Description
SCAD seeks an experienced and creative Interactive Art Director to help guide the creation of dynamic new digital products, including websites, mobile apps, digital signage, interactive kiosks, augmented reality and other initiatives. The director will lead a team of web and UX designers and collaborate with other Interactive Services leadership, project managers, developers and content managers to envision and deploy new projects and evolve a diverse existing portfolio.
The ideal candidate has an outstanding portfolio of previous professional interactive design initiatives that exhibit exceptional creative skills, exemplary user experiences and extensive experience designing both websites and mobile applications. A self-starter, problem solver and excellent communicator, they know how to motivate and coordinate creative contributors to do their best work.
Requirements:
- A bachelor’s or master’s degree and at least five years professional website and mobile application design experience.
- Proficiency in team leading, planning and collaboration.
- Exceptional design skills and the ability to clearly communicate decisions and concepts to in-house teams, stakeholders and partners in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
- A passion for building user-friendly experiences.
- Familiarity with Agile workflow preferred.
- Experience working with augmented or virtual reality is a plus.
- Expertise in using Photoshop, Sketch, Adobe XD, Illustrator or other related design tools.
- Excellent understanding of HTML, CSS, interactivity, web accessibility and browser-platform compatibility.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Link to job posting on SCAD careers page: https://scadcareers.scad.edu/postings/23981