Here at Quirky, we’re building out an army (yes, army) of designers. Are you up to the challenge? Read on.
SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Inspired by an excited community with a never ending flow of great ideas and driven by an amazing team & infrastructure, Quirky brings two great new products to life EACH WEEK.
Scared? This job probably isn’t for you. Intrigued? Read on.
If you’re a perfect Quirky person you have a bias-for-action, an innate ability to ‘Get Sh** Done’ and are as honest as the day is long. You say what you think even it is controversial and you strive to do what’s right, not what’s easy. You have extremely high professional standards while being able to create a fun, collaborative environment.
In order to ensure exceptionally high product and design quality as we grow, we’re looking for a top notch Senior Graphic Designer who is a conceptual thinker that enjoys bringing brands and products to life through graphic design, typography and layout and how it extends through all realms of the physical and digital world. Someone who understands the impact that design has on business and how the content and context can affect the design. Consistently striving to produce great work while conquering every design challenge thrown their way.
The perfect candidate has 5+ years of experience in a design related field.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
• A world class portfolio showcasing offline and online innovative concepts and creative design solutions.
• Killer typography, layout, and general design skills. Real world packaging experience, from concept to store.
• Understanding of packaging, product trends and branding.
• Know how to art direct photoshoots and create brilliant inspiring products shots even when the product doesn’t exist yet. Using limited resources to create inspiring work.
• Self-motivated, curious, analytical, and able to apply creative thinking to every problem thrown at them.
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills.
• Willing to work in a highly collaborative/flexible environment.
• Inspire your fellow designers every day; push forward the design culture and broader company culture.
• Obsessive focus on quality and best results.
• Ability to set milestones.
• Be deeply involved in creating a maintainable brand tie between dozens of unrelated products.
• Work closely with the Creative Director to manage a demanding design and production schedule.
• In-depth understanding of Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign Some development/coding process javaScript, CSS and HTML is a bonus.
We’re looking for a resume & portfolio. Submissions without a portfolio (linked or attached) will be overlooked. We’re hiring you for a creative job, so be creative with your submission. Send all materials to seniorgraphicdesigner@quirky.com.
IMPORTANT: e-mail subject title MUST be ‘senior graphic designer’.
MID-LEVEL GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Inspired by an excited community with a never ending flow of great ideas and driven by an amazing team & infrastructure, Quirky brings two great new products to life EACH WEEK.
Scared? This job probably isn’t for you. Intrigued? Read on.
If you’re a perfect Quirky person you have a bias-for-action, an innate ability to ‘Get Sh** Done’ and are as honest as the day is long. You say what you think even it is controversial and you strive to do what’s right, not what’s easy. You have extremely high professional standards while being able to create a fun, collaborative environment.
In order to ensure exceptionally high product and design quality as we grow, we’re looking for a top notch Mid-Level Graphic Designer who is a conceptual thinker that enjoys bringing brands and products to life through graphic design, typography and layout and how it extends through all realms of the physical and digital world. Someone who understands the impact that design has on business and how the content and context can affect the design. Consistently striving to produce great work while conquering every design challenge thrown their way.
The perfect candidate has 2+ years of experience in a design related field.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
• A world class portfolio showcasing offline and online innovative concepts and creative design solutions.
• Killer typography, layout, and general design skills. Art direction experience is a plus.
• Understanding and love of packaging, product trends and branding.
• Self-motivated, curious, analytical, and able to apply creative thinking to every problem thrown at them.
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills.
• Willing to work in a highly collaborative/flexible environment.
• Inspire your fellow designers every day; push forward the design culture and broader company culture.
• Obsessive focus on quality and best results.
• In-depth understanding of Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign Some development/coding process javaScript, CSS and HTML is a bonus.
We’re looking for a resume & portfolio. Submissions without a portfolio (linked or attached) will be overlooked. We’re hiring you for a creative job, so be creative with your submission. Send all materials to mid-levelgraphicdesigner@quirky.com.
IMPORTANT: e-mail subject title MUST be ‘mid-level graphic designer’.


4 Comments
Doug | 03/17/2011 1:03 PM
Sign me up!
jess | 03/17/2011 2:22 PM
Well… you’re gonna have to submit your resume first.
Ken Somerby | 03/17/2011 2:44 PM
Well you have my Resume just go into the forums and search for Clinton Fleenor:)
navin | 03/24/2011 3:24 AM
well, i would like to know any chance for foreign candidates as designers in your esteemed organization?