Art Director

Digital Art Director needed for a full time, staff position at Edelman Digital, a boutique, full-service web division within Edelman Public Relations, with primary offices in New York and Chicago. It’s an opportunity to work on national brands in a close-knit, empowering environment. Best of all, it’s a great place to grow your talent: You’ll be challenged to find the innovative solutions we need to create the next generation of relevant, motivating consumer engagements.

Responsibilities: Participate in program brainstorming, concept development, and design comps Create visual designs that address business, brand, market, and user requirements, including the design and production of site layouts, marketing elements, content treatment and user interface elements Produce design specifications, storyboards, wire frames to support design and production Successfully communicate (present) visual ideas, design rationale and the specifics of your design solutions Collaborate/manage agency team members from creative, account, development, client and PR teams across multiple offices Work with web developers and production to ensure successful delivery of the final work product Assist in project coordination across functional teams Participate in new business efforts, providing any assistance that would help award Edelman new work.

Qualifications: Candidates must have a solid understanding of user-centered design principles, careful attention to detail, as well as ability to grasp and handle multiple projects BFA degree in Graphic Design, Digital Media Design or other visual arts 5-7 years experience as a key member of an interactive team participating in the complete product development life-cycle of several successfully launched Web products Must demonstrate strong design skills including page layouts, information design, application design and typography. Ability to translate strategic, conceptual ideas into interactive experiences. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Ability to work independently as well as in cross-functional groups Ability to prioritize and manage work, adhering to critical project timelines in a fast-paced environment.

Technical Skills: Professional level knowledge of industry standard Web design software and tools including Adobe Photoshop CS2+,Adobe ImageReady CS2, Adobe Illustrator CS2+ & working knowledge of Flash CS2+ Ability to design for current Web technologies such as html, AJAX, CSS, FLASH, FLEX, Digital Video. An online portfolio designed and programmed by you showing your skills – please be prepared to discuss your role/contributions on each project. Ability to design and produce directly in Flash a big plus

To Apply: digitaljobs@edelman.com