Interactive Art Director
Web Advanced’s Interactive Art Director is an experienced, highly creative leader who is interested in building thoughtful, responsive websites and web apps. Working within a small agency across a wide variety of industries, the role reports to the Chief Creative Officer and works in close collaboration with the design, front-end, and backend development teams.
The ideal candidate would have interest in, and is able to fulfill, two roles within a project: 1) user experience design (often utilizing a “lean UX” approach), and 2) visual design. Our pace and workflow allows our team to focus on a small handful of projects at a time. It’s a fantastic opportunity for those who have a passion for defining and influencing a project’s user experience and its look & feel.
Frequent Projects
- Full Website Redesigns
We revise brand websites from top to bottom, either to align with a recent brand identity refresh, change in business model, or an existing site has become outdated.
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Product Storytelling
In the context of a marketing-driven landing page, the UX/UI Designer considers a product’s set of messages and values, architecting a sequence of storytelling that communicates the core value and moves the user further along their purchase path.
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Web Applications
Examples: Product Configurator, Style Visualizer, Tourist Destination Module (maps, photos, highlights, local deals – all accessible through a single intuitive UI)
The Interactive Art Director contributes the following to a project:
- competitive research
- stakeholder interviews
- information architecture
- creative direction
- visual design
- interaction design
- style guide creation
- user testing analysis
- prototyping
While HTML & CSS coding skills are not a requirement, a background in basic HTML and CSS coding is preferred. We find the most success when our designers have insight into how their design decisions influence the development approach.
Requirements
- Experience in providing UX and design across responsive websites
- Expert in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, document management tools
- The ability and desire to learn independently and collaboratively
- Highly creative problem-solving skills
- A strong desire to learn new skills and work within the latest UX/design considerations
- Must be able to multi-task multiple tasks and priorities
- Position requires significant time on the computer (keyboarding, mouse clicking), making phone calls, participating in meetings, and limited travel to client sites
This is a full time, on-site position at our office in Irvine, CA. Web Advanced is an equal opportunity employer, and we strongly support workplace diversity.
Who We Are
Based in Irvine, CA, for 15 years Web Advanced has specialized in building effective brands and enabling organizations to grow online. We are a diverse, award-winning team of designers, developers and technologists who are passionate about new media. Our heritage in user-centered design and software development has made it possible for us to deliver no-compromise, digital experiences that generate demand and loyalty for our client's brands.
We have a diverse set of clients. Clients include established brands and start-ups, including: Disney, Logitech, Oakley, Orange Country Transportation Association, Zalea, Felt Bicycles, University of California of Irvine, Kwikset Locks, Greenlight Loans, Rival Sports, and Flow Snowboards. For more, visit our work page.
We work in order to achieve great results for great clients. And we’re selective about who we work for. The trust that we’ve built through our long-standing relationships has provided the company with the stability needed to continue to grow in its 15th year of business.
Side projects within the company have yielded fantastic results: the team has created our own internal weekly planning tool and an online subscription service for email-able countdown timers.
Also, the team gets together for breakfast every thursday!
How to Apply
Please submit a cover letter with your resume. No recruiters or outsourcing firms.