Location: Mountain View, CA
URL: www.meebo.com
Meebo?s Creative team is seeking a Rich Media Design Manager to lead
the production of custom Flash created digital rich media ad campaign
deliverables for Meebo.com and Meebo partner web sites.
The ideal candidate
will have demonstrated experience designing branded interactive rich
media advertising campaigns on the web that is fun and engaging. As a
hands-on design manager, you will be responsible for scheduling the
production of custom digital rich-media ad campaign deliverables, while
providing art direction and managing creative team resources for online
ad-related projects.
You?ll be required
to master Photoshop and Flash (AS2 and AS3). You must have a vision for
high-level innovative ideas, along with an eye for visual design,
animation and strong sense of user-centered design practices. We have a
fantastic team environment, with feedback exchanged throughout the
design process from people who tend to be nice, humble, genuine, and
fun.
Responsibilities Include:
· Schedule projects and estimate the time to complete deliverables
- Manage staffed rich media designers and hire team resources as needed
· Collaborate with Creative, Marketing, and Ad Development teams
- Design Flash rich-media ad units from scratch and also work with agency-provided creative materials
- Attend client calls to communicate creative ideas, understand clients creative objectives and technical scope of projects
· Develop mock-ups and prototypes to effectively communicate interaction and visual design ideas
- Create specifications for future rich media product offerings
- Establish scalable production and asset management processes
- Other responsibilities as needed
Requirements:
- 5+ years of consumer-facing web or interactive design experience required (previous experience working with or for an advertising agency a plus)
- Experience leading a team and providing art direction
- Strong portfolio of Flash-based micro-sites, game interfaces, or rich media ad creative
- Expert level Actionscript 2 and 3
- Mastering of Flash animation techniques using both timeline and programmatic motion
- Knowledge of encoding audio and video within Flash
- Photoshop pro ? digital imaging, able to create rapid design comps that incorporate strong brand presence and convey solid UI structure.
- 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
**Please send examples of your past work. Online resume and portfolio required
To apply: http://www.meebo.com/jobs/openings/FlashManagerAds/
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