Visual Designer

Location: Bengaluru, India

Department: Design

Experience: 2 - 6 Years

About Niyo

Role Overview

• Position: Visual Designer
• Experience: 5+ Years
• Location: Whitefield, Bengaluru
• Joining Timeline: Immediate (Within 30 days)

Key Responsibilities

• Design Strategy & Mentorship: Provide strategic oversight of visual systems and mentor other design team members to elevate the studio's collective output.
• End-to-End Project Ownership: Lead complex design initiatives from conceptual strategy through to final delivery, ensuring end-to-end excellence across all platforms.
• UI Illustrations: Craft clean, modern UI illustrations and visual elements that align with Niyo's brand identity and elevate the overall user experience.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with product designers, marketing teams, and content creators to turn briefs into pixel-perfect static and motion assets.
• AI Exploration: Actively integrate AI-driven design workflows to optimise production and experiment with new visual formats.

Requirements & Technical Skills

• Expert Mastery & Brand Stewardship: Demonstrate expert-level mastery in visual storytelling and serve as a brand steward, driving design initiatives independently with high autonomy.
• Motion Software: Proficiency in advanced vector motion tools like Rive (for web/app runtimes) or After Effects
• Software Proficiency: Expert-level skills in Adobe Illustrator for developing vector assets. Familiarity with Figma is considered an advantage.
• 3D Capability: Working knowledge of any 3D software (e.g., Blender, Cinema 4D) for creating static or motion 3D elements is highly appreciated and will be a major plus.
• AI Literacy: Practical knowledge of AI design tools and a strong willingness to explore emerging AI technologies.

Eligibility Criteria

• Design Taste & Aesthetic: A strong, refined sense of visual taste, layout, typography, colour theory, and composition.
• Methodology & Process: A structured approach to design. You should be able to walk us through your design thinking process from conceptualising sketches to delivering final motion assets.

Why Join Niyo?

• Work with a fast-paced, innovative team that values design as a core business driver.
• Great freedom to experiment with new-age design tools (Rive, 3D, and AI).
• A collaborative and transparent work culture.