Advertising & Marketing Designer / Flash Guru / Interaction Designer Job in New York 10036, New York Us
The Wall Street Journal Digital Network
Advertising Marketing Designer / Flash Guru / Interaction Designer
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a full time Designer to provide project support within the online Product Design and User Experience team. In this position you will be collaborating with and working alongside business stakeholders, product owners, and front-end developers to create innovative new advertising and marketing assets for The Wall Street Journal Digital Network online and mobile products.
Responsibilities Include:
• Work with Senior Management and Marketing team to conceptualize and execute cutting edge advertising products for WSJ advertisers
• Work within the Design and User Experience team to create interactive experiences within WSJ Digital Network and its network of online properties
• Produce Flash and rich-media ads for online and mobile platforms
• Create and maintain style guides and online/print brochures and spec documents
• Work closely with IAs, Design Technologists, and back-end engineers to implement and deliver final products
• Facilitate design communication across a multidisciplinary team throughout each phase of a project
Qualifications:
• Minimum 5 years experience designing marketing and advertising solutions for world-class brands
• Experience designing user-interfaces for online news and information or other content-rich media
• Demonstrable understanding of information hierarchy, user-flow, typography, and user-experience design principles
• Ability to prioritize and manage work, adhering to critical project timelines in a fast-paced environment
• Be self-sufficient, self-organized, as well as capable of collaborating actively with others in a cross-functional team
• Ability to develop new approaches to complex design problems and convey these designs in the form of presentations, prototypes, and design specifications
• Client and sales presentation experience a plus
Technical Skills:
• Professional-level knowledge of industry standard Web design software (Photoshop, Illustrator)
• Proficient in AS3 and Flash animation
• Solid grasp of latest graphic and Web design principles and aesthetics
• Solid understanding of current Web technologies (XHTML, CSS, JavaScript)
• Solid understanding of optimizing images, the capabilities of Web browsers across multiple platforms, and the constraints involved in designing for online media
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