Interactive or not here I come!

C2 Graphics Productivity Solutions

C2, with offices in Madison and Milwaukee, serves up wicked-relevant training in Adobe products, standards-based Web, Flash, Actionscript, jQuery, Javascript, iOS, Objective C and other complex courses that make mere mortals seek Excedrin.

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Sure, you know freelancers, so do we. But when you work with C2, we guarantee your satisfaction with their performance, we mitigate the risk of an employee misclassification audit and we’re fast, easy and fun. What more do you need (seriously, if you need something else from a creative staffing firm -us specifically- tell us, we'll make it happen! 414-431-0062)?

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Position Details

Interactive or not here I come!
Job
Full-time
2/14/2011
Southeast Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI

This week C2 recruits for three gigs we're trying to fill on behalf of our highly regarded clients. #1 Interactive UX Design Lead in downtown Milwaukee; #2 Digital Quality Control/Brand Management in Sheboygan area; and #3 Interactive Art Director/Developer in Waukesha/Pewaukee area.

1. Interactive UX Design Lead

This position is responsible for designing and producing the interactive visual and overall user experience for all projects. Primary areas of media will include:  internet, mobile, barcode, email, interactive games, motion graphics, video, tradeshows.

What you'll do:

  • Develop wireframes for user experience design and information architecture using best practices
  • Develop multiple visual styles for a given project or prospective client
  • Present, review and discuss your design direction with clients
  • Creatively present design concepts and PowerPoint/Keynote media
  • Design for consumer and business-to-business audiences
  • Assist in front-end production, HTML/CSS/Javascript
  • Understand basic development principles and ability to work closely with development team
  • Maintain a strong, consistent visual style for outbound communications
  • Assist in continual refinement of design and production workflow
  • Manage occasional outsource design production
  • Co-present in new business pitches

2. The Unicorn...Digital Quality Control/Brand Manager

  • This full-time contract position demands successful design experience and the characteristics of a designer: an eye for typography, composition and consistency, but does not entail actual designing.
  • Unicorn would monitor the 30+ Kohler websites for violations of brand standards, ensure high quality photography usage, double-check consistency with web and video with regard to events, trade shows, and related collateral, while looking for ways to improve consistency, user experience/aesthetics.
  • This person will regularly interact with multiple constituents: with the communications department preparing for spikes in traffic caused by events; with the usability team, who reports on click through rates, etc.; with various department designers.
  • Unicorn would provide a daily and weekly state-of-the-state reports to the Art Director before any changes or decisions are made.
  • May also make presentations to VPs.

3. Interactive Art Director/Developer

  • Concept, design, program and manage interactive marketing tools including websites (with and without CMS), HTML eBlasts, eNewsletters, Flash banner ads and Flash microsites
  • Create, lead and manage interactive and social media projects for clients and agency
  • Create PowerPoint presentations, webinars and videos
  • Develop and provide digital/interactive concept ideas for proposals
  • Possess a comprehensive understanding of, and propose strategies on how companies can leverage social media to meet their marketing and branding objectives
  • Manage third-party vendors on interactive/digital developments
  • Actively participate in prospect/client meetings where digital marketing is a focus of discussion and consideration
  • Stay on top of the latest online marketing trends and opportunities for clients and agency
  • Be a good trouble-shooter with the ability to work around unforeseen complex situations to meet client and agency expectations
  • Stay up-to-date on all software and applications required to perform all job duties

1. Interactive UX Design Lead

  • 3-5 years of experience in similar role
  • Passionate about motivating creativity and innovation
  • Experience planning and creating project strategies and concepts
  • Motivated, disciplined and organized to produce and achieve in a collaborative, team-based environment
  • Personal drive to experiment with and learn and own new media or skill sets
  • Ability to accurately estimate hours/effort for projects
  • Ability to positively provide and receive constructive contributions in a collaborative, team-based environment
  • Ability to educate co-workers and clients
  • Abreast of technology and design trends, tools and techniques

Nice-to-haves:

  • Experience with photography, videography, video editing, iPhone design, iPad design and involvement in industry professional associations or groups 

2. Digital Quality Control/Brand Management

  • Successful candidate exhibits the following characteristics:
  • While not a coder, comfortable working with developers (outside or internal)
  • Exceptional understanding of information architecture, user experience, application of brand standards across media
  • Excellent communicator, verbal and written
  • Solution oriented
  • Logical, able to apply sound reasoning to situations
  • Passionate about brand standards, process improvement
  • Comfortable exploring for details: broken links, missing images, errors in application of brand standards, inappropriate font usage
  • Hyper organized
  • Patience and a high level of organization are absolutely necessary to succeed in this position 

3. Interactive Art Director/Developer

  • Must have knowledge of SEM, SEO, email marketing and CAN spam guideline
  • Fluent in mootools, jquery, actionscript, html, php, javascript, Wordpress, CMS, Illustrator, QuarkXPress, InDesign, Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, Premiere
  • Impressive portfolio of online creative work
  • Strong communications skills with the ability to articulate interpretation of projects and explain creative approach
  • Sharp eye for detail
  • Work well in an environment of diverse personalities
  • Agency experience preferred

1. Interactive UX Design Lead

  • Salary, Health, 401k, Flexible Schedule, Parking, Professional Development, Monster Energy Drink, Stone Creek Coffee, Wii, Xbox 360, Downtown Milwaukee Location and...motivated, sharp, down-to-earth, easy-to-work-with co-workers.
  • Opportunity to evolve to Creative Director position. 

2. Digital Quality Control/Brand Management

  • Competitive hourly wage, carpool opportunity. 

3. Interactive Art Director/Developer

  • Compensation and benefits based on experience and skills.


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