We are an experience design agency with a relentless focus on the customer.
The way a customer experiences a brand has a profound impact on perception, purchase behavior and loyalty. That’s why our work begins and ends with our clients’ customers. We listen to them. Validate with them. We even include them in our experience-design process. We do this to create experiences that are simpler, more useful, entertaining, and convenient. Our mission is to in some way change their lives for the better.
Today we’re 850 people in 12 offices on 3 continents.
We are thinkers. Makers. Do’ers. We speak a dozen different languages and are inspired by a million different things. But no matter what our discipline is or where we are in the world, we’re united by a common excitement for digital that’s absolute and contagious.
The Senior Visual Designer is an original thinker and project group leader who conceives creative concepts and translates them into a visual format. Working in the Creative Department and under the supervision of an art director, the Senior Visual Designer is a team player who is skilled in matching strategic direction with appropriate design results for the Internet and Web-based marketing initiatives. The Senior Visual Designer is a leader capable of directing up to 4 designers, with the ability to follow up and mentor those designers. Attention to detail, combined with a strong working knowledge of design-related applications is essential.
Responsibilities:
Designing solutions that meet or exceed strategic objectives
Creating highly usable interface solutions focused on user experience
Leading a project or group of projects with limited input from an Art Director
Guiding and directing up to 4 designers with thorough delegation, follow-up and mentoring
Rationalizing solutions with the project team and clients
Balancing creative requirements with client business requirements
Designing: mood boards; storyboards; interactive page layouts; site grids and interface demos; photo retouching and enhancements; animated GIFs
Providing quality assurance on creative deliverables
Building and maintaining a team rapport with creative team personnel, account managers, & project managers
Visualize and verbalize your ideas to team and client
Required Skills:
Strong design portfolio with 6+ years design and interactive work experience
Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Communication
Developed and diverse communication skills
Ability to articulate creative ideas
Proven aptitude for quick creative thinking with acute attention to detail within demanding deadlines
A solid working knowledge of the latest versions of Mac OS, Photoshop and Illustrator
Understanding of the strengths and limitations of Flash, After Effects, QuickTime, Director, and ImageReady.
Critical Mass 1011 9th Avenue SE, Suite 300, Calgary, Alberta
Salary: $75,000 – 85,000 per annum
Hours: 40 hours/week
Benefits:
Medical, dental and disability
Life and group insurance
RRSP benefits
TO APPLY:
If you have the skills and experience required for this position, please forward your resume to:
E-mail: mmeakin@criticalmass.com