UBM Studios, a division of United Business Media, focuses on developing and supporting next-generation, virtual environments for internal and external clients.
Our approach is customer-centric with targeted turnkey solutions, including creative consultation, content development, programming, design and execution, as well as full-service project management and metrics-based results that meet your companys business objectives and deliver strong bottom-line results.
User Experience Director
Under the supervision of the Chief Innovation Officer and in conjunction with the Director of Production, the User Experience Director will play a key role in developing creative strategy and will manage day-to-day creative production for the UBM Studios Virtual Product Suite. You will oversee multiple team members, including Designers, 3D Modelers and Video/Audio Engineers to produce high-quality creative solutions that meet business objectives and goals.
The ideal candidate is passionate about digital design, an ambitious self-starter with excellent team management skills and is at ease in a corporate, but casual, environment. This is a key leadership position, but it will require you to roll up your sleeves and deliver hands-on designs as we grow/scale. As such, you must be highly skilled in Photoshop, Illustrator and have a solid understanding of Flash/Flex and their ever-changing capabilities.
Responsibilities:
Conceptualize, direct, and help execute creative output for our standard products as well as custom projects
Meet with business partners to understand objectives, translate them into creative solutions and persuasively present those solutions to peers and executives
Manage and mentor a team of visual, interaction and motion designers and hold them accountable for quality, consistency and timely delivery of creative assets
Be accountable for the quality of fast-turn, day-to-day creative assets as well as long-term strategic projects
Manage design projects from concept to completion and make adjustments for inevitable changes in timelines, deadlines, and project goals
Participate in the hiring and review process of creative staff
Assist in managing creative department budget
Job Requirements:
Must be on-site at our office in Chicago (Lincoln Park)
Must have a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design, Interactive Media or related creative/marketing field with a minimum of 6 years of design team leadership experience or a minimum of 11 years of design team leadership experience in lieu of a degree.
Must have a strong portfolio of work with examples of enterprise scale interactive or virtual event/environment projects
Must be a strong conceptual thinker, with the ability to understand the “big picture” of the project and how it fits with the full end user experience and business expectations
Be highly skilled at presenting and selling creative concepts to influence management peers and executives
Demonstrated strong management and experience with skills to develop the design team through feedback, coaching and guidance
Must have flexibility, good judgment and attention to detail
Must demonstrate a genuine interest and enthusiasm for the latest gadgets and innovations in technology
Ability to handle multiple high priority projects in a deadline-driven environment
Must be proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator and PowerPoint/Keynote
Flash, Flex, ActionScript and XHTML/CSS skills are a plus
Location: Chicago, IL
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