IN SUMMARY

Do you get excited about packaging insights and ideas into compelling stories?

Do you have experience bringing complex insights to life with effective written, visual and video narratives? Then this role may be for you.

As a Communication Designer, you will be a key partner to our design research and product teams. You will translate research findings and product ideas into expertly crafted human-perspective stories via digestible formats and media for a diverse range of audiences and/or settings (from full-day presentations/workshops to 30 min calls with C-suite executives).

Our ideal candidate is passionate about creating highly intuitive, beautifully crafted, well-communicated media campaigns and stories that speak to the hearts and minds of our users. A communication designer takes deep analytical dives into data mined from our emotion-driven research methodology and the latest cutting edge insights on research and design to create engaging content and media.

We are looking forward to having our newest Feather join us! We expect this role to be based in San Diego, California, but we are open to remote opportunities with flexibility to travel as needed on a case by case. Our team currently works in the office with the flexibility to work from home when applicable.

Apply with links to your resume, portfolio, and cover letter by February 15th to

career@roundfeather.com

Note to international people: we are an e-verify company and are able to welcome applicants with an OPT status in the United States.

ABOUT ROUND FEATHER

We are a strategic design and innovation consultancy that inspires Fortune 500 clients to transform their product and service experiences by placing unarticulated customer needs as the focal point of innovation. Our projects start with in-depth, emotion-driven qualitative research to identify users’ pain and bliss points, workarounds, and wishes through their end-to-end experience journey. Using proprietary tools and methodologies, we uncover and translate these deeper unarticulated needs and behavioral mindsets into meaningful solutions that delight users while unlocking new business potentials for our clients. Our service line includes end-to-end digital product development with a focus on staying true to human insights throughout the workflow. We also developed our own home-grown financial wellbeing product, Paven. We are a small, growing, and global company with big clients. We have offices in San Diego, Buenos Aires, and Rotterdam and are a subsidiary of UST Global.

YOUR ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Crafting quality work in the mediums of advertising, conceptual campaigns, product launches, branding, photography, film, and video
Collaborating with a global team of design researchers, content writers, UX designers, business leaders, and subject-matter experts in a fast-paced environment
Participating with research team to diverge, converge and absorb research and key insights
Translating and synthesizing research insights into meaningful stories through visuals, videos/motions, and written content
Tailoring and communicating work to a diverse audience through presentations, workshops, or other storytelling formats
Spearhead Round Feather’s’s internal and external communication initiatives (such as social media and newsletter) accordingly

YOUR SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

Master’s degree in the field of Human-Centered Design, Design Thinking, Communication Design, Social Sciences, and other relevant fields.
1+ years of work experience.
Demonstrate keen interest in research and design, along with a passion for learning about human behavior.
Insight-driven approach to the creation of the different media: demonstrated work/school experience in translating data and research findings and formatting into a compelling, informative, client-facing package, which can include visual frameworks, presentation design, prototyping, videos etc
You have a talent for developing elevated aesthetics, visually cohesive media, and the ability to tell a powerful story through the work.
Motion design and video editing skills, experience with Adobe Premiere Pro and/or After Effects
Skills include augmenting video footage with storytelling visuals (imagery, animation, titles, etc.), cleaning video and audio footage (removing background noise, other noises, reframing clips, etc.)
Visual/graphic design skills with experience with Figma, Adobe Photoshop and/or Illustrator
Strong written and verbal English communication skills
Proficient using Mac systems and Google Suite, especially Google Slides and Keynote

YOU ARE…

● Empathetic. You have an appreciation for in-depth qualitative research to understand the reasons why behind actions and learn about unarticulated needs of people.

● Passionate about telling stories that are relevant and meaningful to the audience

● Proactive, independent and intrinsically motivated. Able to own and deliver against briefs

● Driven by curiosity, hunger for stepping into new domains and grasping new worlds on the fly

● Flexible to adjust to shifting contexts, plans, and changes in schedules

● A critical thinker. You have strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities that frame problems and solutions

● Responsible, punctual, and able to meet tight deadlines.

● Collaborative. You are comfortable working in person and remotely with other team members across the globe

BONUS POINTS

● Prior work experience in design consulting, research, strategy consulting, product or similar roles

● Any unique superpowers that you will bring with you

APPLICATION

Apply by sending your resume/CV, portfolio, and cover letter at career@roundfeather.com before February 15th, 2023 to be considered for this position.

Round Feather, Inc.

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