Visual Designer, Point of Sale

  • Full-time
  • Alternate Location: Oakland, United States

Company Description

Square builds common business tools in unconventional ways so more people can start, run, and grow their businesses. When Square started, it was difficult and expensive (or just plain impossible) for some businesses to take credit cards. Square made credit card payments possible for all by turning a mobile phone into a credit card reader. Since then Square has been building an entire business toolkit of both hardware and software products including Square Capital, Square Terminal, Square Payroll, and more. We’re working to find new and better ways to help businesses succeed on their own terms—and we’re looking for people like you to help shape tomorrow at Square.

Job Description

Square is looking for a Designer to join our award-winning Creative Studio team, with a focus on our Core Point of Sale. This includes the Square Point of Sale app and its associated add-on products, like Invoices, Gift Cards, Team Management, Marketing, and Loyalty. This is the central foundation of our business. You will work with our different product teams, including PMs, PMMs, Product Designers and Engineers to create smart solutions that help tell the story of Square’s growing ecosystem of products. We work across the latest platforms, covering web and mobile experiences, UX/UI, product development, visual design, prototyping, experiential installations, photography, video, and animation.

This is a crucial, hands-on role that requires the ability to translate project strategy into great design experiences. We expect pixel perfection and persistence to make projects shine through their life cycles.

Our designers are a central part of a team of program managers, art directors, designers, copywriters, creative strategists, and engineers. For us, design isn’t static; it moves, talks, sings and vibrates. You will need to think in three dimensions; static, print, moving animations and how people interact with your design.

Designers within the Creative Studio are versatile and bring an understanding across all visual communications. We are looking for deep collaboration, rapid prototyping and an open feedback cycle. We create a lot of content, from paid marketing assets to website updates to informative videos, but we need someone who can empathize with the needs of our sellers, and who can help us tell them a story visually that they will understand. 

You will:

  • Craft graphic elements, mood boards, and visual treatments
  • Contribute to a team that includes designers, producers, product strategists, copywriters and engineers
  • Produce brand and campaign standards, templates and style guides 
  • Create video and motion graphics style frames, exhibition graphics, interface design, visualization, presentation design, information graphics, branding and print graphics
  • You may also co-direct photo shoots and design physical installations 

Qualifications

You have:

  • 5+ years of experience
  • Expert in Adobe CC and Sketch / Figma
  • Multiple styles of design and illustration
  • Typographic skills
  • Can lead IA / wireframe / design processes
  • Best practices knowledge in usability and UX An understanding of the opportunities and limitations of the modern web
  • System design experience

Even better:

  • Animation/motion graphics knowledge in software such as After Effects, Principle or Cinema 4D
  • Light front-end coding (CSS styling)

Additional Information

At Square, we value diversity and always treat all employees and job applicants based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Applicants in need of special assistance or accommodation during the interview process or in accessing our website may contact us by sending an email to assistance(at)squareup.com. We will treat your request as confidentially as possible. In your email, please include your name and preferred method of contact, and we will respond as soon as possible.

Perks

At Square, we want you to be well and thrive. Our global benefits package includes:
  • Healthcare coverage
  • Retirement Plans
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program
  • Wellness perks
  • Paid parental leave
  • Flexible time off
  • Learning and Development resources
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