Designer I

Are you a graphic designer just starting your career? Are you interested in learning from talented industry veterans while honing your skills across print, digital, and environmental media? If so, let’s talk.

Thinkso is seeking a junior graphic designer (“Designer I”) to support our experienced design team on a wide range of projects across multiple channels: identity systems, websites, digital marketing, videos, sales collateral, advertising, social media, events, and more. You’ll work with the best as you get substantive, hands-on experience for clients in a variety of sectors. This is a great entry-level position for someone just starting their career or who has 1 – 2 years of professional experience.

To qualify, you must:

• Hold a BFA or equivalent from a reputable design program.
• Demonstrate your experience as a working graphic designer via a high-quality portfolio.
• Have solid command of foundational design principles, such as typography, color, and layout.
• Aspire to create and do, but prioritize learning and taking direction.
• Possess technical proficiency and be focused on continuous improvement.
• Be highly collaborative with project managers, writers, strategists, and vendors.
• Understand the importance of operational processes and file organization.
• Thrive in a remote work environment.

Computer skills required:

• Proficiency with the Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
• Proficiency in use of Google Docs and Microsoft Office
• Familiarity with Figma, After Effects, and css/html,
• Bonus points for experience using CMS platforms (WordPress, Craft), and email marketing platforms (Mailchimp, Pardot)

Designer I roles and responsibilities:

• Contribute creative ideas as part of brainstorm sessions.
• Design within established systems, taking direction from more senior team members.
• Undertake original design work when required.
• Implement rounds of internal and client revisions with speed and accuracy.
• Conduct image searches, create mood boards, design supporting graphics, build comps, prepare meeting materials, lay out presentation decks, and assist the creative team as directed.
• Actively pursue and embrace opportunities to gain production experience and improve your professional skills and knowledge.
• Strive to clearly articulate design rationale as it relates to project strategy.
• Present creative ideas to colleagues and clients when called upon.
• Research topical issues such as design technology, culture, photography, creative resources, and freely share this information with colleagues.
• Participate in a supporting role in preparation for pitches and presentations.
• Support management with tasks that help keep our small studio running.

About Thinkso

Thinkso is a fully remote boutique creative agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 2006, we’re a group of progressive strategists, designers, writers, and project managers who love what we do: producing exceptional brand communications for clients in a range of industries. Our work is strategy- and editorial-driven; we use world-class design to bring messages and content to life to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

Thinkso specializes in sophisticated B2B professional services, with clients in the finance, technology, legal, and business consulting sectors. To keep ourselves and our portfolio fresh and invigorated, we also work in a wide range of other sectors, including education, nonprofit/mission-driven, athletics, medicine, real estate, consumer goods, and more.

Whatever we’re doing, we do it guided by our four core values: delivering excellence, choosing integrity, being scrappy, and enjoying the ride. While we’re all super-efficient, smart, and hard-working, we’re also fun-loving, supportive, quirky, and kind.

So if you’re someone who wants to do really great work but the bureaucracy of the corporate world and the cut-throat culture of big agencies aren’t for you, consider joining the Thinkso team.

Overview of Benefits

• Health/dental/vision insurance, 401k plan
• Paid time off that increases with tenure, and company holidays
• True work-life balance with an average work week under 40 hours
• Participation in our pro bono project, Give a Brand!, during work hours
• Salary: $62,400, non-negotiable*, plus opportunity for annual bonus

* We believe that when we give people the opportunity to negotiate salaries, we reward those people who are skilled at negotiation. Being a good negotiator does not mean you have more job experience or that you will do better on the job. For this reason, we strive to maintain a fixed salary level for all people at the same job level. Our intention is to avoid unconscious bias that leads to pay discrimination.

Serious candidates, please email a cover letter, a link to your portfolio, and your resume to Kate at jobs@thinkso.com