Idea Rebel is a digital marketing agency that develops digital products for award-winning brands, adapting technology to move ideas from incubation to realization. The agency combines strategy, brand, data, and user experience to deliver work across mobile, e-commerce, media planning and buying, and digital channels. Its in-house teams work with existing and evolving technology stacks to create technology that fits the scale of each idea.

Idea Rebel

Digital Marketing Agency in Toronto, Vancouver, & Los Angeles, matching ideas to technology. We are rebels.

Idea Rebel – Toronto & Vancouver Digital Agency is looking for a Digital Designer.

We’re looking for Freelance Digital Designers with an eye for detail and the skills to craft award worthy, pixel-perfect digital products in a fast-paced & environment. Someone who is a self-motivated problem solver who isn’t shy about taking ownership of their work and is passionate about what they do. A deep understanding of typography, UI, illustration, photography, and digital culture is a must, along with a solid grasp of the possibilities of the modern and emerging tech.

You’ll be working within a small team, and reporting directly to the Creative Director, so being friendly, fun, enthusiastic, organized is essential. With that support, you’ll be directly responsible for the design a variety of and other digitally-led or digitally integrated experiences, from leading-edge web solutions, software, and mobile devices/applications to bespoke experiential interactions. To succeed you’ll need a strong understanding of UX and digital strategy. Conceptual skills would help you stand out, too.

Responsibilities

Working with the Creative Director and design team to create client-focused, creative design solutions, primarily in digitalCraft visually compelling designs that align with the creative direction and brand guidelines, and also appeal to the specified audiencesDesigning mood boards, storyboards, and conceptual pitch materialDesigning UI guides, page layouts, site grids and interface demos for responsive web plu all content, functional, and navigation specifications (with guidance and oversight)Identifying opportunities to create business value and improve the user experience, based on user research (with guidance and oversight)Participating in brainstorming sessions and conceptual developmentWorking with developers to ensure the quality of your projects through developmentPhoto retouching and compositing skills would be a big plusClient presentation experience would be great too (or an eagerness to learn)

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in Design or related field or equivalent visual design experience required2-3 years of industry experienceSolid portfolio and a keen interest in digital (interactive/mobile/social) designDeep understanding of typography, illustration, photography, and cultureWell versed in user-centred design methods and techniquesStrong design, collaborative, and organizational skills, and great attention to detailExcellent verbal and written communication skillsCanadian resident / possess a work permitExcellent knowledge of macOS and the Adobe suite of creative toolsWorking knowledge of Sketch and InVision tools would be advantageous

Digital Designer (Freelance)

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