Interactive Designer Needed to Make the World Better
Interactive Designer Needed to Make the World Better
(Full Time) San Francisco, CA
About Us:
Better World Advertising is an award-winning social marketing firm with offices in San Francisco and New York. We specialize in the development, design and implementation of multi-faceted advertising campaigns for non-profit organizations including government agencies and educational institutions. Our work addresses a range of issues such as LGBTQ & minority health, HIV prevention, harm reduction, tobacco cessation, suicide prevention, obesity and foster care/adoption.
Job Description:
In this position you will be working with a design team to create interactive web design, graphic design, mobile design and social media components for a variety of social marketing campaigns that reach audiences nationally and internationally. This position is primarily responsible for interactive web design, wireframes, coding development, implementation and maintenance of websites—however, a strong portfolio demonstrating branding, presentation and print design skills will be expected.
Our ideal candidate is knowledgeable in the latest trends and best practices in web design, while also passionately driven to make the world a better place.
Responsibilities:
As part of the design team, you will engage in brainstorming sessions alongside taking direction from the Creative Director and working with the Project Managers to develop interactive ideas that add value to campaign strategies executed on the web and in print.
Qualifications:
A four-year degree in web design, graphic design or computer programming
A web portfolio demonstrating strong skills in web coding, visual web design and graphic design
Ability to work with a team to develop websites, interactive banner ads and other digital media components for a variety of campaigns
Passionate about social marketing
Ability to multi-task and document feedback
Required Skills:
Working knowledge of wire framing
Ability to hand code websites in Drupal (theming and module development)
Ability to hand code Javascript and PHP
Ability to hand code HTML5 and CSS3
Familiarity with Wordpress theming and module development
Knowledge of and experience in graceful degradation
Working knowledge of UI & UX design principles for the web
Expert in Adobe CS6 (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Bridge, Acrobat)
Familiarity with social media avenues including Facebook, Twitter, Google+, YouTube, etc.
Bonus Skills:
SEO & Web Analytics
Smart Phone App Design
Video production experience (After Effects)
Working experience with social media APIs such as Facebook’s Open Graph
Microsoft Office Suite
To Apply:
Please send letter of intent with salary requirements, resume and website portfolio to jobs@socialmarketing.com. Compensation is commensurate with experience. Benefits include paid vacation, healthcare and 401K. We are an equal-opportunity employer.
