Location: Corning, NY
URL: http://www.cmog.org
Corning Museum of Glass
Position Summary
Title: Digital Designer / Front-End Developer
Reports to: Digital Communications Supervisor
Summary:
Serves as the digital designer and front-end developer for the Museum. Under the direction of the Digital Communications Supervisor, is responsible for design, front-end programming, architecture, and user-friendly content interface for all of the Museum?s digital platforms, including www.cmog.org, social media sites, digital signage system and mobile platforms.
Responsibilities:
- Under direction of Digital Communications Supervisor, develops page templates and lays out content through user-friendly design on Museum website, community sites and social media sites and mobile applications.
- Designs and implements digital content throughout the Museum, including digital signage and marketing kiosks.
- Designs attractive, eye-catching e-mails and assists with distribution and tracking.
- Assists in updating and maintaining content across digital media platforms and applying taxonomy and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) metadata.
- Manipulates and implements web media (compression, final editing and posting of audio, video, images, as needed).
- Assists in the production of media and taking of images and video.
- Supports the GlassMarket e-commerce site, working with retail team to assist in design, SEO, and upkeep as needed.
- Creates digital graphics and flash animations, as needed, for on-line advertisements and Museum sites.
- Provides ongoing maintenance and optimization of analytical solutions (web tracking technologies). Assists with monitoring web usage and pulls analytic reports as defined by Digital Communications Supervisor.
- Work with the IT Department to integrate third-party applications and databases into existing CMS environment (Mobius, library systems), as needed.
- Works closely with web development vendors and IT Department to ensure front end interacts well with underlying technology.
- Maintains currency with new technologies and trends, recommending future digital strategies.
- Serves as back-up to print graphics and all other members of the Communications Department, as needed.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor?s degree, preferably in a related field.
- Minimum three-five years? experience in digital technologies and design.
- Strong design sense combined with strong programming skills.
- Strong communications design experience. Ability to develop and implement content in a user-friendly, attractive way.
- Excellent time management skills; ability to work in a collaborative, fast-paced digital production environment.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to multitask; attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
- Good knowledge of information architecture, interface and graphic design.
- Ability to work independently, with minimal supervision, and as part of a team.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of internal audiences, including IT team, marketing/communications staff, curators, and researchers.
- Proficiency in XHTML, XML/XSLT, CSS, Javascript, Photoshop, CMS, Flash.
- Working knowledge: Illustrator, InDesign, PHP, Fireworks.
- Ability to learn and stay current with new technologies as needed.
To apply: E-mail cover letter with resume to sharrettsdc@cmog.org. Please include links to your online portfolio or website design examples.
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