Designer

at Tumblr
NYC

We’re looking for a nice designer with outstanding illustration
skills to join our small creative team. You’ll work with every
department in the company on art, animations, and identities for pretty
much everything we do.

Ideal candidates will be ready to
work in a range of styles across various media, from printed matter to
app assets. Experience collaborating with a close-knit team of designers
is a must. Be prepared to own whole projects, which means organizing
your work in a way anyone can use it.

Please include:

• A link to your portfolio that highlights relevant design work.
• Links to any other work that you’re proud of.
• 3-5 sentences about why you’d like to design for Tumblr.

What you’ll do:

• Create illustrations and animations for product launches, app features, ads, promotional merch, and who-knows-what-else.
• Participate in each step of the project: ideation, Iteration, production, and follow-up.
• Work in Tumblr’s existing in-house illustration style, and make it even better.
• Communicate with the team, sharing in-progress work and teaming up with writers and product designers as needed.
• Present and pitch to teams outside of Creative, like Marketing and Engineering.
• Manage your own projects, working in JIRA and Slack.
• Communicate with vendors like printers and event venues.
• Export various file types for production.
• Hang out with David Karp, CEO and renaissance man.

What we’re looking for:

• 2 years of experience.
• Excellent illustration skills, both on paper and in vector form.
• The ability to depict complex concepts clearly and without clichés.
• A master of most graphics programs, especially Illustrator, Photoshop, and Sketch.
• Experience with motion graphics, especially GIFs.
• The ability to accept and manage feedback.
• The ability to work on tight deadlines.
• Niceness, humility, and a fine sense of humor. This is important!