Mid Level Graphic Designer

About the position

i3 is looking for a Graphic Designer to help craft clean UI, crisp 2D elements, on-brand motion graphics, and more for its Virtual Training, Simulation, and Gaming business. As a Graphic Designer, you will be responsible for a variety of digital products based in Captivate and the Unity game engine. You will work with highly skilled and motivated delivery teams made of Instructional Systems Designers (ISDs), Software Engineers, 3D Artists, and Tech Leads to design, develop, test, build, and deploy customer training software - and have a blast doing it.

Responsibilities

• Support all kinds of design efforts of digital products, validating efforts regularly with Creative leadership, other designers, and the product development team.
• Ensure accurate implementation of designs into the game engine, working closely with Software Engineers.
• Workshop efforts with the Creative Director and Creative Operations team weekly to ensure cohesive designs and implementations.
• Illustrate design ideas using wireframes, process flows, and sitemaps as needed.
• Create prototypes, mockups, and final compositions to demonstrate designs.
• Craft simple motion graphics and ensure solid implementation by software engineers.
• Provide feedback to software engineers as designs are implemented to ensure cohesive user experience.
• Leverage design thinking and questioning techniques to develop strategies.
• Prepare and guide software engineers on the implementation of UI/UX designs into Captivate and/or Unity.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree plus at least three (3) years' experience in graphic design (such as web, mobile, motion graphics, branding and logo design, etc.). Additional years of experience may be substituted for degree.
• Working knowledge and skill in design tools, for example, Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, After Effects, and/or other Adobe Creative Suite products.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to present complex concepts clearly and persuasively.
• Attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills.
• Ability to work with other designers and software engineers to implement new ideas.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with Adobe Captivate authoring tool.
• Collaboration with system and software engineers.
• Working knowledge and/or understanding of prototyping tools like Sketch, Figma, Balsamic, etc.
• Experience that demonstrates a variability of design skills.
• Understanding and appreciation of standard user interface design concepts.
• Understanding of foundational design principles and practices, typography and color, and multi-device usability standards.

Benefits

• Excellent insurance coverage
• 401(k) match
• Generous PTO
• Health and wellness incentives
• Tuition and certification reimbursement
• Countless opportunities to give back to the community through i3 Cares