Our Recruiting Team puts people first, matching creative and technical professionals with contract and permanent opportunities.
Our Design Studio provides collaborative partnerships with companies to help them solve creative challenges.
Recruiting
Our focus
- UX + product design
- Qualitative + quantitative research
- Leadership + management
- Content writing + strategy
- UI + visual design
- Engineering + prototyping
- Product + project management
Contract + permanent
Whether you're a candidate looking for your next opportunity or a client looking for your next great hire, let our Recruiting Team be your guide. With a holistic, qualitative approach, our Recruiting Team acts as career advocates, building lasting relationships along the way.
Review our recruiting services to see how we match our clients with great talent.
Curious about benefits?
We offer excellent benefits at most levels of engagement. Learn more about our benefits.
Current open positions
We are actively looking for candidates for the following roles. If you are interested in one or more of them, introduce yourself.
2D/3D Motion Designer
Position pay range: $70 - $75 hourly
W2 employment
Our client is looking for a 2D/3D Motion Designer to join the Brand and Communications team at a well known technology company. In this role, you will create highly engaging video edits and animations to promote a future facing product. If you like to convey concepts through video and motion design, we’d like to meet you.
What you will be doing:
- Produce high quality 3D and 2D motion graphics
- Create eye catching and engaging content through video editing and 2D/3D motion design
- Participate in brainstorming and creative sessions to share new design perspectives, ideas and develop new visual concepts
- Assist in the creation of storyboards and contribute brainstorming sessions.
- Produce finished design work for exhibitions and conferences to include promotional videos, animations and large-scale screen content
- Share knowledge with the other motion designers and help to contribute towards an open and creative work environment
What skills you must have to be successful:
- Proficiency in 3D animation SW such as Cinema4D, Vray, and Maya
- Proficiency in VFX compositing Proficiency in Adobe CS, including Photoshop, Illustrator, AfterEffects,
- Experience using Premiere to create advanced animations
- Proficiency in artistry and movement of mechanical objects,
- Experience as a Technical Designer a plus (there will be no creature or character work)
- Must be a team player with excellent communications skills and ability to deliver in deadline-driven environment
- Ability to work independently and with little direction
- 10+ years of industry experience
Candidate must be able to travel to work onsite in Redmond, WA three times per week.
At Allovus, we value equality and inclusiveness in all aspects of our operations. We believe in creating a welcoming and respectful environment for everyone, from our employees to our clients. Our commitment to non-discrimination extends to all aspects of our business, including hiring, vendor selection, and employee treatment. As an equal opportunity employer, we adhere to strict non-discrimination policies, and we do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, or any protected class. We comply with all federal laws regarding non-discrimination, including but not limited to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Title VIII of the Civil Rights Acts of 1968. If you have any questions about Allovus' equal treatment policies, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at hr@allovus.com. We are dedicated to creating a fair and equitable environment for everyone.
Interested? Introduce yourself
Design Studio Manager
Position pay range: $85 - $90 hourly
W2 employment
Our client is looking for an experience Design Studio Manager to join the Brand and Communications team for a future facing product. For this role, you will lead the management and delivery of end-to-end creative projects. If you thrive in a deadline driven, open and collaborative environment, we’d like to meet you.
What you will be doing:
- Lead the management of end-to-end creative projects, ensuring quality inputs, assigning resources, building schedules, and routinely communicating project statuses
- Assess and mitigate risks, make tradeoffs, proactively escalate issues
- Facilitate planning and kickoff meetings with cross-functional project teams
- Build and implement scalable, repeatable processes and tooling that help plan, prioritize, and manage creative projects including asset management and trafficking of files
- Develop and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs); drive continuous process improvements
What skills you must have to be successful:
- 10+ years of experience in an in-house creative team or equivalent (this role does not follow the typical agency/design studio workflow, but this type of experience would be helpful)
- Understanding of 2D/3D design tools
- Experience leading complex creative project delivery for cross-functional teams in a deadline-driven environment
- Proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously with minimal supervision
- Open and collaborative work style with excellent verbal and written communication skills across all levels of leadership
- Proven ability to set priorities, unblock teams, and meet deadlines
- Experience managing agency relationships
- Financial fluency in maintaining budgets
- Strong sense of ownership and urgency; optimistic, “get it done” mindset
- High attention to detail and see the bigger picture
- Ability to use positive energy to maintain personal and team momentum
- Experience with project management tools and best practices
Candidate must be able to travel to work onsite in Redmond, WA three times per week.
At Allovus, we value equality and inclusiveness in all aspects of our operations. We believe in creating a welcoming and respectful environment for everyone, from our employees to our clients. Our commitment to non-discrimination extends to all aspects of our business, including hiring, vendor selection, and employee treatment. As an equal opportunity employer, we adhere to strict non-discrimination policies, and we do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, or any protected class. We comply with all federal laws regarding non-discrimination, including but not limited to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Title VIII of the Civil Rights Acts of 1968. If you have any questions about Allovus' equal treatment policies, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at hr@allovus.com. We are dedicated to creating a fair and equitable environment for everyone.
Interested? Introduce yourself
Service Designer
Position pay range: $98 - $125k annual
W2 employment
Multiple roles available.
Are you a service designer with a knack for strategic thinking? Our client is a leader in Agile Software Development, User-Centered Design, and DevSecOps. As an enterprise digital transformation company, they transform organizational challenges into powerful digital capabilities through fresh experiences and innovative technology. We are looking for a skilled and talented Service Designer to help influence digitally delivered services that are vital to the customer experience. This role takes part in a collaborative culture, focusing on research discovery and solutions for strategic aspects of a customer’s journey and internal team touch points.
What you will be doing:
- Influence the current state of the customer’s journey and assess opportunities for improvement
- Understand and improve customer experiences through data-driven insights and metric collections
- Partner in cross-departmental collaborations to define scope of work, sprints, and development resources
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams of Human-Centered Design (HCD) practitioners to understand and synthesize customer needs, strategize improved service delivery, and create innovative solutions
- Communicate with key stakeholders ensuring business goals and visions are met
- Be part of a design team that respects, supports, and pushes for continuous improvement
- Design external and internal-facing experiences that allow us to increase speed of delivery while increasing the quality of our products and services.
What skills you must have to be successful:
- Excellent communication with comprehensive service & process design documentation
- Able to apply expertise leveraging human-centered design (HCD) techniques to rapidly research, design, and prototype new service experiences, implement digital capabilities, and lead research and contextual design studies to comprehend social and organizational behaviors, pain points, needs, and aspirations
- Provide enterprise-level thinking to collect and analyze the entire ecosystem of a product, service, or system and introduce creative solutions that promote positive outcomes - harmonizing people, technology, and business needs
- 5+ years of experience with service design, design thinking, design research, business design, business user requirements, or customer experience strategy
- Experience with implementing end-to-end service designs and plans for digital solutions
- Ability to communicate detailed requirements into a digestible, fluid message that can be tailored for multiple levels of the organization
- Familiarity with working in an Agile environment and software-related service delivery
- Experience with illustration work or creative visualization and communication of data from generative research, insights, and findings; proficiencies developing, designing, and maintaining wireframes to delivery of high-fidelity UI mockups
- Proficiencies in design tools, such as Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Miro, process mapping tools
Due to the security clearance required for this role, all candidates must be US Citizens to be considered.
At Allovus, we value equality and inclusiveness in all aspects of our operations. We believe in creating a welcoming and respectful environment for everyone, from our employees to our clients. Our commitment to non-discrimination extends to all aspects of our business, including hiring, vendor selection, and employee treatment. As an equal opportunity employer, we adhere to strict non-discrimination policies, and we do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, or any protected class. We comply with all federal laws regarding non-discrimination, including but not limited to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Title VIII of the Civil Rights Acts of 1968. If you have any questions about Allovus' equal treatment policies, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at hr@allovus.com. We are dedicated to creating a fair and equitable environment for everyone.
Interested? Introduce yourself
Service Design Strategist
Position pay range: $125 - $146k annual
W2 employment
Are you a service designer with a knack for strategy, mentorship and leadership thinking? Our client is a leader in Agile Software Development, User-Centered Design, and DevSecOps. As an enterprise digital transformation company, they transform organizational challenges into powerful digital capabilities through fresh experiences and innovative technology. We are looking for a skilled and talented Service Design Strategist to help influence digitally delivered services that are vital to the customer experience. This role takes part in a collaborative culture, focusing on research discovery and solutions for strategic aspects of a customer’s journey and internal team touch points.
What you will be doing:
- Design strategy and vision; ensure our project solutions are successfully executed from concept to completion
- Design feedback; act as a guide and mentor for other designers through regular collaboration and feedback sessions
- Design services and user-facing experiences that allow us to increase the speed of delivery while simultaneously improving the quality of our products and services
- Lead enterprise user research, process design, development, and implementation by engaging with customers to validate concepts
- Create enterprise training, education, and continuous learning pathways
- Design for a wide range of processes and process maturity while identifying areas for improvement
- Partner in cross-departmental collaborations to define scope of work, sprints, and development resources
- Communicate with key stakeholders ensuring business goals and vision are met
- Be a part of a design team that respects, supports, and pushes for continuous improvements
What skills you must have to be successful:
- Exceptional track record of demonstrated success directly related to User-Centered Design and Process Development
- Expertise with learning enterprise user-experience transformation efforts
- Expertise in providing leadership, direction, guidance, and development to a team of designers
- Expertise in developing processes an curriculum for continuous improvement and transformation
- Able to demonstrate past projects, explorations, and design treatments that communicate goals, processes, and outcomes of the project
- Trusted SME on industry standards and best practices
- Skilled in creating user flow diagrams, wireframes, prototypes, user interface designs, and pixel-perfect deliverables for final development
- Comfortable researching, testing, and iterating with quick turnaround times
- Passion for UX, UI, and User-Centered Design principles with a focus on ROI Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities, interpersonal skills, and proficiency with translating complex, technical ideas to non-technical audiences internally and externally at all levels of the organization
Due to the security clearance required for this role, all candidates must be US Citizens to be considered.
At Allovus, we value equality and inclusiveness in all aspects of our operations. We believe in creating a welcoming and respectful environment for everyone, from our employees to our clients. Our commitment to non-discrimination extends to all aspects of our business, including hiring, vendor selection, and employee treatment. As an equal opportunity employer, we adhere to strict non-discrimination policies, and we do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, or any protected class. We comply with all federal laws regarding non-discrimination, including but not limited to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Title VIII of the Civil Rights Acts of 1968. If you have any questions about Allovus' equal treatment policies, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at hr@allovus.com. We are dedicated to creating a fair and equitable environment for everyone.
Interested? Introduce yourself
Allovus Creative Partner
Studio
Our focus
- Product Design
- UX Design
- UX Research
- UI Design
- Motion Design
- Illustration
Solving creative challenges
Our skilled and collaborative Design Studio team provides beautiful, elegant, and functional solutions for our clients. No matter the creative challenge, our intentionally small and agile team operates as a one-stop design shop.
Review our creative process to see how we provide maximum collaboration while allowing our clients to have minimal time investment.
Our work
Scalable Creative Solutions
Service offerings
- Deliverable based models
- Fixed price models
- Time + materials models
- Curated talent by project
- Customized, flexible teams
- Tailored account management
- Salaried employees with benefits
- Personalized care + support for team members
Deliverable based teams,
managed for you
In today's world, many of our clients are looking for ways to augment their own teams with creative talent in different ways outside the typical individual contractor approach. Our ability to build, nurture, and employ teams of people is one of our strongest attributes as an organization. We're excited to provide a model to our clients which allows you to retain a world-class team, while meeting the compliance standards of your organization, all while delivering amazing designs on time and on budget.
Scalable Creative Solutions (SCS) is a custom solution that brings our Studio services and Recruiting abilities together. With this unique offering, we work collaboratively to build and recruit a team of professionals tailored to your creative needs and timeline. This customized team can be dedicated to your project and wholly managed and employed by Allovus. With direction, support, and connection in a happy and healthy environment, our SCS teams produce their best work, with timely and amazing results.
Coaching
Our focus
- Professional development
- Kickstarting your career
- Interview skills
- Job search strategies
- Defining values, goals, + purpose
- (Re)Navigating your career
- Resume recommendations
- Portfolio reviews
Personalized, professional coaching
Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Or are you seeking guidance to kickstart your professional life? Allovus offers coaching to help people reach their full potential in work and life. Our expert coach will partner with you to identify your core values, strengths, and purpose.
Our approach focuses on setting attainable goals and creating outcomes that matter to you. Through mutual accountability, we'll encourage self-discovery by developing solutions and strategies you can build on. We can help you improve your job search, refine your interview skills, and empower you by helping you set your personal and professional goals. Partnering with a coach can help you understand your purpose, know your value, and focus on your priorities. Let us help you get on the right path for personal and professional growth.
About
Our story
Founded by Hayley Nichols in 2009 with the goal of being a different kind of recruiting and design company. Allovus began from the desire to provide creative and technical individuals with opportunities that allow them to have a work/life balance. We still believe that and we work hard as a team to support our number one asset; our people.
Our culture
Allovus is a woman-owned equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and creative environment. Hayley's mission for Allovus has remained the same as the company has grown: to treat people with respect and care. Staying true to these values ensures that Allovus employees produce meaningful work, create strong community connections, and inspire delight in our clients.
Words we live by
- Integrity
- Kindness
- Inclusivity
- Collaboration
- Respect
- Karma
Our team


Empathizer. Storymaker. Uno-Master.
Not only does Brian listen incredibly well, he uses what he learns to make the best possible match between client and talent. He considers his top priority to intently focus on the talent and skill of those he represents to make sure where they get placed is a good long-term fit. He's passionate about expanding the brand and visibility of Allovus, which makes his moves of the here-and-now a great pathway for our future.


Relationship Builder. Impact-Maker. Zumba Queen.
With cardio-pumping enthusiasm, Alena steps to the left, rocks to the right, and salsas her way into matching clients and their projects with creative candidates that make the work shine. She never misses a beat when helping talented individuals find their dream jobs. She knows that recruiting and relationship building is her jam, and she gives it all she's got. More than anything, Alena wants to make an impact in the lives of the talent who become part of the Allovus family.


Connector. Inclusionist. Songbird.
Singing karaoke, watching horror flicks, and creating quirky collages are just a few of the things that Seija delights in. With an eye out for the odd and obscure, Seija scours antique shops, art galleries, and bookstores for items that fill her soul with joy. The search for that "special something" carries through to her work in recruiting. In her mind, candidates don't have to be perfect, but they do have to be unique and interesting—and she's excited to match just the right talent with just the right opportunity.


Matchmaker. Coach. Mentor.
With Swiss precision (which comes from being born and raised in Switzerland), Viviane evaluates the required skill sets for Allovus projects and then repeatedly provides the best possible creative talent. Viviane is a passionate recruiter with a love for connecting people within the creative industry. Her 15+ years of experience in both designing UX solutions as well as leading successful recruiting programs in fast-paced environments facilitates her understanding of a client's business requirements while successfully managing the professional needs of a variety of creative talent.


Designer. Motivator. Instigator.
Framing problems, looking at all angles and perspectives, and bringing things into focus for the team—is it any surprise Steve has been an avid photographer since his college days? For Steve, creative direction combines a collaborative spirit topped with a subtle sense of humor. With 20+ years of creative know-how, his expertise spans from the optimization of user-centric experiences to high-fidelity prototyping to corporate branding.


Seeker. Solver. Hippie.
A free-thinker and an intuitive creative, Aimee is naturally at ease connecting with, well, just about everybody. Her thoughtful manner is a key asset when working with future business partners in determining their creative needs. As a seeker of new opportunities, she focuses on the future of the business as she constantly explores new ways for Allovus to grow and expand.


Organizer. Juggler. Nurturer.
A Jill-of-all-trades, Allison is a multi-tasking, event-planning, project-managing whirlwind. She holds all the pieces of a project together making sure things get done correctly, on budget, on time - and all are happy in the process. With her past experience of running her own company, she knows what it means to get it done - whatever it takes.


Empathetic Creator. Idea Generator. Disco Ball Owner.
It's not every day you see a unicorn float, but that's exactly what brought Jenn to the Allovus family. When we saw the photo of her floaty unicorn on her website, we just knew she would fit right in. As an experienced Product Design Lead, Jenn magically transforms complex challenges into easy-to-use solutions. Under her enchanting direction, brainstorm sessions become exhilarating collaborations. And with a wave of her sparkly personality, she makes every workplace and project fun!


Operational Guru. Obstacle Remover. Sci-fi Nerd.
When Lawrence isn't reading sci-fi, he's trying his hand at writing it. Occasionally, he even pries himself away from his keyboard long enough to go hiking and camping in the glorious Pacific Northwest, where he has now lived for 25 years. For nearly as long, Lawrence has been a project and program manager who is fascinated with content and design. He leads our Project Management Office, providing process leadership and ideas that are highly valued by our internal teams as well as our clients.


Advocate. Community Builder. Outdoor Explorer.
A native Oregonian, Shelby has been serving the community all her life, including working in the nonprofit world with affordable homeownership, community development, and food security centered causes. Naturally, as Recruiting Project Manager, she serves to remove any obstacles and roadblocks the recruiting team may encounter, leaving them free to do their work without headaches or hang-ups. In her free time, she's finding ways to volunteer in her small hometown and enjoys fly-fishing and exploring nature with her family.


Detailer. Supporter. Data Diva.
In this case, the diva is definitely into the details. Karen keeps everybody in-check and on their toes when it comes to keeping the Allovus data accurate and up-to-date. She insures that all of our systems are tested and reliable. But her hallmark characteristic is her willingness to jump in and assist wherever needed. Karen is the go-to gal.


Chaos Coordinator. Solutionizer. No-Sh%t-Taker.
In the serenity of the Pacific Northwest forests and streams, Megan methodically hunts for crystals, amethysts, and other semi-precious gemstones. As a rockhound, she recognizes gems when she sees them, and considers Allovus to be a rare find. She searches for order in the strata and formations, hoping to uncover efficiencies, streamlined processes, and the best way to manage an office project. Firmly rooted in the values of Allovus, Megan goes above and beyond to sort, organize, coordinate, and ensure everything runs according to plan.


Writer. Designer. Grammar Police.
Martina Dalton is a content writer and is also the editor for the Allovus Design blog. Her fascination for people, their backgrounds, and how they express themselves creatively drives her passion for writing about them. With a background in visual design, writing about creative people and the design industry comes naturally to her. In addition to writing blog posts, editing, and copyediting, she also writes mystery novels.


Pixel Polisher. Optimizer. Aspiring Cicerone.
If you've ever met Shon, you know he's always brewing up visual delight-from the smallest elements that make an interface fun and easy to use to big bold styles that tell a story. Because Shon's superpower is his ability to empathize with users, he can distill and convey their frustrations to developers-especially since he's also able to code. When he isn't working, Shon is drinking craft beer (preferably barrel-aged stouts) and aspires to become an official cicerone.


Design Acrobat. Inventor. Systematizer.
Alison has worn many hats throughout her illustrious career including UX designer and project manager. But not everyone knows that she's also an inventor! She holds many U.S. patents in her name, including one entitled, Method and System for Scalable Borders that Provide an Appearance of Depth. With a keen eye and aptitude for order, Alison strikes a wonderful balance between elegant design and detailed methodology.


Analyzer. Streamliner. Early Bird.
Bill's design journey began while working in a music store. The branding, medley of images, and typography spoke to him. That's when he understood what designers do and why he wanted to pursue design as a career. Like music, design is a process, full of variety, ideation, and finessing the details until it's pitch perfect. Bill loves blending his visual design chops, love of typography, information architecture, UX research, and user-centered design into a harmonious product, certain to delight the user.


Confidant. Advocate. Shoe Maniac.
Jason believes what the collective builds together is better than what any one person can build on their own. Which is why he finds himself right back where he grew up after years with tech companies in Chicago and Silicon Valley. Jason strives for a balance, and is deeply attracted to Allovus' cultural values—working hard and enjoying who you work with—but not at the sacrifice of your family.


Examiner. Ally. Coffee Craver.
For Allie, life is all about the love and care you put into your family, whether that's your work family or your family at home. At Allovus, she takes care of our invoicing, payroll, taxes, and a variety of detailed work. She specializes in wearing many different hats—all designed to make Allovus a better, stronger, company. Giving is something that she is passionate about. Showing people that someone cares can make their day go from bad to good with just a kind gesture and a smile.


Trailblazer. Problem Solver. Guardian.
When Hayley created Allovus she had two primary goals in mind. She sought to address the needs of the region's high-tech community while also enabling Allovus employees to make their personal lives a priority. Now, as she continues to grow the Allovus brand, she's moving the message forward through a variety of charitable projects in the community. She believes a creative mind is what fosters change and innovation, and by supporting college scholarships for high school students with the phsfund.org and other entrepreneurial projects, she hopes to give many the freedom to learn, create, and build.


Developer. Designer. Code Cowgirl.
With her roots in fine art and her head in the management of all things technical, Liz proves that art and science can exist harmoniously. She has interwoven the fields of design, fine art, accounting, and management to develop a unique understanding of projects, deliverables, and creative personalities. Her thoughtful left-brain/right-brain approach also helps Liz adeptly manage our technical team.


Solutionist. Philomath. Renaissance Man.
Even as a kid in the Bay Area, Justin was into computers, messing around with his Apple II Plus. Today, Justin works stealthily behind the scenes to improve the mechanical heart of the Allovus Business Platform (otherwise known as ABP). He tinkers at maximum speed to ensure all systems are a go and running smoothly. Justin lives for tackling cool technical problems and working to build the next big thing for Allovus.










































Allovus Creative Partner
Connect
Allovus
8811 N. Harborview Dr. | Suite C | Gig Harbor, WA 98332
Get in touch
info@allovus.com
Call us
425.255.6887
While we would love to connect with all applicants, we have to prioritize those candidates who closely match our current needs. Our recruiting team will review your info and be in touch if we determine you're a match for any of our current or upcoming roles.
Unfortunately, we are unable to work with candidates that are not authorized to work in the United States or don't reside in the United States. We also are not currently able to sponsor H1-B or L1 visas or support the training requirement for OPT STEM extensions. Best of luck in your job search.
We'll be in touch to schedule a time to chat and learn how we can work together.
Thank you!