Job Opening: Graphic Designer (Motion)

Job Title

Graphic Designer (Motion)

Important note: This is for a visual design position, NOT a UX Specialist position. Candidate must have strong graphic design skills, including experience with motion design.

Application Deadline

August 30, 2024

Location

Worldwide

About NN/g

Nielsen Norman Group (NN/g) is a UX consultancy trusted by leading organizations world-wide to provide reliable guidance on user experience. NN/g provides evidence-based UX insights in the form of research findings in articles, in-depth training, and consulting. 

We’re a small, fully remote company (fewer than 40 people, currently). We believe deeply in our mission to help the world learn about UX, and enjoy working with our curious and passionate coworkers. Once or twice a year, we travel to a fun location to spend time together in-person and discuss ideas to improve our work and our company. (Our most recent offsite locations include Jackson Hole, San Diego, and Asheville.)

When we hire people, they tend to stick around for a while. Our average employee retention is 7 years.

Role Description

We’re looking for a talented graphic designer to join our small design team. You’ll work with a group of designers to translate complex concepts into video visualizations that help our audience learn about UX. 

We’re looking for someone with: 

• Strong visual and conceptual design skills
• Motion design experience
• Basic knowledge of UX
• Advanced typography skills

Our new teammate will work on: 

• Motion graphics for UX videos 
• Concept and data visualizations
• Infographics 
• Graphs and charts
• Handouts, cheatsheets, and templates

Responsibilities

• Creating high-fidelity video graphics that communicate complex topics
• Collaborating with UX authors, researchers, designers, and videographers to improve audience understanding with visualizations
• Grasping in-progress UX concepts and exploring methods for visually representing them
• Producing high-fidelity, polished outputs: motion graphics, infographics, and posters 
• Understanding constraints, requirements, and considerations of deliverables 
• Sketching concepts to communicate ideas

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years of professional experience in graphic design (or visual design), UX, or similar field
• A degree in design: graphic design, visual design, interaction design, communication design, or a related design discipline
• Strong motion design skills: color, typography, imagery, and iconography
• Excellent ability to translate research insights and frameworks into a consumable, compelling motion graphics
• Able to seek input, iterate, and quickly adapt to feedback
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma

Application Process 

1. Submit application 
2. Take-home design exercise
3. Interview round w/ live exercise
4. Final interview

Compensation & Perks

At NN/g, we are committed to providing competitive salary and benefits that are aligned with each country’s requirements. These benefits are for U.S. employees and may vary to comply with local laws and regulations. 

Position benefits include:

• US Salary range: $65,000 – $105,000 depending on experience and location
• 401(k) with employer contributions
• ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) for eligible employees
• HSA (Health Savings Account)
• Health benefits
• Paid parental leave
• Flexible work arrangements
• Performance bonuses

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, discrimination-free environment where every staff member’s distinctive contributions are valued. We support diversity and inclusivity in our workplace, and reject discrimination based on race, religion, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.

We take our responsibility as leaders of the UX community very seriously. We recognize that many young and aspiring UX professionals turn to our free content to help them start their careers. We want those people to feel welcomed and represented when they come to NN/g for UX guidance and inspiration. We’re working towards that goal in many ways, one of which is thoughtfully hiring so that our team better reflects the diversity of the UX field.