Any
$1000-2000USD/month
TBD
Oct 8, 2022
*NOT LOOKING FOR DEVELOPERS - DO NOT APPLY - THIS IS FOR WEB DESIGNERS ONLY.
We are looking for a part time WEB DESIGNER who can help us design and build out and manage Wordpress websites who can design a website straight in Elementor. There may even been logo design or Canva design projects as well.
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About You...
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You are someone who has a love for web design and marketing. You keep up with latest web trends and styles. You have a natural ability and eye for visual aesthetics and design, know about color schemes that are trendy or work well together. You have a true understanding of basic design rules (such as Golden Ratio), use of white space, pixel precision and have high standards for typography. You must be able to find quality stock photography or illustrations to go with the brand
You are professional above all: you know how to manage your time, schedule and usually meet your deadlines. If you're struggling with a project, you're proactive in your communication and always keep you clients up to date with your progress on work. You don't need to be micromanaged.
You are fast and efficient when working and know how to focus on the task at hand. You thrive on delivering projects quickly, and don't get lost in too much perfectionism.
You take initiative, are resourceful and looking to expand your skills within the web world. You are willing to be trained on new ways of designing, learning new web apps.
You are always ready to tackle a challenge, and an ability to troubleshoot a technical problems.
You are friendly and fun to work with.
You are fluent in English and your writing skills are great. You possess superior communication skills, are responsive via
You're autonomous and willing to take initiative, are res
ABOUT THE ROLE
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> Taking on the key role in the design, layout and development of WordPress websites
Implement custom designs using Elementor Pro & Hello Theme in Wordpress
Customize existing Elementor templates for new clients/projects
Design assets for internal projects for the agency, helping with anything design related
Taking a design brief from initial concepts right through to the final deliverable. Listening to feedback and making adjustments
Potential to work in Webflow down the road
ABOUT YOU
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As a designer, you:
have at least 2+ years' experience working as a web designer (not simply a developer) building intricate WordPress websites with Elementor Pro. You're a total web design whiz, and able to design/build almost anything with it... even write clean CSS to further customize a design if needed.
have a natural talent when it comes to design: a great eye for choosing color schemes and typography and tend to be "pixel perfect" as you take incredible attention to detail. You love clean, modern designs and to challenge yourself to create beautiful designs that clearly communicate the website intention and purpose.
have a passion for great design and have a natural talent when it comes to it! You keep up with the latest web trends, styles and tech or apps. You have a natural ability and eye for visual aesthetics, choosing great color schemes that are trendy or work for the audience or client type. You have a true understanding of foundational design rules, such as The Golden Ratio, use of white space, pixel precision and have high standards for typography.
are able to search and find high-quality stock photography or illustrations to go with your designs - and feel allergic to super cheesy or cliché looking stock photos. ;)
are able to take a Google doc filled with copy, and create a layout that will let the eye flow naturally down the page, and make important information not get missed. You understand that a great layout is the foundation to any great design.
are able to design a simple website directly via WordPress + Elementor Pro (creating images via Photoshop as needed)
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As for your technical abilities, you:
follow web standards and best practices, taking great care in...
always thoroughly optimizing the design for different screens sizes (mobile-friendly design)
optimizing for speed and are familiar with tools and tricks that help improve page load times
are experienced with web optimizing images (JPEG/PNG/SVG)
are able to fully launch a website, such as taking a staging website to live, manage the migration and domain name changes (DNS, etc)
You are able to manipulate images or photos so they integrate well with a design (color tone adjustments, contrast, cropping, touch-ups, etc).
Bonus: you are able to design mockups via Adobe XD and/or Canva (and if not, you know you could learn it in an afternoon)
You're a great fit if you:
have a great work ethic, are autonomous, well organized and are excellent at managing your time and projects - and hate missing deadlines!
value great communication, as you understand it is the key to a great team dynamic, and happy to jump on Zoom calls for briefings, working out challenges on projects
enjoy working with a fun team, collaborating with others and love challenging yourself and growing your skills.
don't take yourself too seriously, are able to take feedback like a champ
are resourceful and able find creative solutions to technical challenges
HOW TO APPLY
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After reviewing the above, if you feel you truly fit the bill for this position, to apply please provide:
1. provide 3 of your BEST websites you've designed/built with Elementor Pro (specify if designed or/and built by you), and a portfolio of your design work for us to review.
2. a very brief description of your level of experience, top skills/proficiencies and what you uniquely bring to the table as a tea
3. Your level of experience with WordPress and Elementor. And if you have experience designing in Adobe XD or Webflow.
3. your typical working hours/schedule in Pacific time zone
4. what is important to you when choosing a to work with a web design company
5. your time zone, location, internet connection speed
