Junior Designer

Junior Designer

Pollinate is a full-service creative agency based in beautiful Portland, Oregon. Unofficially, we're a bunch of nice humans who like to tackle unconnected dots with brains, curiosity, big ideas and a wide range of viewpoints. But officially, we're a group of experienced, cross-discipline teams orchestrating campaigns and experiences that connect to core truths with emotion.

Pollinate's creative team believes that creativity backed up with intelligent thinking, humor and cultural relevance equals high-quality output. And right now, Pollinate is seeking a Junior Designer to help us in that endeavor. This role will be responsible for honing design and technical skills, while striving to create and collaborate on unexpected, brand-consistent, strategically-sound communication for assigned clients.

The ideal candidate will have a strong command of typography, a sharp eye for detail, and be trained in forward-thinking digital design. In addition, they will be a positive team collaborator with experience giving and receiving feedback. We are a small but mighty team and this role will be instrumental in the success of the work we produce.

Though we are a remote office, the ideal candidate will be in the Portland area to attend brainstorming sessions, photoshoots and video shoots.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Assists creative team in implementing designs
• Creates and executes designs across a range of formats and mediums
• Assists other designers and art directors, as needed
• Creates materials for new business and internal presentations
• Produces highest quality final-stage files on time
• Works well as a team member; knows how a team operates and what is expected in critiques and team meetings

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

The ideal candidate for this position has:

• 1-3 years of experience
• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent professional experience
• Demonstrates advanced skill level in programs required for discipline (Adobe CS Suite, particularly Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign; Figma, etc.)
• Keen eye for detail and technical know-how
• Understanding of web and UX design
• Ability to learn and adapt to new software or processes
• Organizational and file categorizing ability
• Solid design skills; possesses strong attention to detail
• Exhibits good organizational skills, multi-tasking and time management
• Strong desire to work in a collaborative environment
• Web banner HTML/CSS skills, and animation/motion graphics skills are a plus
• Seeks input from mentors and supervisors and accepts offered feedback
• Applies feedback to improve performance and quality

Organizational Expectations:

• Accurately reports weekly time with appropriate level of detail
• Estimates work effort for assigned tasks and meet deadlines
• Keeps files and assets organized and easily accessible to others

If this sounds like you, please apply!

We are an equal opportunity employer, and as a full-service agency, we greatly value a diverse, multi-cultural mix of voices and perspectives at our workplace, and strongly encourage applications from women, BIPOC, AAPI, LGBTQ individuals and people with disabilities. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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