Visual Designer

Work Schedule

First Shift (Days)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

LOCATION: On-site in Pittsburgh, PA (3-days per week). Relocation assistance is NOT provided. 

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

The Visual Designer, reporting to the Associate Creative Director, will be responsible for helping to ensure continuity and design integrity of the user interface, branding, visual appearance and creative execution of global marketing materials and activities such as ecommerce web pages, emails, digital display advertising, mobile design, catalogs, and brochures. The Visual Designer will leverage established design systems and work within our creative processes to create compelling customer experiences across digital properties including fishersci.com. This position will also be responsible for creating conceptual digital and, at times, traditional experiences via digital designs, landing pages and informative customer and user experiences (CX/UX) with best practices in mind. The Visual Designer will interface with cross-functional teams, to meet deliverable expectations as well as ensure adherence to timelines.

• Solve design problems by utilizing innovative visual and user interface (UI) best practices that are informed by research and a keen eye for detail.
• Develop creative concepts for cross-departmental projects
• Assist the design team to manage projects and processes end-to-end from inception to delivery (concepting, pitching, delivering)
• Follow and assist in maintaining design patterns that ensure a consistent visual user experience across all products.
• Creative design of materials for use in digital marketing activities, including advertising, landing pages, marketing websites, emails, print templates, and brand standards
• Assist in the production of all graphic assets for a set group of clients within the organization
• Find opportunity to innovate on visual approaches with a human centered focus.
• Design and maintain the visual design process from storyboard to Hi-Fidelity comp and prototypes.
• Maintain high creative and production standards, as well as the ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines
• Effectively communicate user and human interaction through deliverables such as storyboards, mockups, Hi-Fidelity comps and prototypes
• Understand and appreciate and practice design thinking in everything you do
• Work closely with a cross functional team of Content Strategists, Information Architects, Writers, Developers, Project and Product Managers, User Researchers, Branding Designers, Photographers and Creative Directors
• Help build and maintain a Global Design System (GDS) for fishersci.com and its family of web properties
• Learn our brand and pattern guidelines that establish usability standards to ensure consistently high results
• Learn how to enforce photography standards across organizations

HOW WILL YOU GET HERE?

• Applications MUST include a Portfolio

Experience

• Relevant Bachelor's Degree and/or equivalent work experience with emphasis on design (instead of research or usability evaluations)
• A minimum of 3-5 years in a user-focused and creative environment within a corporation or agency setting
• An online portfolio that clearly demonstrates a solid understanding of human centered design best practices and techniques as well as a solid grasp of the traditional graphic design principles.
• Demonstrate solid skills with design software, such as the Adobe CC, Sketch, XD, etc. as well as the standard Microsoft Office applications
• Collaboration with UX researchers, marketers, merchandisers, product and project managers, and front-end developers
• Understanding of the printing process

Knowledge

• Solid knowledge of CX design principles, visual design trends and emerging web technologies, current UI and UX mobile design patterns, and RWD/adaptive web best practices
• Working with approved wireframes, iterate design options into tangible and compelling experiences
• Possess a solid understanding of digital marketing best practices, creative art direction, web design, and essential graphic design theory
• Ability to quickly learn, use and/or troubleshoot other tools like InVision, Slack, Litmus and Browserstack
• Working knowledge with project management tools like Workfront, Jira and Confluence
• Familiarity with basic front-end web development, (XHTML, CSS, and JS) and a clear understanding of what is and isn’t possible online

Interpersonal Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Organization, communication, interpersonal, and time management skills
• Developed presentation and client relationship skills
• Be able to juggle multiple tasks and be nimble enough to switch between projects at a moment’s notice

Other Job Requirements

• Adhere to OHS policies and procedures and ensure a safe and healthy workplace environment

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus scheme, healthcare, company 401k, and a range of employee benefits! Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation. 

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform critical job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.