Visual Designer

Discovery Education is looking for a Visual Designer. You will work under the supervision of an Art Lead to produce high-quality work. This position will work collaboratively with the design, curriculum and product teams to ideate and execute on creative strategies that meet department and project goals.

This is a remote contract role.

About the Role

• Producing functional, attractive and effective designs for educational purposes.
• The medium will primarily be digital. The focus will be on lessons imbued with storytelling through the lens of lessons and gaming.
• Communicate designs with internal team members to ensure lesson goals are met.
• Partner with Art Lead in the creation and final implementation of production-ready assets.
• Supporting the many cross-department teams throughout the execution of fast turn-around deliverables of content needs for the platform.
• Help resolve any art-related issues that arise in testing of the product.

Requirements

• BFA in visual Interaction design or similar field.
• At least 3+ years related experience.
• Eye-catching portfolio reflecting experience in digital interaction design, and design for learning (including student and teacher resources).
• Deep understanding of game design and related UI/UX,
• The ability to meet deadlines in a high-pressure environment.
• Creative industry experience or a background of working as part of a design team a plus.
• The ability to see projects through from inception to production.
• Good organizational skills that support the rest of the team.
• The motivation to maintain and improve design standards.
• Experience creating and utilizing comprehensive design systems and style guides across multiple areas of product. Adding to the current design system through research, wireframing and component design.
• The willingness to listen to feedback and use it to improve.
• Adeptness with leading interaction design software:

• Adobe Creative Cloud, particular to Photoshop, Illustrator and Animate
• Figma or similar wireframing tool
• Gaming design, 3D rendering, and development software could include but is not limited to Unity, Blender, Adobe Animate
• Basic understanding of HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Illustration skills- Procreate a plus

• Legal right to work in the United States.

Benefits

Discovery Education is an equal opportunity employer. Discovery Education is committed to being an employer of choice, not just a good place to work, but a great and inclusive place to work. To that end, we strive to recruit and maintain a workforce that meaningfully represents the diverse and culturally rich communities that we serve. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disabled status or, genetic information.