UI/UX Web Designer / Production Assistant

Position: UI/UX Web Designer / Production Assistant - (20 hrs a week Contractor)

Location: Denver / Hybrid

Hourly Rate: $25 - $30 TBD on Experience

BLKDG is looking for a UI/UX web design contractor to support our design team for 20 hours a week. This role involves working on both web projects and ad creatives for marketing campaigns. Ideal candidates should have a strong foundation in interactive UI/UX design and a keen eye for detail. You’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with our team on exciting projects for top brands while gaining hands-on experience in a fast-paced agency environment. We’re looking for someone who is eager to learn, adaptable, and ready to contribute to high-quality digital experiences.

BLKDG is a digital agency based in Denver, focused on developing and designing multi-channel solutions that enable brands and customers to interact with each other. We are a team of designers, builders, planners, creators and collaborators, serving brands all over the country. 

You’ll Love This Job if You: 

• Are you someone who can proactively take action when presented with a challenge
• Enjoy a team oriented environment and collaborative culture
• Are a highly organized individual and pride yourself on keeping track of small details
• Strive to display exceptional problem solving skills and organizational skills and can demonstrate high quality work 
• Maintain excellent communication skills with coworkers/team members and are quick to respond to messages or attend virtual meetings on time even while work remotely

Responsibilities:

• Support the creation and refinement of digital design assets for client projects, ensuring consistency and quality across various formats.
• Contribute to web projects by assisting with UI reviews, wireframes, and QA tasks as assigned by the design team to ensure high-quality agency deliverables.
• Working closely with Project management team to clearly understand and execute on objectives, timelines, and budgets
• Value the practice of design iteration by always experimenting, evaluating, and learning. Continuously refine and enhance work by incorporating feedback and exploring new solutions.
• Motivated by user research and can translate data into design solutions (including flows, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes)
• Simultaneously accomplishing a range of assignments with overlapping timeless, never sacrificing quality.
• Participate in design reviews and contribute thoughtful feedback to improve creative execution.

Qualifications

• 3 year’s experience/skilled in Figma, Adobe XD, and/or other associated design and prototyping tools
• 1-2 years experience in a similar role
• You have a solid understanding of user interface design patterns, information architecture and user experience best practices
• You have attention to detail and possess visual design skills (including layout, grid systems, typography, iconography, and color) for digital experiences
• Ability to generate consistently outstanding creative concepts and visual solutions
• You’re fascinated by people, their motivations, and desires relating to the design problem
• A flexible approach and willingness to adapt your ideas to the needs of clients (ability to check your ego at the door!) 
• Direct client interaction experience with the ability to understand client vision/direction and present your design/concepts is a plus!
• Ability to build relationships and work with a team of diverse colleagues and client stakeholders, thriving on collaboration to push for positive outcomes
• You deliver high-quality work and manage time effectively to meet deadlines consistently 
• Working knowledge of the realities of executing designs in HTML, CSS and Javascript