Candidate applying for the role
Thorium Digital is a growing digital agency that has provided services to clients from startups to Fortune 500 companies. We are comprised of selfmotivated professionally sharp and team work oriented individuals. We are looking to expand our local team in East Brunswick NJ. You will be working in a collaborative and flat structured working environment where there are plenty of opportunities to learn and grow with us. We also offer flexible summer hours yearround.
We are looking for a Web Designer (contract position) who can take brand guidelines and transform them into visually compelling userfriendly web experiences. You will play an essential role in the strategy conception and production of beautiful ideas products and services. From initial brief to final delivery you will bring exceptional creative thought and craft to your work ensuring every design is engaging effective and aligned with business goals.
This role requires a strong understanding of UX and UI design principles along with the ability to organize and structure designs systematically using best practices such as Atomic Design System or similar methodologies. You will collaborate closely with developers to ensure technical feasibility and work with business analysts to understand project goals and user needs.
We are looking for someone with ahigh level of attention to detail the ability to work independently and strong communication skills to guide clients through the design process.
Why Join Us
- Play a key role in strategy concept development and of digital experiences.
- Work on a variety of exciting digital projects for productbased brands.
- Collaborate with a talented team of designers developers and strategists.
- Take ownership of projects and help define scalable design systems.
- A creative fastpaced environment that values innovation and highquality work.
Essential duties and responsibilities
- Lead the creative process from strategy to ensuring each project delivers a seamless and engaging user experience.
- Create structured and wellorganized designs following best practices such as Atomic Design System to ensure scalability and consistency.
- Develop engaging web experiences that align with brand guidelines considering typography imagery color and tone of voice.
- Design intuitive UX/UI solutions from wireframes to highfidelity prototypes.
- Collaborate with developers to understand technical constraints and ensure smooth handoff.
- Work with business analysts to gather and translate requirements into thoughtful user experiences.
- Ensure designs adhere to web usability accessibility and performance best practices.
- Present and communicate design progress clearly guiding clients through the design process.
- Maintain a high level of detail and quality control ensuring all designs are polished and functional.
- Balance creativity with business objectives designing for both aesthetic appeal and conversiondriven results.
Minimum qualifications
- Minimum 5 years of experience designing productbased websites.
- Strong portfolio showcasing wellstructured highquality web design and UX/UI expertise.
- Proficiency in Figma with experience creating design systems and reusable components.
- Experience working with CMS/eCommerce platforms (Contentful Shopify WordPress or similar).
- Knowledge of HTML CSS and JavaScript to facilitate smooth collaboration with developers.
- Strong knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop Illustrator XD).
- Ability to follow design principles and best practices ensuring wellorganized files and documentation.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate design decisions and collaborate effectively.
- Ability to think strategically about user needs client goals and the role of design in digital experiences.
- Strong organizational and time management skills. Able to selfmanage and prioritize tasks to ensure work is delivered on time with high quality.
- Strong work ethic positive attitude and a desire to work in a challenging position.
- Must be able to work remotely and travel to client site when needed.
- Authorized to work in US without sponsorship.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with Lottie animations / After Effects for interactive and motionbased designs.
- Ability to design PowerPoint presentations with strong visual storytelling.
If youre a detailoriented designer who understands design systems and best practices and can craft engaging digital experiences apply now! Please include your portfolio with your application.
Required Experience:
Senior IC