Junior-Mid Level Graphic and Web Designer

About Theoria Creative

Theoria Creative is a science marketing and design firm that helps growing biotech companies communicate with investors through clear, engaging, and visually compelling storytelling. For 16 years, we have partnered with early-stage and emerging biotechs to translate complex science into investor-ready narratives supported by conceptual graphics and clean technical visuals.

We are a fully remote team and have built a stable, long-term business serving the biotech industry. We pride ourselves on a collaborative culture, steady work, and long-term job security for the right people.

Role overview

We are looking for a junior–mid-level Graphic and Web Designer who enjoys pairing brand and visual design with structured, system-minded web and UI work. You will create clear, consistent, on-brand designs across web, digital, and light print formats, working primarily in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.

You should be detail-oriented, comfortable joining active projects, and happy working within and extending an existing brand system.

This is a 15–20 hours per week, permanent, remote contract role with the potential to grow over time.

Key responsibilities

• Create web and digital layouts in Figma, including page designs, components, and responsive variations.
• Design and maintain brand systems, style guides, and UI kits across web and digital channels.
• Prepare and organize design assets, specs, and exports for developers and other team members.
• Design marketing and editorial materials in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign (for example, campaign graphics, one-pagers, simple print collateral).
• Adapt visuals for multiple formats, including desktop, mobile, social media, and basic print.
• Join ongoing projects smoothly, aligning to existing brand direction, structure, and file conventions.
• Keep design files clean, well-organized, and properly named to support shared workflows.
• Collaborate with the project manager, founder, and broader creative team to interpret briefs and refine work based on feedback.

Qualifications and skills

• 3–5+ years of professional experience as a graphic or web designer.
• Prior work in an agency or similarly fast-paced, multi-project environment strongly preferred.

Adobe Creative Suite

• Excellent command of Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign for digital and light print work.

Figma and web design

• Strong practical knowledge of Figma, including Auto Layout, components, variants, and shared styles.
• Experience designing page layouts and UI that are ready for hand-off to developers.

Visual design fundamentals

• Deep understanding of composition, hierarchy, and typography.
• High standards for spacing, alignment, and visual consistency.

Brand and systems

• Experience developing or extending brand identity systems, style guides, or component libraries.
• Confident preparing production-ready files and structured assets for developers.

Working style

• Strong attention to detail and ability to handle multiple projects at once.
• Effective communicator who is open to feedback and comfortable collaborating remotely.
• Able to join active projects and maintain visual continuity.

Nice to have

• Experience designing PowerPoint templates and presentations using master layouts, consistent typography, and color styles.
• Basic motion design or micro-interaction skills (for example, After Effects, Figmotion).
• Knowledge of accessibility and contrast testing tools.
• Familiarity with project tools such as Jira, Asana, Miro, or Slack.

Work arrangement

• US-based firm with team members in Europe and US.
• Part-time: ~15–20 hours per week to start, with potential to expand.
• Long-term contract role.
• Fully remote and flexible schedule, but must reliably collaborate during overlapping hours with Europe and US and respond across the week (especially Monday through Wednesday).