[Sigia-l] Job: Interactive Art Director/Interaction Designer-Midtown Manhattan-NYC

[Laura Hunter]

Hello All,

 

My client in Midtown, Manhattan is seeking an Interaction Designer ready for
that next step in their career.  You will be working on my clients large,
complex informational online publication.  The environment is very dynamic
and the people are intelligent, collegial and enjoy civil discourse.  This
role will be responsible for the creative direction as well as hands on
design and requires publishing experience.  The position offers competitive
salary, excellent benefits and bonuses as well as the benefit of being a UK
company with some UK holidays included.  Travel to London once per quarter
may be necessary (and certainly will be fun!).  Come be a part of one of the
most well respected online literary sources in the world that focus on
international politics,  business news and opinion.

 


Interactive Art Director-Summary 


My clients User Experience team is a small team of seasoned practitioners
and leaders responsible for creating a world-class online experience for the
leading global news analysis site with a sophisticated, demanding and
international audience. The team contributes to an ambitious new online
strategy with experience planning and customer insights, and executes on the
strategy with information architecture, interaction design and visual
design, in close collaboration with technical and marketing teams. 

The Interactive Art director will collaborate with the senior experience
architect on leading the redesign of my clients online presence. The role
will be responsible for creative direction and hands-on design work, drive
conceptual and visual development, develop interaction and design patterns
for my clients user experience guidelines, and lead and inspire a team of
in-house and contract designers who are responsible for designing the core
site and products as well as support the sales and marketing team.

We are looking for a strong, experienced interactive designer who is ready
to take the leap to a next level in their career. The ideal candidate will
have at least 5 years experience designing major websites in an interactive
agency or client-side, at least 2 years working for a major publisher, will
have superior design skills and have successfully presented ideas to
executive management as well as lead and inspired designers. 

The Interactive Art Director works with information architects, editorial
and product teams to understand business goals and with designers and
developers to guide the prototyping and implementation process.

Projects include Web sites, applications, products and services for other
delivery platforms.

This position may require travel once a quarter.




Key accountabilities  


 

.         Create and develop a visual language that supports brand and
strategy 

.         Define appropriate styles and language elements for new product
experiences.

.         Ensure the integrity of any design from inception through
implementation and delivery 

.         Present ideas, concepts and reviews to management and function as
creative lead on all projects 

.         Provide art direction, leadership and inspiration to team members
(employees and contractors)

.         Expand, refine and execute designs 

.         Work collaboratively with experience architects to develop
innovative designs. Translate wireframes and requirements into visually
compelling and attractive designs that support a superior user experience

.         Design interfaces of various media properties and channels,
including Web and mobile

.         Design experiences ranging from highly interactive, immersive
products to optimized online reading 

.         Design online marketing campaigns (including microsites, ads,
widgets, emails). 

.         Advocate for and champion a user-centered design and development
process

.         Maintain and share awareness of industry trends and new
technologies and explore those that would benefit the business and the
audience

 

Education and training

.         BFA, MA or MFA in graphic design or similar field 

.         Active, current participation in relevant professional training
(classes, conferences)

 

Required work experience 

.         At least 5 years of experience designing web sites as "interactive
designer" or "art director" in an interactive agency or client-side

.         At least 2 years designing for a major publisher

.         Strong interactive design portfolio (online portfolio required)

.         Proven experience creating successful, large-scale,
consumer-facing sites

.         Proven aptitude for quick creative thinking with attention to
detail within demanding deadlines 

.         Demonstrated ability to produce user-centered solutions 

.         Proven experience in working with cross-functional teams

.         Proven experience leading and inspiring teams, whether in a formal
leadership role or leading without formal authority

.         A plus: Experience designing news sites

 

Required skills and knowledge

.         Strong visual and interaction design skills 

.         Strong understanding of user-centered design methodologies

.         Fluency in best practices for interactive design

.         Ideally: Excellent online typography skills

.         Experience working with major brands 

.         Experience developing design and interaction patterns, style guide


.         Excellent written and oral communication skills

.         Readiness and ability to communicate ideas and concepts to
executive level

.         Ability to interpret needs, objectives, and direction from
multiple 
sources of input

.         Comfortable working in a small team

.         Team-oriented, collaborative approach to creative development

.         Familiarity with technical issues around web development and
ability to work constructively with development teams 

.         Comfortable working in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment

.         Advanced skills and flawless execution in design tools (Adobe
Creative Suite, Flash etc.)

.         Excellent understanding of HTML/DHTML, CSS, Web 2.0 (ideally PHP)

.         A plus: Drupal theming experience

 

Interested?  Please email your resume and portfolio to me and we'll set up a
time to chat.  I look forward to hearing from you.

 

Warm regards,

Laura

 

 

Laura Hunter

Vivid Resources

office-559-684-1070

cell-559-303-9018

fax-559-684-0820

laura.hunter at vividresources.com

www.vividresources.com

 

 <http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/2160.html> What lies behind us and
what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. 

Ralph Waldo Emerson