Staff Visual Designer at Postman

San Francisco, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

  • Expert in aligning visual design work with business goals and user needs
  • Strength in visual storytelling
  • Keen eye for design details
  • Proficiency in core tools: Design (Figma, Adobe Creative Suite), Project Management (Jira), Collaboration (Slack, Google Workspace), Inspiration & Trends (Dribbble, Behance, Pinterest, Webflow or more)

Responsibilities

  • Create a strong vision and define visual direction for projects
  • Create illustrations, graphics, layouts, and designs as needed to support various marketing functions
  • Review and critique design work from team members
  • Ensure consistency in typography, color, layout, and visual tone across platforms
  • Plan and organize large projects to scale designs effectively
  • Translate abstract concepts or briefs into tangible visuals
  • Set the vision for visual design on the team for various campaigns
  • Push the brand to a new level and help scale designs in a fast and effective manner while ensuring a consistent brand experience across all mediums

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

Visual DesignIllustrationGraphicsLayoutsTypographyColor TheoryDesign SystemsVisual StorytellingBrand Consistency

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What is the salary range for the Staff Visual Designer role?

The reasonably estimated base salary ranges from $144,000 to $176,000, plus a competitive equity package. Actual compensation depends on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience.

Is this a remote position or does it require office work?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What skills and tools are required for this role?

Core tools include Figma and Adobe Creative Suite for design, Jira for project management, and Slack and Google Workspace for collaboration. Expertise in visual storytelling, aligning design with business goals, and ensuring consistency in typography, color, layout, and visual tone is essential.

What is the team culture like at Postman?

The creative team is an in-house design team supporting marketing functions with strong visual storytelling, offering a flexible schedule and working with a fun, collaborative team.

What makes a strong candidate for this Staff Visual Designer position?

Strong candidates are experts in visual storytelling, aligning design with business goals and user needs, with a keen eye for details. They can set visual direction, review team work, ensure brand consistency, and scale designs effectively.

Postman

API development and collaboration platform

About Postman

Postman provides a platform for API development that helps developers and organizations design, test, document, and monitor APIs. The tools available on Postman enable teams to collaborate effectively, allowing them to share and manage APIs with ease. Users can access a variety of features through a subscription model, which includes different pricing tiers for individuals, small teams, and large enterprises, along with a free tier to attract new users. Postman has played a significant role in facilitating data exchange during the COVID-19 pandemic by offering API collections that provide real-time data for healthcare professionals, researchers, and government agencies. The company's goal is to streamline the API development process and enhance collaboration among development teams.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2014Year Founded
$422.2MTotal Funding
SERIES_DCompany Stage
Enterprise Software, HealthcareIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance.
Dental Insurance.
Disability Insurance.
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Life Insurance.
Mental Health Care.
Occupational Accident Insurance.

Risks

Rapid adoption of generative AI tools could increase competition for Postman.
Explosive API growth may challenge Postman's API management capabilities by 2025.
Data breaches due to exposed API secrets pose a significant security risk.

Differentiation

Postman offers a comprehensive API development environment for developers and enterprises.
The platform supports API-first development, automated testing, and developer onboarding.
Postman's subscription model caters to individual developers, small teams, and large enterprises.

Upsides

Postman's acquisition of Orbit enhances community engagement on the API Network.
Release of Postman v11 aligns with AI integration trends, boosting developer productivity.
Gartner predicts 80% of enterprises will use generative AI APIs by 2026.

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