Web Designer ($27k - $36k Yearly)

At Near, we help top talent in Latin America find remote roles with US companies. Our mission is to create better lives by fostering a remote work culture that transcends borders.

The 1099 web designer is responsible for creating the design and layout of a website of our client’s web pages. Our client is committed to providing end-to-end SEM services, including content creation, technical
optimization, and keyword strategy for law firms looking for aggressive growth across multiple digital platforms.

Responsibilities
● Create a suitable color scheme or incorporate the client’s color scheme into the design
● Design buttons and other controls for the site
● Create mock-ups of the site for the client’s approval

Requirements
● Excellent English level - oral and written -
● Must submit a portfolio of work to be considered for this position
● Understanding of UX/UI (user experience/user interface) design
● Knowledge of SEO (search engine optimization)
● Expert experience designing effective, usable, and beautiful responsive websites
● Experience designing for WordPress CMS and understanding of cross-browser and platform design limitations
● Basic understanding of web and mobile application UI/UX principles and best practices, with portfolio examples of wireframing
● Expert visual/graphic design skills, with multiple web or mobile design portfolio examples that showcase a variety of aesthetic approaches. We’re looking for expert usage of layout and content hierarchy, creative typography usage and balance, color theory, usability principles, beautiful designs, etc.

Nice to have
● Expert in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite applications
● Strong design research, analytical, and communication skills. Must be able to stay in the forefront of web and UI/UX design best practices, learn and follow industry trends, and share with team members.
● Any and all frontend development skills (the more, the better): essentially the ability to hand-code static design comps into interactive, cross-browser compatible responsive websites and interfaces using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and JS libraries (e.g. jQuery), AJAX, and other front-end web technologies.
● Understanding of CSS Frameworks such as Bootstrap
● Quickly able to debug rendering issues across multiple browse