Interactive Designer, Ad Studio

JOB TITLE: Interactive Designer, The Ad Studio

REPORTING TO: Sr. Interactive Designer, The Ad Studio

DATE: May 2021

LOCATION: New York, NY (Open to global remote work)

DEPARTMENT: Ad Operations

VICE Media is seeking an interactive ad designer to join our global team on a full time basis. Working closely with the Sr. Interactive Designer, you'll be responsible for designing and building advertising and content products that bring branded experiences to life and push the worlds of media and technology forward. This exciting position lies within The Ad Studio, a team of advertising specialists focused on driving creativity and innovation within advertising for VICE Media Group’s brand partners, and collaborates closely with our creative, brand strategy, and media teams.

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WHAT YOU’LL DO

1. Create innovative, unique and effective advertising executions across rich media display, video, and native content experiences
2. Build custom websites for well-known brands to support their campaign initiatives
3. Translate RFPs into immersive, strategic ad experiences for brands to unlock across VICE Media Group's websites
4. Own specific rich media needs, from flat PSD storyboard design to build of interactive units
5. Deliver market-leading creativity within digital advertising which results in strong media performance for VICE’s brand partners 
6. Enforce best practices through interactive design that demonstrates an understanding of digital and media principles

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR 

• 4+ years working in a professional digital design setting
• Solid understanding of excellent UI/UX and web design principles
• Knowledge working in Celtra AdCreator Studio or similar
• Mastery of design tools of choice; strong proficiency and experience in the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and AfterEffects), Sketch and Keynote
• Understanding of media KPIs to translate into efficient and quality ad experiences
• Understanding of the mobile advertising environment, its capabilities and limitations and the ability to explain it simply to others 
• Excellent sense of typography, image, margins and visual hierarchy 
• Ability to translate thoughtful design choices into meaningful decisions that will drive better experiences and performance
• Ability to design products that translate well across screen sizes and preparing content with responsive design requirements

WHO YOU ARE

• Has strong graphic skills and strives to create better designs optimized from performance learnings
• Obsessive attention to detail, ability to prioritize responsibilities and excellent time management skills
• Passionate about digital advertising, the media landscape and data-driven design
• Adaptable, creative, consistent, collaborative and has the ability to manage multiple responsibilities and assignments simultaneously under strict deadlines
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Entrepreneurial spirit; desire to be proactive to help your team 
• Portfolio that’s f***ing awesome

BONUS POINTS

• HTML/CSS/JS, or willingness to learn
• Animation and basic video editing experience