IBM Blue Studio is responsible for the sophistication and strategic evolution and expression of the IBM brand and sub-brands across every experience and encounter, internally and externally. We represent and support all IBM businesses horizontally and vertically. Our work crosses nearly every category of output: research and strategy, communications and content development, symbology and systems, digital and physical experiences, tools and training. Our goal is to maintain modernity, tangibility and understanding of the IBM brand in the world.
The Blue Studio design practice is looking for an experienced and highly motivated Senior Visual Designer who is passionate about ideas, brand experience and design, and looking to work with like-minded people. The professional must have a strong attention towards strategic, simple, smart design, and a keen eye for a modernist approach to typography and information design. The right candidate should have conceptual skills with identity systems, and experience working across media. Work will include a range of assets and projects focused on presentations, keynotes, and communications.
Your primary responsibilities will include:
- Execute projects from conception, design, through execution.
- Produce deliverables from print to online and multimedia.
- Create compelling, visually engaging presentations that tell clear and impactful stories, leveraging strong layouts, visuals, and animations.
- Transform complex ideas and data into compelling, cohesive visual storytelling that engages audiences, simplifies messaging, and brings stories to life across presentations and other assets.
- Bring abstract concepts to life though typography, illustration, iconography and photography.
- Deep understanding of IBM’s business strategies and goals.
- Command of IBM brand’s vision, systems, and documentation.
- Contribute to style guides, and other design documents, as needed.
- Produce comps and assist with presentation preparations.
- Work with senior design team members to establish priority, fidelity and delivery of tasks.
- Effectively communicate conceptual ideas and detailed design rationale both verbally and visually.
- Speak and present to range of stakeholders.
- Ensure quality control and outcomes.
- Designing experiences across media.
- Utilizing knowledge of grids, typography, graphic design, color, layout, iconography, imagery, and
design patterns and systems to address ambiguous, complex problems and projects. - A passion for well-conceived and crafted design, and the ability to distinguish good, innovative design from bad, careless work.
- Problem solving and idea generation, effectively visualizing and creating concepts into the end assets.
- Investigating, innovating, and developing trends in creative with an emphasis on brand
experience and design. - Actively seeking feedback and review of work; accept and act upon creative/technical direction.
- Taking direction well and being nimble to extend designs across platforms.
- Being passionate, confident, empathetic, positive and approachable.
- Attention-to-detail, strong organizational skills and time management.
- Collaboration with others–stakeholders, technical teams, partners and other designers.
- Applications: Adobe Creative Suite (highly proficient), Figma, MS Office (.PPT), Keynote
- Motion skills as a plus