Reporting to the Production Manager. The Lead Creative is responsible for leading Digital Media projects by understanding a client's business and communication goals, and translating them into unique creative solutions. The Lead Creative takes an active, hands-on role in leading ideation with team members, providing art direction to other designers, and working with producers and technologists to implement designs into technology frameworks.
Qualified candidates will share our belief that design is as much about behaviour and emotion as it is about utility and ease of use. Senior interface designers provide leadership in concept development, creation of original art and wire-frame interaction model, project design/development, and QA. They are responsible for the development of innovative navigation systems, interface designs, typography, and screen or page layouts for software, application, web sites, and other interactive media. They will push the state-of-the-art with every creation and thrive in our fast-paced studio.
Requirements
5 years experience with interactive media design.
Broad knowledge and advanced skills in visual design.
A solid understanding of available client-side technologies.
Wildly creative and obsessively meticulous.
Must understand user behaviour as it relates to design.
Stylistic breadth that demonstrates sensitivity to diverse subject matter from product interaction to software tools and applications to the web.
Superb information design abilities, fastidious and efficient production and optimisation habits, and impeccable problem solving skills.
Command of leading design software e.g. In-Design, Illustrator, Flash, and Photoshop.
Solid understanding of practical benefits and limitations of Internet technologies (Flash, Java, DHTML, etc.).
Intimate knowledge of HTML, understanding how comps translate to code.
Must be self-motivated, good communicator, comfortable with following direction, thrive on multidisciplinary teams, and able to balance great design with meeting short deadlines.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to maintain client relationships.
Able to produce results independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment.
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Desired
Special consideration will be given to candidates who have created projects that are website or online application design related.