Visual Designer

Job Description

Introduction
Thomas J. Watson said it best: “Good design is good business.” Visualization is critical to discovering data-driven insights and effectively communicating that knowledge to others. Designers at IBM work to create experiences that work together, work the same, and work for our clients. Does the thought of creating the platform at the heart of solutions like Watson, Blockchain, IoT, and Security excite you? If so, read on!
Your Role and Responsibilities
Visual designers communicate intent and meaning through visual experiences to incite understanding and action from people. They translate functions and information into emotionally compelling and desirable experiences.
Core skills:

• Interpreting research insights and building understanding of the subject matter to design for user and market resonance
• Designing visual experiences that unify and exemplify the convergence of user/market insights and IBM brand/design language
• Translating structural information into visual forms that make information compelling, easier to understand, and actionable
• Communicating through nuanced use of color, tone, layout, composition, imagery, typography, interactions, and motion
• Unifying all visual elements as part of one experience and one IBM brand philosophy to tell a consistent and compelling narrative
• Designing for accessibility
• Making ideas come to life through imagery and visual representations of concepts at various levels of fidelity

Required Professional and Technical Expertise

• Specialized expertise in Visual and/or Interaction Design
• Comfort in managing expectations between the design team, stakeholders, and the overall Design Team Lead
• Attention to design detail and the understanding of when and how to apply it
• Ability to execute your designs for maximum communication with fellow stakeholders
• Envisioning the future by pushing the boundaries of what’s possible
• Relentlessly advocating quality in user experience, interactions, and technology
• Keeping up-to-date on new technologies and frameworks
• Conceptualizing quickly and presenting work in progress

Preferred Professional and Technical Expertise

• Experience specifically with Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, and Mural software products
• Experience in Enterprise Design Thinking facilitation and methodologies
• Public speaking and presentation skills

About Business Unit
IBM Industry Platforms provides a range of strategic technologies to remove much of the cost and complexity of delivering core business functions. By delivering artificial intelligence, analytics, security, blockchain and cloud technology as a service, and in a complete platform tailored to the needs of each industry, IBM helps clients become more customer-centric, balance costs and mitigate risk.
Your Life @ IBM
What matters to you when you’re looking for your next career challenge?
Maybe you want to get involved in work that really changes the world? What about somewhere with incredible and diverse career and development opportunities – where you can truly discover your passion? Are you looking for a culture of openness, collaboration and trust – where everyone has a voice? What about all of these? If so, then IBM could be your next career challenge. Join us, not to do something better, but to attempt things you never thought possible.
Impact. Inclusion. Infinite Experiences. Do your best work ever.
About IBM
IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that progress is made through progressive thinking, progressive leadership, progressive policy and progressive action. IBMers believe that the application of intelligence, reason and science can improve business, society and the human condition. Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, with more than 380,000 IBMers serving clients in 170 countries.
Location Statement
For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.
Being You @ IBM
IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.