Art Director

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In this role, you will lead, manage and develop our design, creative and photo Team to provide all the graphic and creative needs for the entire Company. You will be part of our Product Team that relies on each other to deliver cohesive experiences across ConsumerTrack’s products.

We need a seasoned, well-rounded leader with strong work practices and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and juggle multiple workflows. You should have a track record of providing creative and design leadership to product teams and be able to easily insert yourself into an agile development process. This candidate will have experiencing hiring and mentoring UX and UI designers in-house. We require strong leadership skills, the capacity for quick iteration through solutions, an eye for detail, and focus on quality. You must be able to represent good design and user research within a multi-disciplined product team.

Responsibilities:

  • Hire top talent by adhering to ConsumerTrack’s hiring process
  • Define and implement People Strategy for own team encompassing development, training and recognition with a strong approach to performance management that leads to a high performing culture
  • Manage project work flows and deadlines for all projects including designing web pages, photo selection, and graphic illustrations
  • Provide subject matter expertise across areas of responsibility
  • Guide the team to develop best practices for ensuring a high bar of quality
  • Ensure digital deliverables meet business requirements and are a fit for purpose to release to customers by leading the delivery production line (development, testing and implementation)
  • Identify key risks, issues and provide appropriate mitigation strategies or escalation as appropriate
  • Lead the team and connect design strategy to business results
  • Contribution as a designer on projects will be minimal but will have to be done on an ad-hoc basis
REQUIREMENTS
  • 5+ years of industry experience shipping software products or web services
  • 5+ years of People management experience
  • 5+ years of various web design expertise
  • Degree in Design (e.g. interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial), HCI, CS, or a related field
  • Strong understanding of usability principals
  • Basic understanding of HTML and CSS
  • Understanding of photography both lifestyle and product
  • Thorough knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketch 3. Knowledge of Principle, Invision and having worked within the Agile methodology
  • Strong knowledge of mobile-first design principles
  • Ability to execute projects accurately and quickly to meet deadlines
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Strong work ethic

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Located in the South Bay, very close to Manhattan Beach! There are plenty of restaurants and parks here. We are very close to Downtown El Segundo.

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