Ursus, Inc.
Senior Front End Web Designer/Art Director Job at Ursus, Inc. in Menlo Park
Ursus, Inc., Menlo Park, CA, United States, 94026
Content Summary: Senior Front End Web Designer/Art Director at Menlo Park, for Ursus, Inc.
JOB TITLE: Senior Front End Web Designer/Art Director
LOCATION:
DURATION: 10 months
RATE RANGE: $86-96/hour
POSITION SUMMARY:
The main function of the Art Director is to oversee the design, preparation, and creation of web projects using a variety of new media software applications, techniques and tools. This person will be involved in UX, wireframing and visual design. This role also will include managing a design system. This person is a self-starter and has experience working with developers and engineers. We are looking for a talented, versatile, and strategic Digital Art Director who is strong on visual design with experience in UX design. You are a design fundamentalist, but approach projects with a rational and innovative mindset. You extend visual language, always mindful of how it looks and how it works.
Responsibilities:
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LOCATION:
DURATION: 10 months
RATE RANGE: $86-96/hour
POSITION SUMMARY:
The main function of the Art Director is to oversee the design, preparation, and creation of web projects using a variety of new media software applications, techniques and tools. This person will be involved in UX, wireframing and visual design. This role also will include managing a design system. This person is a self-starter and has experience working with developers and engineers. We are looking for a talented, versatile, and strategic Digital Art Director who is strong on visual design with experience in UX design. You are a design fundamentalist, but approach projects with a rational and innovative mindset. You extend visual language, always mindful of how it looks and how it works.
Responsibilities:
- Execute top-quality and cutting-edge visual design work for a digital platform.
- Design high-quality, responsive, and mobile-first websites.
- Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups to communicate design concepts to stakeholders.
- Define the visual designs, ideate, sketch and design the user experience to deliver a smart, cohesive visual design system to the engineering team.
- Work closely with creative leads, writers, UX designers, regional marketers, stakeholders, dev teams and strategists to implement a cohesive visual branding, voice and tone.
- Maintain updated knowledge of new and emerging industry trends and technology and be proactive in bringing up ideas of enhancements to the websites.
- Lead the charge on regional work to deliver content that's delightful, culturally relevant and clear.
- Ensure work across the team answers the brief, is on brand and of the highest quality.
- Develop style guide, design assets, user interfaces, infographics and iconography.
- Responsible for the execution of production work with exceptional craftsmanship.
- Self-motivated, a great communicator, and comfortable receiving feedback.
- Experience in motion graphic design is a plus.
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