Visual UI Designer

Summary

Join Canonical, a leading open-source software provider, as a Visual Designer for Brand and Design Systems. You will collaborate with a diverse team on various projects, evolving brand guidelines and applying them to communications materials, UI design systems, and graphic design for digital products. This remote EMEA-based role requires exceptional academic credentials, a technical degree or compelling alternative, and a proven track record of exceeding expectations. You'll need strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, along with a passion for technology and a commitment to usability, accessibility, and web standards. Canonical offers competitive compensation, a performance-driven bonus, a personal learning and development budget, and various other benefits, including distributed work, travel opportunities, and parental leave.

Requirements

• Possess exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• Hold an undergraduate degree in a technical subject or have a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path
• Demonstrate confidence to respectfully speak up, exchange feedback, and share ideas without hesitation
• Have a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations to achieve outstanding results
• Show leadership and commitment to skills development and mentorship
• Possess a passion for technology evidenced by personal projects and initiatives
• Have the work ethic and confidence to shine alongside motivated colleagues
• Exhibit professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
• Be appreciative of diversity, polite and effective in a multi-cultural, multi-national organisation
• Demonstrate thoughtfulness and self-motivation
• Be result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
• Have the ability to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long
• Have agency, company or freelance design experience

Responsibilities

• Work on a variety of projects evolving our brand guidelines and applying them to communications materials, our UI design system, and graphic design for digital products
• Produce designs with clear, stylish presentation that aids the user experience of our products

Preferred Qualifications

Know the ins and outs of design and quality heuristics, and care deeply about usability, accessibility and web standards

Benefits

• Competitive compensation based on geographical location, experience, and performance
• Annual compensation review
• Performance-driven annual bonus or commission
• Additional benefits reflecting company values and ideals
• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events