Associate Designer Jobs

Silverback Strategies is a performance marketing agency on a mission to build the best agency culture. Our goal is to enable specialists to do what they do best so that our clients win every time. Silverback has won best places to work awards from Ad Age, Inc Magazine, The Washingtonian and The Washington Business Journal. We’re focused on growth — for our clients, company and staff. We’ve made the Inc 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in the country each year since 2014. Our success is based on our people, a growing collection of A-plus performers who thrive in our environment. We have a tight-knit team that’s high-energy, competitive and fun. It’s like working at a startup, minus the uncertainty. We live by our motto: we’re in this together. Today, we’re ready to add another full-time Associate Designer to our team.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• You’ll work closely with our internal marketing team to work on deliverables such as research reports, white papers and webinars.
• You’ll provide concepts and ideas to support content marketing, social media, SEO and Paid Search/Media projects
• You’ll maintain a thorough understanding of cutting-edge design trends
• You’ll collaborate on client projects with both clients and other Silverback departments
• You’ll work closely with the Creative Director, but you’ll also have the independence to effectively manage your projects
• You’ll deliver excellent work on deadline
• You’ll conceptualize and design for Silverback’s internal brand — that means refreshing brand guidelines, building templates and creating graphics for our social accounts and internal blog.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• 1-2 years of professional design experience — especially agency experience! — is highly desirable, but is NOT a "must." This role is also open to entry-level applicants, recent grads, or those with relevant internship experience. Your portfolio is MORE IMPORTANT than your professional experience!!!
• Ability to take constructive criticism without taking it personally
• Attention to detail, even when working under tight deadlines
• Time management and multitasking abilities
• Solid experience with Adobe Creative Cloud and Sketch
• An exceptional understanding of layout and typography
• A strong portfolio, including a including a mix of print and web projects
• Someone who is self-motivated!
• Eagerness to quickly and independently learn and grow as a designer

PERKS/BENEFITS

• Unlimited PTO
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, etc plans
• Monthly Team Events
• Paid Parental Leave
• Peloton digital membership
• Weekly guided meditation
• 401(k) with Employer Match

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• We are consistently recognized as a Top Workplace on Glassdoor, and were most recently awarded a prestigious 150 Top Workplaces of 2021 designation by the Washington Post. Apply today & discover for yourself what makes Silverback Strategies such a special place to work. We can't wait to hear from you!
• We at Silverback pride ourselves on being an extremely tight-knit team. We boast an unparalleled culture of collaboration, empathy, and a truly "work hard, play hard" mentality.
• We’re a remote friendly team. Whether you work remotely or out of our office (re-opening 2021 due to COVID-19), you’ll be part of a remote work culture that emphasizes online communication (Slack, Zoom).

Silverback Strategies is an equal opportunity employer. If you believe you meet the qualifications for the position, then we invite you to apply. We celebrate the free flow of conversation, ideas and opinions at Silverback, but actions such as bullying, discrimination, harassment or retaliation of any kind are strictly prohibited in our workplace. We are committed to providing a safe, open and accommodating environment that allows all of our team members to thrive. Employment decisions are made without regard to age, color, disability, family, genetic information, origin, race, religion, sex. For more information, we invite you to visit eeoc.gov.