Location: Victoria or Vancouver, BC, Canada
We're looking for a Visual Designer strong in visual communication, specializing
in creating engaging and cohesive systems for websites, and brands. As part of
the AbeBooks design team, you'll play a crucial role in shaping the visual
identity and customer experience of our marketplace, creating compelling designs
and illustrations that resonate with our global community of buyers and sellers.
The ideal candidate will combine deep expertise in design systems with a
customer-obsessed mindset to create scalable, intuitive solutions that serve
both our buyers and sellers.
About You
You're passionate about creating visually stunning and user-friendly designs
that enhance the customer experience. You have a keen eye for detail and
understand typography, colour theory, and composition. You have a strong
understanding of brand guidelines and the ability to translate them into
cohesive visual experiences across all touch points, from digital platforms to
marketing materials. You thrive in a collaborative environment, working closely
with UX designers, product managers, engineers, marketing managers and other
stakeholders to bring ideas to life.
You're able to manage multiple projects simultaneously and adapt quickly in a
fast-paced environment. You're always eager to learn and stay up-to-date with
the latest design trends and best practices.
Key job responsibilities
- Design and maintain a comprehensive visual design system that scales across
multiple devices and mediums
- Develop and maintain brand consistency through thoughtful application of
visual identity guidelines
- Create custom illustrations, artwork, and graphics that enhance our brand
story and improve user experience
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop design solutions that meet
business objectives
- Optimize existing design patterns and contribute to the evolution of the
AbeBooks design system
- Mentor other designers and provide constructive feedback in design reviews
- In collaboration with Marketing, build out the AbeBooks brand and set the
direction of the visual design language
- Create and maintain illustration style guides that align with our brand
identity
A day in the life
As a Visual designer, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to create
compelling visual narratives that demonstrate the unique value of AbeBooks while
ensuring our design language remains consistent, accessible, and
forward-thinking. You'll help build a comprehensive design system that maintains
perfect sync between Figma components and coded elements, featuring thorough
documentation and continuous evolution based on user insights and performance
data.
About the team
AbeBooks, an Amazon company, is a global online marketplace for books and
collectibles, with hundreds of millions of new, used, rare and out-of-print
books listed for sale by thousands of sellers.
