Care.com is an online marketplace connecting people seeking care services with a national and local network of trusted providers. The company provides a simple and safe way for families and individuals to manage their care needs. Care.com offers a full breadth of subscription-based services—child care, pet care, senior care, tutoring, and soon other services—to address the lifecycle of specific care needs while providing free background checks and a suite of tools and resources for selecting the best care possible. The company was founded in 2006 and is funded by Matrix Partners, with a mission to help people to achieve a life more balanced through smart care connections.



This is a great opportunity to join a fast paced, growing internet startup based in Waltham MA. We are looking for a well-rounded mid-level graphic designer with 3-5 years of solid experience to join our growing in-house creative department. The position is primarily web focused, but some print skills are desired. This is a temporary to possible permanent position.



Responsibilities:

* Work with Creative Director on a daily basis to support company-wide web and print design needs.

* Design web page comps, online direct response campaigns, email comps, and graphics to support Marketing initiatives.

* Design posters, fliers, postcards, offline direct response collateral, and promotional items.

* Work closely with our Tech Department on a per project basis to ensure cut graphics and comps are substantial/complete.

* Help maintain creative libraries for photography (includes image searching and purchasing), logos, and templates.



Requirements:

* 3-5 years professional web design experience

* 1 year print experience

* Experience with web usability, IA, web page layout

* Direct response marketing experience highly desired (email design, banner ad development, direct marketing)

* Expert Photoshop and Illustrator skills

* Experience with InDesign, Acrobat Professional

* Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, including PowerPoint

* Great design aesthetic and composition skills

* Easy-to-work with personality; ability to be flexible with daily requests. Ability to make iterative design changes based on team feedback.

* Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize workload

* Excellent communication skills and ability to offer input and feedback in project meetings—must see the “larger picture.”

* Flash skills a plus