UI/UX Product Designer

Senior User Interface Designer

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

DESIGN FULL-TIME

The Company:

Capital Markets Gateway Inc. (CMG) is a financial technology firm offering an integrated digital workflow and analytics platform for capital markets professionals. With more than 100 years of collective industry experience, CMG’s team understands firsthand the shortcomings of the current capital raising processes and has designed a system built for practitioners, by practitioners. More than 100 leading asset managers, with over $10 trillion in assets under management, rely on CMG’s platform to streamline their workflows. The firm, founded in 2015, has offices in Chicago, New York and Seattle. For more information, please visit www.cmgx.io .

The Role:

CMG is looking for an experienced and talented UI/UX Designer to shape the visual experience of CMG from product/application to marketing. The ideal candidate will have experience working in agile teams, with engineers, product designers, product managers and marketing. You will be able to make deliberate design decisions and to translate any given user-experience journey into a smooth and intuitive interaction.

Responsibilities: 

• Define our visual strategy for all forms of communication
• Establish a design system for CMG. Articulate the benefits of a systematic approach across product management, product design, engineering and marketing
• Collaborate with product management and engineering to define and implement innovative solutions for the product direction, visuals and experience
• Execute all visual design stages from concept to final hand-off to engineering
• Conceptualize original ideas that bring simplicity and user friendliness to complex design roadblocks
• Help develop and prioritize internal branding and marketing strategies
• Participate in ideation and iteration of user interfaces
• Participate in design reviews and ensure solutions are aligned across teams
• Participate in user testing sessions and translate the needs of users into designs

Must-Have:  

• Degree in Graphic Design, BFA or related field
• Exceptional portfolio that demonstrates a firm grasp of design principles and vibrant creativity with a strong business orientation
• Experience in brand and interface design 
• Ability to lead visual design of a product from idea to concept to completion
• Strong understanding of color theory, typography, layout, iconography as well as web design trends
• Experience creating cohesive visual design systems as well as creating graphic design elements 
• Knowledge of design principles related to branding and marketing
• Ability to clearly articulate design decisions behind the recommendation
• Excellent communication skills
• Work in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment with multi-disciplinary team
• 5+ years of related professional graphic/visual design experience

Benefits: 

• Competitive compensation 
• Health, Dental and Vision benefits 
• Flexible time off with remote option when needed 
• Top-of-the-line MacBook Pros 
• Strong startup culture with casual dress code, game area and more