Location: Washington, DC
URL: www.navigationarts.com
Design Director
The NavigationArts Design Director is a leader and a strategic thinker who enjoys creating high-end, interactive design solutions for business benefit. This person is responsible for the voice and direction of design at NavigationArts, including the design resources and project delivery. This role is also expected to be a key leader in both the delivery and business development teams, providing their perspective, insights, opinion, inspiration and support throughout the organization.
Responsibilities
Leading the delivery of user experience engagements, as required
Monitoring and mentoring the development of the visual design staff
Participating in business development including attending sales presentations and providing input into sales collateral
Contributing as required to the development of proposals and statements of work for the visual design function
Providing thought leadership in best practice solutions for business development and project delivery
Guiding and improving the voice and quality of visual design at NavigationArts
Advocating for visual design throughout the organization
Keeping up to date with Internet best practices and the visual design field
Developing knowledge repositories and forums to distribute visual design resources across the organization
The Design Director has an excellent professional background, strong interpersonal and presentation skills, and extensive experience working on consultative engagements.
The Design Director is experienced in disciplines of user experience design and development.
Qualifications
MFA, BA or BS degree
Minimum of ten years of successful experience in the creative services industry
Minimum of seven years of successful experience in the web design and development
Advanced knowledge of Internet and Web technologies and best practices
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Strong presentation skills
A passion for creating highly usable Web sites that optimize the user experience
Benefits
Salary negotiable, commensurate with experience
Competitive benefits including health, medical, vision, and dental
Dynamic, energetic work environment with a proven industry leader
To apply: Send a resume to tsmith@navigationarts.com