Irvine, Beverly Hills - Senior Web Designer

Position Summary:

The Senior Web Designer is responsible for custom creation of HTML, Flash, Video Creatives, Rome, Mockups, microsites, landing pages and portals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Includes the following but other duties may be assigned.

  • Produce graphic art and visual materials for promotions, advertisements, websites, packaging, sales materials and informative and instructional materials.
  • Designing and developing Web pages, banner ads, Flash animation and Web/Email page templates.
  • Generate and manipulate graphic images, animations, sound, text and video into consolidated and seamless multimedia programs.
  • Must remain abreast of technological advances in the field and be able to identify areas of use in the organization.
  • Knowledge of standard concepts, practices, and procedures within Web and print design.
  • Coordinate with vendors, printers and suppliers to complete projects as needed.
Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Competencies:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

  • Strong visual design aptitude for both print and Web.
  • Strong understanding of typography and color theory.
  • Demonstrated project management skills.
  • Understands Web usability with expertise in designing clean, intuitive interfaces and knowledge of current best practices; visual design skills and graphics software knowledge are required.
  • Highly detail-oriented and organized.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, multiple project environment.
  • Must be comfortable working with Windows-based systems.
Education and Experience:
  • Minimum 7 years of experience in graphic design, with at least 4 years in interactive Web design.
  • Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design, Multimedia Design, or equivalent.
  • Experience in online and offline production with understanding of all print and Web-based imaging formats and conversion from print and rich media into print-ready or Web-ready files.
Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of:

  • Strong aptitude with Adobe Creative Suite 3 (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Fireworks and Dreamweaver) and Microsoft Office 2007.
  • Flash and ActionScript 3.0 experience required.
  • HTML/DHTML/CSS/JavaScript/PHP/ASP/XML/MySQL/UI design experience required.

Specific Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer