Visual Designer

Visual Designer

Welcome to ROKA - an independent performance eyewear brand born in Austin, Texas. We've redefined what everyday eyewear can be by infusing cutting-edge sport performance technology into prescription glasses and sunglasses built for real life. Whether you're training, running, cycling, or tackling your daily grind, if you move, we've built eyewear that moves with you.

We are looking for a talented Visual Designer to join our creative team. In this role, you will be responsible for bringing our brand to life across a variety of creative touchpoints. The ideal candidate is a conceptual and strategic thinker but also a design wizard who loves to push pixels. You sweat the details and 'good enough' is never good enough for you. You love to collaborate but you are a self-starter who can work solo. You approach every project as if it's going to be the highlight of your portfolio.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely with the Creative, Marketing, and other ROKA teams to develop, create and design tactical executions
• Design a range of creative assets including website graphics, email campaigns, social media content, online ads as well as possible print executions
• Edit lifestyle and studio photography to create consistent and cohesive imagery across the brand
• Ensure designs align with brand guidelines and maintain a consistent visual identity across different platforms
• Optimize all visual assets for usability, accessibility, responsiveness, and performance; ensuring they meet quality standards
• Manage timelines in partnership with the project manager to ensure work is completed accurately and on schedule
• Stay current on design trends, tools, and technologies to bring fresh ideas and techniques to the team
• Participate in team brainstorms, idea sessions, and creative reviews
• Present one's own ideas and rationale for creative work

Must Haves:

• Real World Experience: 3+ years of experience as a Designer in a fast-paced environment (working at a content/marketing/advertising agency or a similar brand and working in a digital environment are highly preferred)
• Strong ability level in Figma + Adobe CC (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat)
• HTML, web knowledge, Prismic CMS and WebFlow experience is a strong plus
• Strong understanding of typography, color theory, layout, photo editing and composition
• Possess a sound understanding and differences between print and digital/interactive typography principles
• Portfolio must show extremely strong conceptual and design skills
• Comfortable working in a fast paced environment within a small team
• Able to self-direct and multi-task, organized self-starter and independent worker
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines
• You enjoy taking initiative and are comfortable tackling problems in uncertain or ambiguous situations
• Exceptional teamwork and communication skills
• Ability to learn and understand ROKA's market and products

Nice To Haves:

• Animation/motion graphics experience
• Major plus: Passion for an active lifestyle, endurance sport, competition, and/or the arts. We are looking for passionate people with lifelong pursuits

ROKA is located in Austin, TX, USA. The Company is on a hybrid work schedule. Candidates must be prepared to work on-site as often as needed per the Department's business needs. Remote candidates will not be considered for this position.

Benefits Include:

• Competitive compensation
• Employee and industry discounts
• Fun and casual but high-performance atmosphere
• Onsite corporate gym
• Health, dental, vision & FSA, employer paid life insurance
• Vacation and sick leave
• 401(k) with match
• Gym membership stipend
• Paid maternity (16 weeks) and paternity (8 weeks) leave