Art Director

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Responsibilities

As one of the nation's leading full service digital marketing services enterprises, One to One Interactive helps companies connect with their customers via digital channels through offering a suite of agency professional services, digital marketing technologies and new media solutions.  OTOi, One to One Interactive's professional services arm, has an immediate opening for an Art Director

The candidate for this position works in conjunction with the Creative Director, I.A. team, Interactive Design and production teams, One to One client teams, and the client team to develop and execute innovative, interactive design solutions. Mentors and leads the staff of Interactive Designers to produce high-end interactive marketing works for agency clients.

Leadership:

• Provides design leadership and guidance for Interactive Designers
• Works closely with the Creative Director and Senior Information Architect to ensure and evolve design process
• Must be able to produce as well as direct
• Work directly with client on projects
• Works closely with Creative Director to develop and maintain quality standards
• Assures that all interactive work meets objectives and strategy, and maintains the creative department’s standard of excellence
• Keeps Creative Director informed of designer’s activities and issues
• Assists Creative Director in solving problems and resolving manpower/workload conflicts.
• Assists Creative Director in producing project estimates and scoping activities
• Plans and conducts periodic project meetings to keep personnel up to date on work in progress and new developments
• Supervises training and development of Interactive Designers, ensuring that all Interactive Designers are kept up-to-date on new methods and technologies
• Helps to create an inviting, stimulating and easily accessible creative environment.

Creative:

• Designs and executes multi-media interactive work including: websites, applications, media campaigns
• Secures approval of layouts and final art from the Creative Director and One to One client team
• Proofs all materials carefully before forwarding to Creative Director, client and/or One to One client teams
• Adheres to schedules and budgets
• Maintains organization over personal graphic resources, visual data, samples, graphic standards, manuals, etc.
• Maintains consistently high graphic standards and is aware of new techniques and trends in interactive design
• Is knowledgeable and proficient in emerging interactive tools and design techniques
• Actively shares knowledge with others in the Creative Department

Discipline Specific Skills

• Four plus years of interactive marketing design experience
• Two plus years of management experience
•  Must be highly skilled with Flash, Adobe PhotoShop and Adobe Illustrator
• Must have knowledge of animation, Dreamweaver and Javascript
• Knowledge of Real Player and RealMedia a plus
• Broadband experience a plus
• Ability to work on both Macintosh  and PC computers
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks from inception, prototype, to completion
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Experience working with Information Architect and Usability Engineer teams
• Online portfolio
  

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