Visual Designer

Location - This position is filled.

Burlingame, California

Position Description

The Visual Designer will lead and manage the company's visual brand in all mediums (digital, print, interactive) across the organization, and own the look and feel of Outsell's visual brand, and external representations within the marketplace. Reporting to the Director of Marketing, the Visual Designer will create new graphics and work from existing templates, from initial concept through design and production. The right candidate will draw on experience in graphic and multimedia design to develop and maintain a cohesive visual brand, excellent user experience, and seamless integration with various mediums and technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for ensuring a cohesive modern/aesthetic and contemporary and clean look/feel in all design elements affecting the firm while ensuring brand attributes are consistently represented. Ensure all elements integrate so that the look and feel of Outsell's website, marketing materials, external print and presentation materials, applications, and collaterals, PowerPoint charts, and reports all reflect the same aesthetic, color palette and artistic direction.
• Ensure compliance and consistency throughout the organization that meets the needs of the organization including sales, marketing, and content delivery objectives.
• Ensure going maintenance and enhancements of Outsell's website using HTML, CSS, graphic tools, and Outsell's content management system including editing images and graphics, creating or editing verbal content, updating layout design, and user functionality. Take in all requests for website updates and changes and prioritize and execute them in keeping with corporate priorities and marketing direction.
• Design and develop web pages, graphics, multimedia pieces, and GUIs from initial concept, storyboarding and layout, to design and development, through production deployment.
• Use excellent visual storytelling skills to design and produce pieces integrating Outsell's brand look and feel in a wide range of media including print and digital documents, PowerPoint presentations, corporate website, and mobile applications.
• Liaise with Outsell's Director of Technology and lead developer in determining coding requirements for site creation including e-commerce capabilities, forms, and specialized scripts.
• Design and develop graphics and images for PPT presentations and print and digital reports that present complex data and analytical information in a creative and visual way that engages its audience and readers.
• Write, design, and edit web page or print content and manage ongoing and routine updates to website and collateral content.
• Coordinate and execute the production of web implementation projects for marketing initiatives including e-mail campaigns, events marketing and registrations, and company social media program.
• Establish and maintain team best practices and design methods for company art direction and stay abreast of rich media techniques, emerging technologies, and latest web trends.
• Be a collaborative team member, excellent leader, and active member of the team.

Qualifications and Experience

• 3-5 years of professional multimedia/graphic design or web production experience or BA/AA in related field with equivalent combination of experience and education required.
• Excellent conceptual and visual storytelling skills with ability to create and script compelling narratives.
• A passion for delivering excellent web user experience, exceeding client expectations, and going the extra mile.
• Deep understanding and senior-level knowledge of a broad range of design, code, and presentation tools including multimedia creation with CS5 (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), Adobe Flash, Action Script; and development of HTML, CSS. Awareness of client-side scripting techniques and capabilities preferred.
• Outstanding communication skills both oral and written with a high attention to detail, strong visual sense, and project management skills.
• Must be a proven leader - able to own a process, express ideas clearly and visually, meet deadlines, manage personal time successfully, deliver on an agreed timetable of commitments, manage multiple projects concurrently, and work effectively under pressure. Creativity, curiosity, self-motivation, and accountability are also essential.
• A passion for delivering excellent web user experience, exceeding client expectations, and going the extra mile.
• An entrepreneurial self-starter with a can-do orientation that identifies smart, creative, and innovative methods to complete tasks and designs.
• Team oriented, flexible, and able to work independently and collaboratively in a virtual office environment with multiple goals and projects while delivering quality work consistently and on time.
• Overall comfort with technology and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) is essential. Experience in communicating visually through these programs is critical.
• Demonstrated maturity and professionalism.

It is important that the successful candidate reflect Outsell's core values:

At Outsell, we strive to delight our clients and provide a "wow” experience whenever possible. In all things we do, we attempt to achieve win-win-win outcomes through:

1. Service. We are client-centered, good listeners, easy to do business with, and focused on high-touch relationships.
2. Innovation and creativity. We are can-do, agile, and embrace change.
3. Integrity. We are honest, ethical, and direct in all of our dealings.
4. Accountability. We say what we’ll do, do what we say, and do the right thing.
5. Results. We are committed to helping our clients achieve high-quality, actionable results.
6. Influence. We are a trusted advisor and unbiased thought-leader.
7. Teamwork. We collaborate with our clients and each other.
8. Fun, freedom and family. We get the job done on a schedule that works for each of us, our clients, and our colleagues.
9. Kaizen. We are always learning and improving.
10. Commitment. We are stewards of what we stand for, focused on running a financially healthy business while being active citizens in the world.

About the Company

Outsell is the world's only research and advisory firm focused solely on the information industry. We use a time-tested, quality-proven, top secret blend of data, brains, community, and pizazz to produce extraordinary value for our clients. Elite information industry executives from all over the world look to Outsell for trusted advice, bold insights, and confidential access to exclusive intelligence and decision support. Outsell has your back. You'll stay more focused, save time, grow revenue in a fast-changing global digital environment, and sleep better at night. Guaranteed.

Please e-mail your resume to hr@outsellinc.com

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry, or national origin.