Fresh Seattle creative agency is looking for a talented, experienced, interactive-focused senior designer or art director.
First of all, lets get this out of the way. We love our company. And we think we have put together a pretty happy team of like-minded creative types here in Seattle. Were looking for someone who will love it here.
Our company is a multi-channel marketing and advertising agency with specialization in live events, interactive experiences, film and video production, product launches, and innovative marketing campaigns.
We are seeking an art director who is very well versed in the potential of online experiences things you might call microsites, or branded entertainment or the intersection of creativity and technology. You might not define yourself this way, but youd probably have to be agree that you were pretty well immersed in the potential of interactive design whether that be on the web, via mobile devices, within museum installations, or anywhere.
If all you do is the Web if you really dont know much about print if you ever find yourself saying I feel like the people I work for just dont GET interactive design we would love to meet you.
Other folks that live in this world are winkcreative, big spaceship, and droga5 just to name a few agencies whose work we love and respect. Can you help us join them?
You must be comfortable working with Fortune 1000 companies our clients include many top brands. But you also must be comfortable working in a highly collaborative environment. We really believe in creative collaboration here – both within our agency and with our clients.
Could this be you?
We are looking for a solid self-starting artist with lots of ideas, a little (but not too much) ego, a person who works well with writers and creative directors but is also comfortable coming up with original solutions. You will need sense of humor, a positive attitude, and some experience working spinning gold out of minimal input.
You must have experience working as an art director in this field, or experience that is reasonably close. You would: concept ideas, design comps, and have at least a basic ability in actionscript to create simple demos. You would blow us away with options and ideas.
It will also help if you like to laugh a lot, joke around a lot, and tell lots of funny stories. Most importantly, you would live and dream engaging interactive experiences. Ideas matter a lot here.
Desired Qualifications, Abilities, and Responsibilities:
* Having an abundance of innovative and creative ideas to help our clients implement world-class online marketing and advertising campaigns
* At least two years of agency, media, or corporate experience in creating interactive experiences
* Experience working collaboratively with other creative types
* Concepting, designing, and executing projects in conjunction with the creative director and other staff members
* Generation of excellent new creative and visual concepts for event-, installation- and Web-based projects
* Creating storyboards and style frames as needed during pre-visualization
* Excellent working knowledge of InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop, and a working knowledge of Flash and/or After Effects
* Strong storytelling ability via design and interactive
* Ability to develop creative pieces that connect with audiences and provide consistent brand message and position
* Ability to execute rough comps quickly
* Manage time efficiently and effectively, making timely and quick decisions in order to meet project deadlines
* Ability to work both independently and in a collaborative team environment
* Desire to collaborate and develop ideas with creative directors and staff as a team
* Experience creating rich media experiences online
* Ability to clearly articulate thinking behind creative solutions, and to communicate successfully with other team members
* A knowledge of information design, including the topography of information for the Web
* The ability to be amazed by other peoples work
* Excellence at concepting and execution of original ideas AS WELL AS the ideas of creative directors and clients
* Being familiar with the style of specific artists and designers
* Possessed of a positive attitude and highly motivated
* Having a deadline-driven attitude , able to accept critiques, comfortable in a fast paced environment with the ability to deal with tight turnarounds
* Knowledge of FTP server and client software
* Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office products
If youre interested, please email the following to: chiefcreative@gmail.com
- A cover letter
- A resume
- A sample of your work (PDF or URL or whatever you care to share)
A competitive salary, solid IRA, and excellent health insurance are all part of what we have to offer, but lets take this one step at a time.