Freelance Web Designer (Client Services)

  • Full-time

Company Description

THE COMPANY

NewsCred is the leading content marketing platform. Pairing cutting-edge 

software with world-class content, we transform brands into storytellers.
NewsCred's Content Marketing Cloud© provides the easiest end-to-end 
solution for content planning, creation, publishing and analytics. In one 
place, brands gain unprecedented access to the world's largest content 
marketplace, including licensed content from over 4,000 publishers and 
original content from our award-winning journalist network.


Through NewsCred, global brands like Pepsi, P&G, Dell, General Electric 
and AIG have seen explosive growth in social sharing, engagement and 
lead generation.


Founded in 2008 by Shafqat Islam, Iraj Islam and Asif Rahman, NewsCred
has offices in New York, London and Dhaka and is backed by FirstMark 
Capital, Mayfield Fund, IA Ventures, Greycroft Partners and others. 


Learn more at newscred.com and follow us on Twitter @newscred

Job Description

OVERVIEW

You will be an integral part of assisting NewsCred clients achieve their goals from kickoff through to launch. You will use your experience working with marketers, creating, and building compelling visual designs to help our clients and their audiences get the most from our products. You love design, working with modern HTML/CSS/JS, want to see the results of your hard work in the hands of users and passionate about working with clients.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

  • You get excited about solving problems for clients through great design

  • You are just as comfortable explaining a design decision to a client as you are brainstorming with other designers

  • You are always thinking of ways to optimize your designs and your code equally

  • You’re not afraid to dive into Terminal or Command Line - We use Git and you will too!

  • You’ve got strong attention to detail and highly developed organizational skills including the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines

  • Create and implement on-brand designs working with clients and their agencies based on our CMS and APIs

  • Give and solicit feedback from our other designers with the aim of producing the highest quality work

  • Own the design relationship with each client

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS:


  • At least 3-5 years designing and prototyping web interfaces for clients

  • Extremely Strong knowledge of HTML/CSS and Sass. Javascript knowledge is a plus

  • Strong knowledge of typography, layout and color theory

  • Are up to date on current design and product trends and know when to embrace them (In-browser Design, Responsive Design, Grid Systems, etc.)

  • Technical and content-based search engine optimization experience

  • Experience with social media management or social sharing integrations a big plus

  • Academic background in Design, IxD, or related field (or substantial relevant experience)



Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.