A CREATIVE STRATEGY & STORY LAB thehiltagency.com

THE HILT: digital designer

As a web and digital design specialist you will work on interactions and user flows. From here you will create a variety of fun and challenging projects ranging from arresting designs that are beautiful, intuitive, and functional. websites to online display advertising to web applications The position offers variety of project types in a fast-paced, and enewsletters. fun and collaborative environment .

This position is perfect for a skilled designer who loves This position will require producing robust websites, the challenge of telling stories online as much as building HTML emails, digital ads and more. You will also update pixel perfect designs. The ideal candidate for takes pride in content and design on existing websites. You will need to creating amazing user experiences balanced with intuitive demonstrate a passion for digital design and the ability design sensibilities. If clear process and organization are to work in WordPress. A background designing for, or your friend and perfection is what you strive to achieve, working in, Drupal and other content management systems, this job is for you. is a plus. Priority will be given to candidates who have motion graphics and video editing skills. You will work with a team of designers and developers to translate high-level requirements into wireframes,

WHAT YOU’LL DO • Create drool-worthy original design ideas that tell a unique story while keeping intuitive user experience at the forefront of the creative. • Collaborate, concept, wireframe, prototype and design websites, digital ads and more. • Execute all visual design stages from concept to final hand-off to web engineering. • Use your tools—wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows and site maps—to communicate interaction and design ideas. • Manage quick changing and priorities and juggle projects without breaking a sweat. • Design some projects from start to finish working with an art director to develop concepts and execute on goals. • Extend the work on well-defined brands, sometimes creating designs based on established guidelines and, at other times, extending projects started by other team members.

WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR • You want to exercise all sides of your brain and utilize a wide range of creative skills. You’re looking for a challenge and you’re confident your abilities can keep up with any demand.

• You’re a digital design pro. So you love process and detail. You’re looking for a place that gives you the chance to do what you do best: dig in, work hard, and take a project past the finish line.

• You love design and telling a story. You like the idea of starting some projects from scratch but you are extremely comfortable in a position where your hard skills and production expertise shine through.

• You’re excited by the rare yet incredible opportunity to help shape the future of a young but fast-growing creative strategy and branding agency. WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR • Proven work experience as a web designer (3 + years of agency experience). • Demonstrable graphic design skills with a stellar portfolio to showcase. • Must be comfortable presenting and defending designs and key deliverables to peers and executive level stakeholders. • Extensive understanding of web design process including knowledge of HTML, CSS and Javascript for prototyping. • Experience in producing online display advertising and animated ads. • Experience in creating wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows and site maps. • Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator or other visual design and wire-framing tools. • Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process. • Proficiency working with WordPress. Experience with Drupal and other content management systems is a plus. • Up-to-date with the latest web trends, techniques and technologies. • Ability to work with a team transform our clients’ vision into web-ready deliverables. • Establish and promote design guidelines, best practices and standards. • Preference for motion graphics and video editing skills.

CULTURE We’re a group of creative professionals who came together to do what we love best. None of us is here merely as a step on the path to the next great thing. We’re here because we want to be. We’re here because we love this work. We’re here to learn from each other and to challenge each other to be the best creative professionals we can be. We’re here because we believe our story-based approach to brand and campaigns is the key to our clients’ success.

We believe our work is stronger when we build it together. Collaboration is a word that’s kicked around more often than it probably should be, but it is deeply woven into our culture. It’s how we’re able to take any and every project to the hilt—to give it our all, take it to the limit, and deliver the best and most powerful work.

CLIENTS AND WORK We provide brand strategy, creative strategy, marketing and brand building for a range of clients in arts and culture, education, media, technology, hospitality, real estate, and food and beverage. Our current client roster includes Starbucks, Comcast, KUOW, KEXP, Town Hall, Seattle Humane, Seattle Channel, Space Flight Industries, and Adrift Hotel & Spa.

Learn more about us at thehiltagency.com

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