Art Director at Different Solutions

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Art Director

at Different Solutions in Sydney

Different is a professional services company that specialises in User-Centred Design across multiple mediums. Our core professional service is delivering to clients a deeper understanding of their customers’ wants and needs. We do this through the use of our unique User-Centred Design approach, designing interactive solutions that deliver business objectives in an efficient, usable manner.

With the majority of our clients being top 50 Australian companies, we’re looking for someone who is confident in presenting Visual Concepts and Designs to high levels of management as well as fellow team members.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate or participate in client workshops (Brainstorming and Creative Briefs) and speak confidently with senior clients.
• Write solid creative briefs to guide the design process.
• Develop storyboards, mockups and prototypes to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas.
• Must have worked within an experienced project team (PMs, IAs and Dev) to develop intuitive User Interfaces for Web 2.0 applications.
• Develop styleguides which can be maintained across large websites.

• Be responsible for the quality of visual design deliverables.

Skills & Experience

• Solid portfolio of work including sites which are content and function rich. (Portals, news sites, e-commerce solutions, rich media applications, mobile apps and business tools)
• Have a strong understanding of latest CCS developments and how to design for efficient development.
• Ability to sketch ideas and communicate those to teams and clients.
• Ability to understand a client’s brand and translate that understanding into an interactive brand experience
• Know Adobe CS3 inside out
• Ability to facilitate or participate in client workshops (E.g. Brainstorming, Creative Briefs) and speak confidently with senior clients.
• Proven ability to meet challenging deadlines.

• Ability to listen to and take on design critique.

Desired Experience (some or all)

• 5+ yrs of visual or user interface design experience.
• BA/MFA in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or Equivalent.
• Preparing and facilitating creative workshops with clients
• Leading a design team or junior staff
• Working with information Architects and understanding of their deliverables.

• Leadership and responsibility for quality delivery.

If you think you have what it takes then please send your CV and portfolio to michelle.duve@different.com.au

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