Interactive Designer

Kargo•New York, NY

1d•$70,000 - $75,000

About The Position

Our Interactive Designer reports to a Senior Interactive designer and works closely with the Associate Vice President of Ad Design. This role will design & animate custom, rich media, cross device ad experiences for Kargo's advertisers. An ideal candidate will be passionate, solution driven, flexible, and love creating beautiful & innovative digital advertising products.

Requirements

3-5 years of relevant experience
Portfolio featuring past work experience and relevant, user-centered design solutions
Excellent visual design talent, with a pixel-level eye for detail
Passion for innovation and user experience
Ability to manage work autonomously, multi-task, and meet fast-evolving deadlines with a curiosity and passion for building rich, new ad experiences
Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills; the ability to explain your design decisions clearly and persuasively
Get it done attitude without compromising quality
Expert proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and After Effects
Experienced in animation
Comfortability with mobile advertising, mobile UI and UX design

Nice To Haves

Experience using Celtra Ad Builder is highly preferred but not required
Mobile advertising experience is highly preferred
Desktop and CTV ads experience is a plus

Responsibilities

Design & animate visually stunning and cutting-edge advertising experiences for Kargo’s advertising campaigns spanning mobile, desktop, and CTV solutions.
Work with Rich Media authoring tools to produce standards-compliant interactive ads
Employ a user-centered design to create intuitive design solutions
Collaborate with Client Service Managers through internal brainstorms & discussions to bring big ideas to life on the mobile screen
Develop an understanding of responsive design across various devices
Collaborate and review with design team to refine user interfaces for enhancing user experience
Adhere to Kargo's ad unit best practice standards in all campaign output
Proactively develop ongoing knowledge base of new technologies and products and identify needs and opportunities for additional advertising products
Contribute to product ideation with mocks & prototypes of innovative ideas.
Design & execute pre-sale ad campaign mocks
Lead and participate client brainstorms & creative meetings when requested
Be a subject-matter expert–own a specific function based on the current needs of the organization–you’ll be one of the go-to design resources for the West Coast team
Act as a mentor and manager to lower level designers and help to promote their growth
Execute on quick-turnaround design requests from other departments as needed