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Creative Engineer

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criticalmass logoCriticalmass · San Jose, Costa Rica
Full-timeOn-site1mo ago
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Maternity and parental leave extra daysCompetitive benefits packagesVacation, compassionate leave, sick days, and flex daysAccess to online services for families and new parentsDiversity and Inclusion Board with 12 affinity groupsInternal learning and development programsEnterprise-wide employee discountsAnd more...Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer.If U.S. based: httpsVision insurancePaid time offRemote work optionsParental leave

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The Creative Engineer is responsible for executing production design deliverables, including creating image assets, resizing display and social media banners, and refreshing digital layouts and templates. The Creative Engineer works as part of a larger team and can handle complex digital production projects efficiently with minimal supervision from either a Senior Creative Engineer or a Creative Engineering Lead. This role also involves managing digital production projects independently. This position requires full on-site attendance, five days per week , at the Barreal office (Heredia, Zona Franca Metropolitana). You Will Independently handle the creation of production design deliverables in the following areas: site/app maintenance, image processing, photo retouching, digital advertising, and deck template creation. The deliverables include (but are not limited to) layout skinning, layout production, red lines, image asset creation, image optimization, image resizing & cropping, photo retouching & photomontage, animated and static online advertising banners and email production, animations, deck, and visual guideline creation, either by creating them from scratch or by following brand guidelines. Communicate effectively with creative engineering team members, project managers, creative engineering leads, and clients when required. Provide excellent quality assurance on all deliverables. Stay up to date with recent design trends and new technologies. Maintain a solid working knowledge of the industry's latest design tools, platforms, and technologies. You Have Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Design, Advertising Design, or related field or equivalent experience in advertising and/or digital agencies or startups. 2+ yrs. Experience in advertising agencies, digital agencies, design agencies, and/or startups. Photoshop retouching skills Experience working in production design teams in the following areas: site/app maintenance, digital marketing, digital animation, and print, preferably for international clients and global brands. Experience creating assets for digital products. Solid understanding of design principles, trends, and systems. Ability to handle complex digital production projects independently. Understanding of digital marketing, digital production, and online advertising. Understanding of interactivity, animation principles, and best practices. Proficient knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign). Strong knowledge of Keynote, PowerPoint Knowledge of After Effects and Adobe Animate (Celtra or Orca Plus) Advanced understanding of UI design tools (Figma/Sketch). Strong knowledge of productivity tools: MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) Knowledge of remote collaboration tools (Slack, Zoom, Drive, Box, Paper, Evernote) and workflow management tools (Jira, Trello, Asana, Basecamp). Any certification, course, or training in UX, UI, visual design, design systems, marketing campaigns, business, and/or design thinking is a plus. Knowledge of CSS, HTML and JavaScript is a plus Working experience with animation is a plus.


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