The Trailhead program welcomes new graduates and individuals looking to make a career change into the digital marketing world. This is a 12-week opportunity for you to showcase your potential and embark on your epic journey at Critical Mass! 

During this period, you will take part in a custom-built learning journey to understand what we do, who we are, and how we create award-winning work with our clients. Our goal is to provide hands-on experience and professional growth while integrating you into the amazing work we do here at Critical Mass, with the potential to transition into a permanent position.  Please be advised all applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and the hiring location for this role is non-negotiable. 

We’re looking for talented designers who want to learn more about a life crafting beautiful digital design. Whether you’re a photo-comping wizard, grid-adhering fanatic, or kerning-obsessed typographer, Critical Mass can introduce you to a career in design. 

We’re firm believers in cross-discipline thinking. So you’ll also get the chance to see how copywriters, strategists, art directors, technologists and project managers go about their business – and what that means to you as designer. 

You Will: 

• Gain exposure and understanding to the creative discipline at Critical Mass.  
• Collaborate with Trailheaders on a client and global intern project.  
• Work with a mentor to design solutions that meet or exceed strategic objectives.  
• Have the opportunity to create mood boards; storyboards; interactive page layouts; site grids and interface demos; photo retouching and enhancements; animated GIFs
• Provide quality assurance on creative deliverables.
• Build and maintain a team rapport with entire multidisciplinary project team. 

You Have: 

• Strong design portfolio (you must include a portfolio URL or digital samples with your application.
• Strong visual, interactive and graphic design skills that contribute to traditional digital media.  
• Solid working knowledge of the latest design toolsets - Mac OS, Figma, Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Ability to comfortably brainstorm and contribute to bigger ideas.
• Ability to articulate creative ideas.
• Proven aptitude for quick creative thinking with acute attention to detail.
• Comprehensive understanding of interactivity and the web.
• Passion for design and eagerness to collaborate with other creative people. 

Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success.  In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from an office a minimum of 4 days a week.   

Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. If you are an individual with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please reach out to accommodations@criticalmass.com.

We are committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within our pool of candidates, with a target of achieving at least 50% representation from underrepresented communities.

The Critical Mass Talent Acquisition team will only communicate from email addresses that use the URLs criticalmass.com and us.greenhouse-mail.io. We will not use apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or Google Hangouts for communicating with you. We will never ask you to send us money, technology, or anything else to work for our company. If you believe you are the victim of a scam, please review your local government consumer protections guidance and reach out to them directly.

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