Web Designer (Contract) – VEA Technologies

Candidates MUST be local to the Denver area. No remote applicants, no relocation is provided. No recruiters or staffing agencies please. 

We are looking for a rockstar website designer to join our team. Bottom line: If you don't have a stellar portfolio of Wordpress websites you have personally designed, please don't apply. If you have designed dozens of creative, state-of-the-art websites, just send us a link to your portfolio and we'd love to talk with you!

We need someone who can work remotely on a freelance basis until the position turns full time. We need someone who can multi-task and complete work in a self-managed setting. This opportunity is open-ended and remote but will require meetings with clients in the Denver area although these will be minimal.

This Designer will create web design and digital marketing creative assets in tune with our clients' needs, doing so with a flair that sets us apart from the crowd. 

Functions and Responsibilities:

• Work to design engaging visual solutions, specifically responsive wireframes, mockups, and deliver HTML /JS/CSS for development


• Identify and translate project requirements and business goals into intelligent UX and engaging design


• Identify user pain points and create intuitive design to alleviate


• Create user experiences that are data-driven and conversion-focused


• Communicate ideas and concepts clearly and concisely, while also being open to receiving feedback and direction


• Work closely with development team

Skills + Traits + Abilities:

• 3+ years experience in UX & Web/Digital design


• Understanding of user experience and how it influences design


• Fluent in UX architecture, concepting, interactive wireframing & rapid prototyping with a variety of tools.


• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and/or other modern prototyping tools (Sketch, etc.)


• Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript


• Demonstrated experience in CSS Frameworks (Twitter Bootstrap), and CSS preprocessors (SASS/LESS)


• Experience with content management systems (Umbraco a plus)


• Strong sense of web design principles, especially use of color, imagery, typography, and composition


• Affinity for current industry developments, design trends, and technologies


• Ability to work on multiple projects under varying deadlines and quickly respond to creative and technical direction while managing all details.

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with VEA Technologies (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status).