, and product team (assisting the product designer on specific tasks), to maintain consistency across all channels and touchpoints.

• Distinguish between "good" design versus "great" design with strong attention to detail. Be rooted in the design principles and best practices WHILE still being passionate about exploring new, original design ideas.

Education Requirement

A B.A. in Marketing and Design (or a similar degree) is required for a career as a marketing designer. The curriculum should include Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, branding and corporate identities, advertising design, and typography.

Who are we looking for?

We're on the lookout for a driven, curious, self-motivating, and hard-working individual who sees the professional opportunity to develop & hone the designer skill sets that comes from building and maintaining Tangiblee's brand aesthetic. 

The ideal candidate is:

• 3+ years of experience in advertising/marketing design (i.e., email templates or website banner advertisements);
• Expert in Adobe Creative Suite, most notably Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator; (expert Sketch is required; additional Adobe software expertise is a plus;
• Basic knowledge of PPC (Google Ads, LinkedIn Ads, Facebook Ads), email marketing, and HTML design;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; organized and detail-oriented;
• Time Expert: You know the value of time and delivering when you say you're going to deliver; time management is everything in a start-up!
• Ability to self-motivate, multi-task, and produce results within deadlines;
• Always Learning: You LOVE researching, finding inspiration, and putting those lessons to work excellent time management skills;
• Insightful: We are looking for a person who can connect the dots and think outside the box when working through daily tasks and when problems arise;
• Collaborative, Reliable, Consistent:  Every facet of the company will need design help or at least require assets from you; you must communicate effectively (listening & explaining) with anyone in the organization;  Whatever assets you create should be delivered on time, and you are effective in their intended use while consistent with the overall brand aesthetic - even if a purchase is used only internally;
• Be a feedback junkie:  Not only expect but demand constructive criticism of your work. It is NEVER about being right; it's ALWAYS about getting the best result;
• Driven and motivated: Working in a lean tech start-up is incredibly rewarding for professional growth, but, at the same time, it requires a lot of hustle, humility, and perseverance - from everyone. Our fantastic team will help make sure you have the tools needed to ace the job, but ultimately YOU determine your success;
• Knowledge or experience in the retail fashion industry is a plus.  
• Knowledge of Webflow is a plus;
• AfterEffects experience is a bonus;

What's in it for you?

• Competitive compensation (whether part-time or full-time position);
• If full-time, healthy, and vision benefits;  
• Flexible work-from-home or work-from-office balance;
• Make your impact on the company and the product. We build our roadmap based on client feedback. For that reason, you'll have a unique opportunity to help plan and design the brand look & shape the way the public (clients, the industry - everyone!) sees and experiences the Tangiblee brand.

Interested? Great!

Please email your cover letter, portfolio or design example(s), & your relevant resume to the email below. Your cover letter should offer two or three reasons explaining why you want to join a start-up like Tangiblee and how your previous design-related work complements the role.   

If your previous work experience and design projects don't hit all of the qualifications listed, tell us why you think you can rock the job and how you'll develop those skill sets to align with Tangiblee's visual needs.  

Relevant design examples, a relevant resume, & a solid cover letter are essential, so please be thoughtful when submitting! 

Email: [email protected]; Subject Line: Visual Designer 2023

(NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE)