To Apply
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Please note that only qualified candidates will be contacted. We appreciate you reaching out to us.Full Time Web and Interactive Designer
Red Label is looking for a talented web user interface and interactive designer with experience creating visual solutions for the web and interactive media.
As well as displaying a fantastic online portfolio that makes your contemporaries green with envy, you are also the kind of person that although highly independent, takes direction extremely well and thrives in a group environment where the best solution is always the result of individual creativity fused with great collaboration.
The successful designer will be part of the creative team, report to the project manager and art director, and work across multiple disciplines to design top-notch user experiences.
The Details
- Location: Vancouver (Mount Pleasant area)
- Compensation: Salaried (Competitive experience based)
- Duration: Full Time
Responsibilities
- Contribute to brainstorming during conceptual phase of a project
- Execute design solutions that are “on brand” and meet client business objectives
- Produce mood boards, design sketches, digital page layouts, interactive prototypes, and other interactive design deliverables
- Closely collaborate with other team members including project managers, programmers, writers and clients
- Work on multiple projects at once for different clients and mediums (i.e. web, Flash animations, touch screen experiences, interactive CDs/DVDs, etc…)
- Present ideas, concepts and final deliverables to internal teams
- Document design solutions and design patterns using industry standard methods & software such as Adobe CS4/CS5
- Be dependable and able to work with minimal supervision, but also love collaboration and brainstorming
- Juggle several projects at a time in order to meet (or beat) deadlines
Requirements
- B.A. or B.F.A in Design or related field
- 2+ years of experience at an Interactive Agency, Design Studio, consultant role or similar
- Solid understanding of the process for designing intuitive website functionality, website architecture, user interfaces and global navigation systems
- Demonstrate expertise and passion in typography, layout, and visual identity development
- Strong presentation and communication skills
- Strong understanding of Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, including image and typesetting optimization
- Able to negotiate effectively with the internal team and represent design decisions when needed
- Ability to work in a highly collaborative environment while also being able to focus on independent work
- Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to incorporate input from all levels within an organization
- Proficiency in Adobe CS4/CS5
- Proficiency in front-end HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery
- Bonus for experience advising on branding/print projects
