Senior Digital Designer

The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States.

You're looking for a small group at a large organization where you can make a huge impact. We're looking for versatile and critical thinkers to tackle the wide variety of work we see ? from concept to execution. You're looking for a small group at a large organization where you can make a huge impact. We're looking for versatile and critical thinkers to tackle the wide variety of work we see ? from concept to execution. The University of California's award-winning Marketing and Communications department continues to set new standards for interactive design experiences created for higher education: we seek to push how the story of higher education is told and we continued to be recognized by our peers in design and higher education for our efforts. The unit is seeking an energetic, talented and experience Sr. Digital Designer to help lead the execution and inform the conceptual and stylistic direction for new and existing projects. We are located at the central office for the entire University of California system (10 campuses, 5 medical centers, 3 national labs) and based in downtown Oakland. The unit is a family-friendly environment with work-life balance, truly excellent benefits, and a competitive salary. Working closely with both the Marketing Director and the Creative Director, this position works with a team of interactive, UX, and visual designers, developers, content strategists and writers to assure that the standards and vision for our work are carried through in the final presentation. The Sr. Digital Designer will be a hands-on digital designer and will interface with clients and mentor junior team members to conceive and create large-scale projects and social campaigns.

- The right candidate has a strong portfolio, experience working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team, strong technical and conceptual skills, and the desire to do work that matters. A playful sensibility, the ability to jump into new technologies as needed, and strong people skills are essential. - The ideal candidate will have experience working with and leading design staff, content strategists and developers, as well as working closely with senior leadership. The candidate should also have experience in leading discovery and conceptualization phases of design, as well as hands-on experience working on a team from concept to completion.

- Bachelor's degree plus seven to ten years experience in graphic and interactive design or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Required - Conceptual understanding of web design and the creative process from strategy to execution. - Demonstrated ability to execute the design direction of large-scale web/interactive/UI projects from concept through delivery. - Familiarity with Javascript frameworks and proficiency in front-end development ? preferably with the ability to help build complex sites from design to development ? and in designing for cross-platform Web browsers. - Experience designing for a broad set of UI platforms -- including web, desktop and mobile and understanding and serving the user needs involved in each. - Experience designing for a broad set of UI platforms -- including web, desktop and mobile ? and understanding and serving the user needs involved in each. - Demonstrates a keen interest in new technologies and conceives ways to incorporate into projects. - Effective in communicating conceptual ideas, detailed designs, and design rationale both verbally and visually. - Understands principles of information architecture and can translate wireframes into design quickly and effectively. - Demonstrate solid creative thinking and sound strategic judgment while exhibiting grace under pressure. - Demonstrated ability to manage and direct multiple projects to completion; impeccable organization skills, as well as skills that demonstrate ability to provide team/project leadership and to collaborate with creative and editorial teams. - Able to manage and mentor interactive/UX designers, content strategists, developers and freelancers. - Demonstrated experience of successfully working closely with web developers, and deep understanding of current trends in development on digital design. - Experience designing for content management systems. - Familiarity with motion graphics and animation software and video-editing systems a plus. - Experience working within a marketing, design or interactive agency is preferred. - Experience in data visualization and exploration of Big Data and/or designing data-driven web apps would be a plus.