Polychrome

This Job Has No Title (Just Words And A Tune)

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Polychrome is a small design group that does big work. In the last few years we've made videos, renderings, environmental graphics, motion graphics, websites, web apps, identities, album covers and full brand campaigns. We're successful, growing, and always evolving. We like to think we can do just about anything. Often that's what we're asked to do.

This means we're very busy with interesting work, but it also means it's a bit hard to describe the 'job' we need someone to help us do. The reality is that the job is doing whatever is needed in one of Los Angeles' most active creative shops. You should be a creative person, with hands on skills, but most of all you'll need to be uncommonly detail oriented. You should be able to ramp up fast and have a spider-sense about what to worry about and when. You should enjoy making lists, checking things off, and obsess about making things perfect. We need a great communicator, someone who's not shy, and who will enjoy spending time with bold personalities. We'll need to put you in front of clients and they're going to need to come back and tell us that you're awesome.

We've deliberately kept our first team very small — working with us means fitting in with the rhythm and the flow of the group. Culture is important here. Work is life with us, and we're picky about who we live with. We'd expect you to be the same.

Technically: know the internet, know Adobe apps, know Office apps, be smart about general tech and hungry about knowing what's new and interesting. A design background is good, but a good design sensibility, street smarts, communication and project management skills are more important. The people who ask us to create work expect both great results and a great experience while it gets done. Process is more than half the game. Nothing can fall through the cracks here. Maybe this means you've trained as a creative person, but you gravitate towards details and admin. Maybe you're an administrative person, with a creative streak that you're not expressing at your current gig.

You've probably been beating the streets more than us, but there's likely no job at any studio in LA that is going to resemble this. There's no junk work, pizza coupons, or banner garbage that gets done at Polychrome. We're looking for hands on help with our most important projects. You won't be bored.

If this sounds interesting, get in touch. We will make interviews quick — we'll both know if we're right for each other within a few minutes. Come by, tell us your story, lunch or coffee is on us.

Contact jobs@polychrome.com — please no phone calls or resumes or gigantic PDF attachments of your portfolio. Impress us early with your willingness to respect these requests. We look forward to meeting. Cheers.