Creative Designer at Flying Saucer Studio

We are a NYC/Paris based design studio dedicated to innovative startups worldwide and we are looking for a Creative Designer to join our growing team. Think you’d be a good fit? Comet us. We’d love to hear from you.

We are seeking highly motivated candidates to wow us with creativity, good communication and strong problem solving abilities. 

Now it’s time to get Sirius. We’re prepared to offer a 3 month retainer contract with the possibility for more. Over the moon with us already? It gets better. We’re entirely remote so you can be based anywhere on planet earth. Want to know where our team is working from right now? Check us out in real time: timezone.io/team/flying-saucer

You need to have strong communication skills and a certain amount of flexibility to make working remotely a success. Something on your mind? We want to hear it! We especially love team players with a good sense of humor and respect. We need more than just your skills and a killer portfolio, we want a teammate that will be professional, organised, knowledgeable and of course fun! Does this sound like you? 

A Day In Your Life At Flying Saucer:

• You will create UI and UX design for websites and apps
• You will build beautiful branding and graphic development
• You will conduct design research and UI prototyping
• You will produce animations and interactivity
• You will help us build our brand through your design skills

Social Skills:

• Strong organization and communication skills, and attention to detail;
• Excellent time management skills;
• Ability to work conceptually and understand the big picture - and we mean the BIG picture;
• Able to follow a detailed outline - think of it like a recipe except instead of cake you’re making innovations in your field! ;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team (you’ll be working closely with our developers and the rest of the team!), multitask and work on multiple projects, and switch gears based on changing priorities in a fast-paced environment;
• Ready to challenge the design and share recommendations/suggestions;
• Be a problem solver, resourceful and able to learn - we’re always learning, we hope you are too;

Technical Skills: 

• Experience working with Sketch to InVision or Figma
• Knowledge of G Suite
• Be a master of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator
• Always follow design best practices
• Animation skills are a big plus!

Please share your resume, a cover letter (no generic cover letters please, you don’t want us tossing them out!) explaining what makes you perfect for the UI role, what you’re passionate about, any experience you might have working remotely and your expectations in terms of salary. We also need a sneak peak into your portfolio, so be sure to send that alongside any other complementary elements that can help us get to know you better.