Visual Designer

Elastic is a free and open search company that powers enterprise search, observability, and security solutions built on one technology stack that can be deployed anywhere. From finding documents to monitoring infrastructure to hunting for threats, Elastic makes data usable in real-time and at scale. Thousands of organizations worldwide, including Barclays, Cisco, eBay, Fairfax, ING, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, The Mayo Clinic, NASA, The New York Times, Wikipedia, and Verizon, use Elastic to power mission-critical systems. Founded in 2012, Elastic is a distributed company with Elasticians around the globe. Learn more at elastic.co.

We are looking for a hardworking visual designer with agency or in-house design team experience. You have crafted imaginative advertising campaigns, defined design systems and collaborated with content owners. Come join our distributed team of creatives and help us build a fun, quirky, and memorable brand.

Please note that a portfolio is mandatory for consideration. We appreciate your understanding.

What You Will Be Doing:

Design mixed-media content for all brand touch-points: illustrations, organic and paid social ads, ebooks, collateral, web assets, event design, etc

Visual storytelling skills - Design and prepare engaging presentations with compelling content and visuals.

Follow and uphold our design system - From icons, typography, and color palette to illustration and photography, you will know how the pieces come together and why. Enforce design standards, curate asset libraries, and enforce brand integrity.

Support internal partners - through clear guidelines, assets, and creative problem-solving.

This can include both internal and external initiatives like events, product launches, training, and company culture.

What You Bring Along:

3+ years of working in design teams at creative agencies or in-house. This is not an entry-level or associate role.

Illustration! Illustration! Illustration! You have strong illustrative skills. Concept sketches are a must when working with our content team and copywriters. Icons? No problem, you’ve been there and done that.

Strong portfolio with examples of illustrations, campaigns, design systems, and web asset creation.

Excellent interpersonal skills, including communicating effectively in small and large groups and defending your design decisions.

Prior experience working in the technology industry. You enjoy learning about new technologies and can collaborate with Product Marketers to translate complex concepts into engaging assets.

Understand business goals, product roadmaps, and user insights to translate into clear design priorities for yourself.

You have mastered all the usual Adobe tools, such as Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.

We also use Figma to craft web pages and ads. Yes, presentation tools like Keynote and Google Slides will be used.

Ability to uphold responsiveness and collaboration in a remote environment. You are an organized self-starter with strong communication skills. Being part of a distributed team requires proactive communication and sometimes even oversharing.

Bonus Points:

Experience with animation/video production process. Working with writers to develop storyboards.

What's your superpower?

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Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People

As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.

We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.

Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary

Health coverage for you and your family in many locations

Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles

Generous number of vacation days each year

Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service

Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love

Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave

Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.

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