Mondo Robot, LLC

Contract Art Director/

Type of work: Freelance
Location: Boulder, CO
Date Posted: August 12th, 2010
Description:

Mondo Robot is a design boutique that specializes in creating highly conceptual work in traditional and emerging media. Check us out at www.mondorobot.com.

Qualified candidates have four to six years Web experience and formal design training with strong typographical, motion graphic and interactive media design skills. Candidates should also have a high level of proficiency in branding, online marketing and media concepts. An in-depth understanding of HTML / dHTML and the capabilities of Web browsers is essential, strong skills in Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects and Flash are required.
In addition to being an outstanding designer, the Sr. Designer/Art Director must have strong communication skills, be extremely passionate, have the ability to juggle multiple projects, and work closely with clients. You must also be able to create a range of designs for each project and have the ability to take direction and run with it.
What we're looking for in you:
• You have strong design and typographic skills
• You are an extremely creative and conceptual thinker
• You can approach problems from the perspective of the end user
• You can work well in a team setting
• You have a solid knowledge base of print, video and interactive media and are willing to work with designers and developers to come up with ideal solutions
• You understand the challenges inherent in the interactive marketing and design field
• You enjoy a diverse range of design activities and disciplines
• Strong attention to detail a must

Responsibilities:
• Scope and identify design requirements
• Create underlying Information Architectures
• Create logo and identity packages and collateral
• Develop interactivity/process flow and site maps
• Perform site assessments and content audits as needed
• Create screen wire frames and functional prototypes to ensure all business and user requirements are identified and addressed
• Work with the project team to identify and define experience models, target user groups, goals, requirements, and critical tasks
• Create content for interactive media, video and print design

Requirements:
• A minimum of 4-6 years in interactive/web design or agency environment
• Highly skilled in Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects
• Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in process modeling using information design tools (e.g., InDesign, Illustrator)
• User Interface development / Design experience
• Solid understanding of HTML database-driven technology platforms

Experience:
• Experience with, or a familiarity with, the concepts of interactive media
• A basic working knowledge of interactive scripting/programming (e.g. JavaScript, ActionScript, Python, etc.)
• Experience directly collaborating with developers on dynamic websites and/or other interactive applications

Competitive Salary + Benefits based on experience.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer. Please do not reply to this posting if you are a US or international agency.
Please submit your resume and portfolio to jobs@mondorobot.com.

How to apply:

Send your portfolio and resume to: jobs@mondorobot.com