Digital Designer

<p><strong>Summary</strong></p> <ul> <li>Location: Austin, TX&nbsp;</li> <li>Experience: 3+ years</li> <li>Commitment: Full time</li> </ul> <p>Welcome to ROKA - an independent performance eyewear brand born in Austin, Texas. We’ve redefined what everyday eyewear can be by infusing cutting-edge sport performance technology into prescription glasses and sunglasses built for real life. Whether you're training, running, cycling, or tackling your daily grind,&nbsp; if you move, we’ve built eyewear that moves with you.</p> <p>We are looking for a talented Digital Designer to join our creative team. In this role, you will be responsible for bringing our brand to life across a variety of creative touchpoints. The ideal candidate is a conceptual and strategic thinker but also a design wizard who loves to push pixels. You sweat the details and ‘good enough’ is never good enough for you. You love to collaborate but you are a self-starter who can work solo. You approach every project as if it’s going to be the highlight of your portfolio.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Collaborate closely with the Creative, Marketing, and other ROKA &nbsp;teams to develop, create and design tactical executions</li> <li>Design a range of creative assets including website graphics, email campaigns, social media content, online ads as well as possible print executions</li> <li>Edit lifestyle and studio photography to create consistent and cohesive imagery across the brand</li> <li>Ensure designs align with brand guidelines and maintain a consistent visual identity across different platforms</li> <li>Optimize all visual assets for usability, accessibility, responsiveness, and performance; ensuring they meet quality standards</li> <li>Manage timelines in partnership with the project manager to ensure work is completed accurately and on schedule</li> <li>Stay current on design trends, tools, and technologies to bring fresh ideas and techniques to the team</li> <li>Participate in team brainstorms, idea sessions, and creative reviews</li> <li>Present one’s own ideas and rationale for creative work</li> </ul> <p><strong>Must Haves:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Real World Experience: 3+ years of experience as a Designer in a fast-paced environment (working at a content/marketing/advertising agency or a similar brand and working in a digital environment are highly preferred)</li> <li>Strong ability level in Figma + Adobe CC (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat)</li> <li>HTML, web knowledge, Prismic CMS and WebFlow experience is a strong plus</li> <li>Strong understanding of typography, color theory, layout, photo editing and composition</li> <li>Possess a sound understanding and differences between print and digital/interactive typography principles</li> <li>Portfolio must show extremely strong conceptual and design skills</li> <li>Comfortable working in a fast paced environment within a small team</li> <li>Able to self-direct and multi-task, organized self-starter and independent worker</li> <li>Excellent attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines</li> <li>You enjoy taking initiative and are comfortable tackling problems in uncertain or ambiguous situations</li> <li>Exceptional teamwork and communication skills</li> <li>Ability to learn and understand ROKA’s market and products</li> <li>Animation/motion graphics experience, a nice to have</li> </ul> <p><strong>Work Location:</strong></p> <p>ROKA is located in Austin, TX, USA. The Company is on a hybrid work schedule.&nbsp; Candidates must be prepared to work on-site as often as needed per the Department’s business needs.&nbsp; Remote candidates will not be considered for this position.</p> <p><strong>Benefits Include</strong></p> <ul> <li>Competitive compensation</li> <li>Employee and industry discounts</li> <li>Fun and casual but high-performance atmosphere</li> <li>Onsite corporate gym</li> <li>Health, dental, vision &amp; FSA, employer paid life insurance</li> <li>Vacation and sick leave</li> <li>401(k) with match</li> <li>Gym membership stipend</li> <li>Paid maternity (16 weeks) and paternity (8 weeks) leave</li> </ul>