Senior Interactive Designer

Kargo•New York, NY

9d•$80,000 - $93,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Interactive Designer for Kargo Commerce you'll report directly to the Associate Director of Commerce Ad Design, and work as part of their team, in some cases managing or working alongside Designers and Ad Design Interns.

Requirements

Portfolio featuring user-centered design solutions; that may include mobile, social, branding, advertising, video and animation work
Excellent visual design talent, with a pixel-level eye for detail
Expert proficiency of Adobe Creative Suite applications - Photoshop, XD/Figma, After Effects, Illustrator, Premiere Pro
Highly experienced with video editing
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
Have a strong attention to detail and high personal standards of work
Be highly organized and adhere to team processes and asset management systems
Comfortable in a high-growth, fast-paced environment
People management experience

Nice To Haves

Mobile advertising experience is highly preferred
Experience using Google Apps and Microsoft Office
Passion for social media, ad technology, innovation and user experience

Responsibilities

Design & animate visually stunning and cutting-edge paid social ad campaign assets
Employ a user-centered design to create intuitive design solutions
Research and maintain brand guidelines for clients
Collaborate with Client Service Managers through internal brainstorms & discussions to bring big ideas to life on the mobile screen
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 New York 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