Web Designer Jobs in Reston, VA (NOW HIRING)

If you're a web designer who values both exceptional visual design and intuitive user experiences, you'll feel right at home at Interactive Strategies. From website design and brand development to multi-channel marketing campaigns, everything we create is grounded in strategic thinking, informed by discovery, research, and audience insight.

As our new Digital Designer, you'll play an active role in the strategy process-helping uncover meaningful client and user insights that shape thoughtful user experiences and compelling visual concepts. You'll bring a strong aesthetic sensibility, an understanding of brand, and a passion for creating work that is both beautiful and effective.

You'll apply these skills to exciting, mission-driven clients looking to push boundaries, including WAMU, The World Bank, and Action Against Hunger.

QUALITIES YOU BRING TO THE TABLE:

• Creative. You come with imagination and fresh ideas; you create works of art that inspire and engage.
• Strategic. You deliver more than just great design; you craft elegant user experiences that meet our clients' important goals.
• Innovative. You push boundaries and implement innovative techniques.
• Well-spoken. You can eloquently present your designs to clients and stand behind your ideas.
• Committed. You're committed to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.
• Passionate. You love what you do and are looking to work on a team with that same passion.
• Curious. You're constantly seeking out new techniques and approaches to advance your skills.
• Friendly. You're a people person who enjoys collaborating and works well with others.

Requirements

We don't necessarily care how long you've been doing web design; more important is the passion and talent you bring to the table. With that said, it would be nice if you have the following experience:

• You have been in UX and web design for 2-5 years and can hit the ground running
• You maintain your own website portfolio with a large collection of inspiring work samples
• You have the ability to design in a variety of styles, and execute unique-yet-functional solutions to websites' most common problems
• You can create elegant mobile, responsive web designs
• You are adept at developing logos and visual brand systems
• You are collaborative and can easily participate in meetings with other departments, as well as our clients
• You ideally have experience managing and mentoring more junior designers
• You work with other teams, such as writers and strategists, on high-level creative concepts and pitching work to potential and existing clients
• You are multi-dimensional. In addition to your design skills, we'd love for you to be great at something else... illustration, typography, motion design, front-end coding,. Show us your stuff!

Benefits

We have a simple motto when it comes to company culture, "Everyone deserves to come to work and be happy." This means a few things:

(1) we care as much about quality as we do about budgets

(2) we find the strengths in each employee and nurture them

(3) we encourage a culture that values innovation and creative freedom

(4) we want you to have fun. We understand that you have a life outside of work.

We allow our employees creative freedom. We treat them with respect. We value their opinions. In that spirit, we offer the following benefits:

• Company-sponsored health, vision and dental insurance
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Profit sharing
• 4 weeks of PTO to start, 5 weeks at year 3
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability
• Company-paid life and AD&D insurance
• 11 paid holidays
• 401k with company match
• New business referral bonus
• Professional development opportunities
• Flexible work schedule
• Pre-tax DC Metro SmartBenefits

Salary Range

$70,000 - $85,000 (commensurate with experience)

A Little About Us:

We're a DC-based digital agency with a national reach and a strategy-first mindset. We partner with nonprofits, associations, and mission-driven companies to help them connect more meaningfully with their audiences. We're proud to be a certified LGBTBE business and an equal opportunity employer. We believe diverse voices lead to stronger work-and stronger impact.