The Role
Visby Medical is committed to building a world-class product experience team with human-centered design principles at its core. We are seeking to grow our team with the addition of a visual designer that shares this passion. The visual designer will work with the product and marketing teams to help Visby build an industry-leading brand by delivering highly considered, and beautifully crafted work across all key product touch points — from packaging design and printed materials to website and digital applications.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop print collateral and packaging
- Design and develop website and digital assets
- Work with key stakeholders to determine requirements and draft design briefs
- Schedule design projects and help define scope and budgets
- Concept visual directions based on requirements and constraints
- Present design work to key project stakeholders
- Solicit and incorporate design feedback from project stakeholders
- Develop and refine design directions from concept through execution
- Engage and direct 3rd-party vendors (eg. photographers and illustrators)
- Work with, and contribute to, the existing brand and design guidelines
- Help set and maintain design quality standards across all design projects
- Collaborate with product and marketing team, copywriters and developers
- Ensure all final graphics are on brand, on brief and executed with excellence
Qualifications/Skills
- A great sense of color, type and strong information design/ layout skills
- A strong design portfolio and experience delivering top quality work
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively present concepts
- An real attention to detail with a good eye for “fit and finish”
- Highly collaborative with the ability to solicit and incorporate feedback
- Ability to prioritize, organize and manage design projects
- Ability to muilti-task and thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Mastery with contemporary graphic design software (Adobe, Sketch, etc.)
- Proficiency of product management and communication software (Google, Slack,etc.)
Beneficial Skills/Experience
- User research and concept testing experience
- User Experience Design for web and digital apps
- Illustration and/or photography skills
- Motion design and/or animation skills
Requirements
- Degree in graphic design, industrial design, or interior design, or equivalent experience
- 3-5 years of experience in design (in-house or agency)
About Visby Medical: San Jose based Visby Medical is an ambitious, well-funded, and fast-paced early-stage biotech startup. Driven by a belief that disease diagnosis should be quick, accurate, and accessible to all, Visby is developing a novel diagnostic device platform that aims to redefine the way infectious disease is tested and treated. We are developing a tenacious team with the deep industry expertise of researchers, biologists, designers, and engineers that is back-stopped by world-class operations and administrative resources. If you enjoy tackling challenging problems, are passionate about your work product, and want to join a collaborative ownership team that is aiming to leave a lasting positive legacy in the healthcare industry, please consider this opportunity.