Senior Designer, Freelance

Calgary - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

As a Freelance Senior Designer you will develop breakthrough creative concepts that translate visually across interactive platforms for web-based marketing initiatives and product launches. Youre an original thinker and collaborative leadermatching strategic direction with elegant design solutions for our clients homepage and other platforms. Youll work closely with creative and technical disciplines while maintaining strong brand principles and systematic design rationale. Most importantly you possess expert-level proficiency in design applications and prototyping tools with exceptional attention to detail.

Contract Details:

This position is full-time onsite requiring 5 days per week presence at our Calgary office.
The contract will run fromMay 4 through September 25.

You Will:

Design solutions that meet or exceed strategic objectives for our client
Create highly usable interface solutions focused on user experience
Design mood boards storyboards interactive page layouts site grids interface demos photo retouching and enhancements and animated GIFs
Create original designs that align to project goals creative direction fluid templates and standards
Craft story-driven campaigns across multiple mediums while elevating the brand
Distill complex asks into clear elegant and focused messaging
Create simple prototypes that convey preferred states motion and behaviours for interactive concepts
Collaborate with Art Directors ACDs and the larger project team to explore concepts and iterate on design layouts
Anticipate and solve for potential design challenges and existing conditions
Build and maintain team rapport with the creative team technology account managers producers and our client
Visualize and verbalize ideas clearly to the team and our client

You Have:

6 years of relevant interactive design experience
Strong design portfolio demonstrating 2 years of design and interactive work
Highly proficient in formal design elements: typography layout balance hierarchy proportion rhythm emphasis and unity
Expert-level proficiency in Sketch and Photoshop including intelligent file organization for design iteration and web production
Solid working knowledge of Mac OS Photoshop and Illustrator
Understanding of the strengths and limitations of Flash After Effects QuickTime Director and ImageReady
Understanding of front-end web and mobile development including HTML CSS iOS and other technologies
Excellent communication and presentation skills across internal teams and with both creative and technical audiences
Ability to thrive in a challenging fast-paced creative workplace and deliver quality design at high volume in tight timeframes
Proven aptitude for quick creative thinking with acute attention to detail within demanding deadlines
Ability to articulate creative ideas clearly and persuasively
Reliable judgment to recognize when work may be off track and initiative to collaborate with others to find solutions
Diligent flexible resourceful and independent with a strong work ethic
Developed and diverse communication skills

Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer.

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Contract Details:

This position is full-time onsite requiring 5 days per week presence at our Calgary office.
The contract will run fromMay 4 through September 25.

You Will:

Design solutions that meet or exceed strategic objectives for our client
Create highly usable interface solutions focused on user experience
Design mood boards storyboards interactive page layouts site grids interface demos photo retouching and enhancements and animated GIFs
Create original designs that align to project goals creative direction fluid templates and standards
Craft story-driven campaigns across multiple mediums while elevating the brand
Distill complex asks into clear elegant and focused messaging
Create simple prototypes that convey preferred states motion and behaviours for interactive concepts
Collaborate with Art Directors ACDs and the larger project team to explore concepts and iterate on design layouts
Anticipate and solve for potential design challenges and existing conditions
Build and maintain team rapport with the creative team technology account managers producers and our client
Visualize and verbalize ideas clearly to the team and our client

You Have:

6 years of relevant interactive design experience
Strong design portfolio demonstrating 2 years of design and interactive work
Highly proficient in formal design elements: typography layout balance hierarchy proportion rhythm emphasis and unity
Expert-level proficiency in Sketch and Photoshop including intelligent file organization for design iteration and web production
Solid working knowledge of Mac OS Photoshop and Illustrator
Understanding of the strengths and limitations of Flash After Effects QuickTime Director and ImageReady
Understanding of front-end web and mobile development including HTML CSS iOS and other technologies
Excellent communication and presentation skills across internal teams and with both creative and technical audiences
Ability to thrive in a challenging fast-paced creative workplace and deliver quality design at high volume in tight timeframes
Proven aptitude for quick creative thinking with acute attention to detail within demanding deadlines
Ability to articulate creative ideas clearly and persuasively
Reliable judgment to recognize when work may be off track and initiative to collaborate with others to find solutions
Diligent flexible resourceful and independent with a strong work ethic
Developed and diverse communication skills