IBM Hiring for Senior Visual Designer Job at San Francisco, CA Full Time

Your Role and Responsibilities
We are seeking an experienced Visual (UI) Designer with a proven record of delivering irresistible solutions that address our customers’ most challenging business problems and opportunities. The ideal candidate will build incredible experiences, from dynamic interfaces to large systematic websites. Visual designers aim to improve a design’s usability and aesthetic appeal with suitable images, typography, space, layout, and color. They communicate intent and meaning through experiences to build trust, drive understanding and incite action from people.

In this role, you will:

• Translating brand and UX strategies, functions, and information into emotionally compelling, desirable, and polished final designs that optimize the user experience and drive user behaviors.
• Deeply understand client’s brands and have the ability to bridge brand, business, and technology goals
• Own responsibility for day-to-day activities for UI workstreams
• Clearly deliver ideas to cross-functional teams
• Understand and follow accessibility guidelines for interface and website design
• Inspire and mentor fellow Visual Designers, UX Designers and, IBMers
• Leverage storytelling and design to present to key stakeholders
• Utilize user-centered design principles and best practices to produce high-quality visuals such as user interfaces for multiple platforms, illustration, typography, photography, icons, data visualization, style guides, personas, journey maps, storyboards, and scenarios.
• Think big – express a brand’s personality and values experientially, stretching into new territory that goes beyond messaging and style.
• Thrive where complex business goals, product design and development, interaction design, current and emerging technologies, marketing, and brand strategy converge.
• Balance stakeholder needs and works selflessly to ensure that decisions are always made in the interest of the optimal user experience.
• Travel up to 75% (currently no travel due to Covid-19)

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• At least 3 years of hands-on experience in design projects.
• At least 3 years of experience in leading small/medium-sized projects, including the ability to navigate scope, work with large teams, and present ideas to clients
• At least 1-3 years of experience in client services
• Thorough knowledge of user-centered design principles, traditional design principles, and understanding of visual and interactive design trends
• Online design portfolio for review

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Proficiency in designing for Web, mobile, wearables, digital interfaces embedded in physical environments.
• Skilled in interface design, branding and identity strategy, illustration, photography, data visualization, iconography, user experience, prototyping, art direction.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and familiarity with technical constraints and limitations of ever evolving platforms and technology.
• Design & Prototyping tools: Sketch, inVision, Adobe Creative Cloud (primarily Adobe XD, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator, but other app experience is helpful) Apple Keynote, Microsoft PowerPoint.

About Business UnitIBM Services is a team of business, strategy and technology consultants that design, build, and run foundational systems and services that is the backbone of the world’s economy. IBM Services partners with the world’s leading companies in over 170 countries to build smarter businesses by reimagining and reinventing through technology, with its outcome-focused methodologies, industry-leading portfolio and world class research and operations expertise leading to results-driven innovation and enduring excellence.
This job requires you to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated prior to your start date, where legally permissible. Proof of vaccination status will be required. If you are unable to be vaccinated due to medical, pregnancy or religious reasons, we offer accommodations in accordance with applicable law.
Your Life @ IBMAre you craving to learn more? Prepared to solve some of the world’s most unique challenges? And ready to shape the future for millions of people? If so, then it’s time to join us, express your individuality, unleash your curiosity and discover new possibilities.

Every IBMer, and potential ones like yourself, has a voice, carves their own path, and uses their expertise to help co-create and add to our story. Together, we have the power to make meaningful change – to alter the fabric of our clients, of society and IBM itself, to create a truly positive impact and make the world work better for everyone.

It’s time to define your career.

About IBMIBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business. At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

Location StatementIBM offers a wide range of resources for eligible IBMers to thrive both inside and outside of work. In addition to a competitive benefits program consisting of medical and life insurance, retirement plans, and time off, eligible employees may also have access to:

• 12 weeks of paid parental bonding leave. Family care options are also available to support eligible employees during COVID-19.
• World-class training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform. IBM’s learning culture supports your restless attitude to grow your skills and build the depth and scale of knowledge needed to achieve your career goals.
• Well-being programs to support mental and physical health.
• Financial programs that empower you to plan, save, and manage your money (including expert financial counseling, 401(k), IBM stock discount, etc.).
• Select educational reimbursement opportunities.
• Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups where you can network and connect with IBMers across the globe.
• Giving and volunteer programs to benefit charitable organizations and local communities.
• Discounts on retail products, services, and experiences.

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Being You @ IBMIBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.