Location: Mountain View, CA
URL: http://www.meebo.com
Meebo has become a leader in
the development of high-impact, custom marketing programs that tap into the
potential of digital media and real time communication. If you appreciate rich
media ad design and are yearning to innovate new socially viral advertising content
on the web and on mobile devices, we?d love to meet you.
We?re looking for an
Interactive Manager to lead our Digital Ads production team to build, innovate
and evolve new Flash-developed digital ad products for Meebo?s social web and
mobile platforms.
Our ideal candidate is a
creative designer with technical Flash developer skills, is passionate about
the digital advertising space and will have demonstrated experience designing
and developing branded interactive content on the web.
As a hands-on manager, you
will be responsible for designing, providing art direction and managing a team
of Flash designers/developers.
You must possess outstanding visual,
interaction, and motion effects skills. You must have a vision to innovate and
communicate ideas, and understand technical parameters for developing digital
ad creative that leverages both the Meebo platform and forward-thinking web
technologies
Responsibilities Include:
- Develop unique high-engagement digital ad placements originating from idea concepts to final deployable creative.
- Manage and mentor staffed visual designers/developers - hire team resources as needed.
- Collaborate with designers, engineers, marketing managers, and ad ops to build, innovate and evolve our current ad products as well as define new ad product offerings.
- Develop mock-ups and prototypes to effectively communicate ideas.
- Lead projects under the supervision of the creative director and senior team members.
- Schedule production timelines and estimate the time to complete deliverables.
- Participate on calls with Media Agencies to understand client objectives, communicate creative ideas and technical scope of projects.
- Create visual and technical specifications for future rich media product offerings.
- Establish scalable production and asset management processes.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of consumer-facing interactive design experience required (previous experience working with or for an advertising agency a plus)
- Experience managing a team and providing art direction for interaction design projects
- Portfolio of Flash-based micro-sites, game interfaces, or rich media ad creative
- Expert level ActionScript 2 and 3
- Mastering of animation techniques using both timeline and programmatic motion.
- Knowledge of encoding audio and video within Flash
- Photoshop Pro ? attention to detail, layer management, pixel-perfect digital imaging
- Exceptional layout & design skills ? solid understanding of type & imagery and color composition, able to create a distinct visual hierarchy of UI elements
- Able to juggle multiple projects - Can identify primary and secondary objectives, prioritize time and communicate timeline to team members
- Ability to take/provide creative direction and work independently and proactively.
- BFA/BS in Graphic Design, Computer Science or Interactive Design-related field.
To apply: To apply to this and other creative openings at Meebo Inc, please visit: http://www.meebo.com/jobs/teams/creative/ To be considered, be sure to send examples of your past work along with your resume. Online portfolio strongly preferred.
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