Visual Designer
The Visual Designer is responsible for an assigned project’s “look and feel” and is expected to uphold the very best in design excellence. Projects will be focused for JDate and ChristianMingle, but also span across other properties owned by Spark Networks. Strong communication, typography, iconography, visual graphic for interactive screens, programming, and flash animation skills are requirements.
This position will work very closely with the other key players, and should become very familiar with the tone, emotion and attitude being conveyed by the client. He/she will work closely with the rest of the core team to brainstorm, articulate, and present creative-art-design functional support for product requirements.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Ability to take UI UX wireframes and apply compelling visual design following brand (JDate, ChristianMingle) design standards.
Knowledge of interaction design elements for external sites and internal tools for support.
Lead visual design for marketing and new product concepts.
Routine deliverables may include (but not limited to):
Development and implementation of workable templates and navigational tools from design concepts through final production
Print design / layout for advertisements
Graphical support features
Display Media (banner ads & Landing Pages)
Affiliate and sponsorship relations creative design
Email creative design and development requests
Assist in the conceptual development and design of full website interfaces
Interpret design elements from communications with customers, product management, business, and software engineering.
Be able to articulate how and why the visual design upholds the brand, is fresh and relevant, and meets product requirements and direction.
Work with product team to construct visual mock-ups for new projects
Collaborate with Production Artist to ensure cut creative assets are delivered for development.
Ensure excellence from creative conceptualization through development
Grow junior visual designers in their skills.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
A solid understanding of user-centered design principles and standards, excellent visual design skills, technical know-how of HTML and CSS3
A solid understanding of direct response design principles for acquisition and retention.
A background in game mechanics and interaction models
Produce appropriate sketches, navigation models, highly-polished look and feel drawings, illustrations, diagrams, etc. in a very iterative environment.
Mastery of visual design, color, layout, typography, iconography, and usability.
A proven track record producing consistent clean visual design
Ability to interpret business and product ideas and translate those into presentable graphical documents, as well as produce and express your own ideas in a format that is easy to understand and moves ideas forward from concept to launch.
Excellent analytical, organizational, and very strong communication skills
Application Knowledge:
Experience and knowledge in Adobe Photoshop
Hand code in HTML
Strong understanding of Flash, Illustrator, and CSS
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience with HTML5 & CSS3
Experience and knowledge in JavaScript, including JQuery or similar JavaScript frameworks a plus
Understanding of ASP.NET a plus
Experienced VisualStudio.net and SourceSafe are a plus
B.A., B.S., or B.F.A. preferred, but not required
Online Portfolio Is Required For All Submissions
Please provide a link for us to view your digital samples.