UI/UX - Art Director III

About the role

This role involves scaling a new illustration style across the organization by directing and executing illustrations and animations for in-product use. The Art Director will collaborate with illustrators, art directors, animators, content designers, engineers, and product designers to ensure a consistent brand system.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize product partner goals and user needs into actionable creative briefs.
• Guide the creation of high-craft, conceptually compelling illustrations and animations.
• Deeply understand and scale the in-house style guide and color palette across illustration libraries.
• Consistently evolve the in-house style guide to meet developing product needs.
• Understand how illustrations and animations are integrated into the design system and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Clearly communicate directions and their tradeoffs to cross-functional partners.
• Participate and present in team critiques, design sprints, and workshops.
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines efficiently and effectively.

Requirements

• An illustration portfolio that demonstrates both direction of, and hands-on execution of, conceptual, compositional, and color skills.
• 4+ years of relevant illustration experience.
• Experience adopting in-house illustration styles.
• Proficiency with Adobe Illustrator and vector graphics.
• Familiarity with creating and exporting simple vector animations in After Effects.
• Strong communication skills with non-design partners.
• Able to think at a high level about how all aspects of a product work together.
• Interest in upleveling workflows with internal AI tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with working in a product environment.
• Familiarity and comfort with Figma.
• Familiarity with Everforth Apex's internal AI tools.

Benefits

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Pay

$146 - $156 hourly

Schedule

Remote Location, Washington

Skills

Illustration, Animation, Design System, Branding, Communication, Collaboration, Innovation, Problem Solving, AI Tools

Company Information

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details.

Contact Information

If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.