Job Description – Senior Art Director / Art Director:
We’re looking for a Senior Art Director / Art Director with 8+years experience and a portfolio that demonstrates conceptual thinkingwith the ability to deliver unique, creative solutions for complexinteractive experiences. The applicant should have a strongunderstanding of the user-centered design process and be equallycomfortable working independently as well as delegating tasks to otherdesign team members. This individual must creatively conceptualizeideas that may require extensive research in the field of education.
As a Senior Art Director / Art Director at WGen, you will leaddesign projects across multiple channels including Marketing, Sales,Product Development and Consulting. You will be responsible forunderstanding our client’s business and project goals and translatingthem into unique and thoughtful interactive experiences. The Senior ArtDirector / Art Director will work with interaction designers anddevelopers to implement visual design concepts and translate them intopixel-perfect, bullet-proof user interfaces. You need to demonstrate asolid understanding of where visual design, application design,information architecture, interaction design and technology cometogether to create smart, compelling and usable experiences acrosschannels and devices.
In addition to demonstrating leadership in concept development, youmust be able to sell those concepts to internal clients with excitementand enthusiasm, while defending design decisions with a solidunderstanding of available technologies, user expectations, industryexpertise and trends. The work you will present will show innovativeand appropriate navigation systems, solid typography, iconography,effective storytelling and an understanding of color theory, as well asa meticulous attention to detail.
Requirements of Senior Art Director / Art Director:
Experience in leading a design project from ideation, design workshop to visualization and prototyping.
Experience in managing a team of designers or multidisciplinary team in an agile steps of design thinking and design action.
Knowledgeable in design research processes and its practical applications.
Skillful in leading a brainstorming session, applying visual thinking techniques.
Experience in developing a product’s design story and the subsequent user scenarios.
Able to effectively communicate with high-fidelity presentation skills.
Well informed on the recent design and technology innovations in Education.
Candidates must have an outstanding on-line portfolio and have graduated from a top design program.
Exceptional sketching skills with a well maintained sketchbook.
Solid experience with Industrial or print design as well as application design.
Experience working in a corporate environment is essential.
All candidates must provide a link to their online portfolio to be considered.
Wireless Generation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V.