(Lawrence, KS)
Concept, design and produce ground breaking appealing visual design, effects and graphics style/theme based on new trends in many customers' lifestyles, digital media and in the consumer product market while being a master in computer illustration showing broad and versatile techniques to create desired visual effects.
**Please see full job description at garmin.com/careers
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Using provided target market information and persona description, build style influence and inspiration to provide an upcoming product or new feature a superior and competitive look and feel
- Use visual and graphics design to enhance and support the overall intuitiveness and usability of the UI design
- Research and report graphics style competitive analysis of latest competitor products and trends
- Produce powerful trend setting visual design style for exciting new features and products
- Work with production artists to guide final production of graphics assets toward desired theme (look and feel), consistent color palette, and overall effects
- Partner with UI designers in the creation of demos and presentations to show the visions for key features as the highlights of an exciting new technology/product
- Partner with UI designers to prepare any additional graphical options and iterations during the product conception phase to win support from internal and external stakeholders
- Produce graphics to support the needs of early usability testing sessions as needed
- Maintain an exceptional eye for detail and a deep appreciation for finding simple design representation for complex data
Collaborate with teams in different disciplines
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS REQUIRED:
- 4+ years experience in visual design or visual effect works for digital media, web media or consumer product interface (other equivalent experience)\Bachelor's degree in graphic design, visual communication, interactive design (or equivalent experience) with a minimum GPA of 3.0
- An online portfolio demonstrating a strong visual and conceptual design sense and a superior understanding of current coding practices, typography, color, and layout
- Strong knowledge of general elements in software user interface for embedded products
- An outstanding body of work shown in a design portfolio demonstrating the successful delivery of innovative design solutions, and the ability to produce streamlined visual design
- Exceptional ability to understand desired visual graphics style for different target markets, and demonstrates versatility in creating diverse themes for different product's requirements
- Relevant experience in creating directions for graphics production
- Exceptional skills in graphics manipulations and visual effect techniques (illustrating, color rendering, texturing, 2D and 3D concepts)Exceptional understanding of fundamental design disciplines (composition, information architecture, color theory, typography and animation)
- Exceptional skills in creating different types of prototypes or fully rendered mock-ups using tools such as Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
- Ability to produce organized and appealing presentations and documentation of visual/graphics design
- Excellent presentation, communication and organizational skills
- Ability to work in a fast pace environment and demanding environment
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience in motion graphics or animation
- Desired software skills:
- Adobe Flash or After Affects
- Adobe InDesign
- Microsoft Power Point
- 3D Studio Max
EEO/AA/M/F/D/V
Apply: Please apply online at http://www.garmin.com/careers
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