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Our creative digital agency client is searching Senior Designer (contract) to join their team. In this role, you will work directly with the design director and design leads while mentoring and supporting other team members in delivering exceptional creative work. As a senior designer, you know more than just the ropes. You are a master of your craft in typography, photography, illustration, iconography, color, pattern, and form. You communicate clearly and know how to inspire. Along with your experience, you bring talent, technique, and an unflinching pursuit of excellence. You never settle. You have a track record of exceptional work, yet you’re still driven to hone new skills and experiment with new tools and new techniques. You will create and execute digital campaigns alongside our designers, writers, and developers and in collaboration with client services, our clients, and other partners. You seek out collaboration with teammates to constantly shape an environment that far surpasses the status quo.

This position is a hybrid opportunity for those who live in the Portland, OR Metro area, and iis a full-time contract opportunity.

As a Sr. Designer, you will:

• Work on a multidisciplinary team in a highly collaborative environment with diverse perspectives and expertise.
• Take ideas from concept to build-ready assets, employing sharp UX thinking and systems design.
• Understand our client’s needs—learning the boundaries of their brands—while pushing them into new territories.
• Able to work in our Portland office.
• Design digital systems, style guides, email templates, websites, apps, and a wide variety of other digital and physical experiences.
• Work closely with developers to foster innovation and ensure feasibility and fidelity of final output.
• Articulate and present work internally to the design lead, design director, and creative director—and occasionally externally to clients.

About you:

• Solid core design competency, including drawing/sketching, typography, ideation, color theory, use of texture, spacing, scale, visual presentation development, and layout.
• Adaptable to changing client needs and priorities.
• Four-plus years of experience in a design studio or agency (or comparable experience).
• Strong familiarity with current trends in color and design.
• Bachelor’s degree in design or fine arts (or comparable experience).
• Experience retouching at a global brand level.
• Ability to work on multiple jobs simultaneously while feeling comfortable with changing workflows and priorities.
• A portfolio and work experience that demonstrate your skills, design sensibilities, and range.
• Experience working on global brands.
• Basic knowledge of the Google Suite (Drive, Docs, etc.).
• Exceptional organizational, listening, and communication skills.
• Experience or demonstrated an interest in motion graphics, 3D graphics, VR, or other areas of digital creative work is a plus.
• Experience leading design teams and mentoring junior designers is a plus.
• Ability to maintain and adhere to brand guidelines, including calling out when and where they don’t make sense.
• Experience with prototyping tools like Invision and Flinto.
• Expert knowledge of industry-standard software (Adobe CC, Sketch, Keynote, etc.).

We know that experience is gathered in many ways. If you have a demonstrated ability to fulfill the job duties but got there in a different way, please apply.

Why 52 Limited:

52 Limited is a digital staffing agency with an industry-leading focus on the creative + technology space. We exclusively place tech and creative talent in direct-hire, contract-to-hire, and contract roles

When you’re a talent, you’re family at 52 Limited. We provide paid time off when you are sick and offer comprehensive health insurance and voluntary benefits. We check in with you on the regular. In short, we want to make sure you are happy and able to do your best work.

52 Limited’s reputation in the recruiting industry is unparalleled in the Pacific Northwest. While we're headquartered right here in Portland, our tenured team routinely places world-class talent from all over the West Coast and Texas. We work with some of the most forward-thinking and recognizable clients in Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, Austin, and beyond. To learn more about our team, visit http://52ltd.com/our/story

We are committed to fostering a people-first candidate experience that benefits our talent, clients, and community. 52 Limited encourages a diversity of applicants of all backgrounds and identities to apply. Let us know if you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process.