Senior art designer

Cogniance is a professional software development consultancy that works with startups and sustainable high tech companies on the development of Web 2.0 and Mobile products.

Cogniance is building a world-class company on a strong foundation of world-class people. Cogniance is a brand new company with a big vision where each successful employee has the possibility to influence the shape of the company and new products.

We are looking for Senior Art Designer.

Responsibilities

* Ability to produce cutting edge, creative, and exceptional design work for Web and Mobile Applications
* Ability to create edgy design concepts and cascade them to the design team as well as present to Client
* Participate in all aspects of design and production for your team's projects, focusing on innovation and quality
* Inspire and collaborate your co-workers to produce inventive, relevant and edgy design work for clients
* Be collaborative and proactive,
* Be different, provide design options inline with the Client's goals
* Cultivate an understanding of industry trends
* Understand Usability principles, guard them in your everyday work
* Work closely with your team to execute on the creative strategy for projects by creating viable design layouts
* Understand and work within project parameters: client goals and requirements, internal goals, usability, technical constraints, as well as schedule
* Experiment with new tools and techniques to improve your work
* Working closely with Project Management, Engineering and QA
* Provide training to other team members and mentoring to junior team members


Skills

Compulsory skills (must have):

* An ART background
* 5+ years of experience designing rich interactive experiences for the medias
* Portfolio that represents a range of design styles as well as a clear personal aesthetic
* Experience working on small to medium-sized teams
* Strong point of view on creative ideas and ability to contribute conceptual thinking and fresh design ideas
* An ability to work under tight deadlines
* Strong skills in Adobe products: Photoshop, Illustrator
* Have strong personal organization skills and attention to detail
* Hand-drawing skills
* Storyboard creation experience


General skills:

* A general understanding of digital design, so make sure you've got a solid handle on composition, animation, motion graphics, video and typography.
* Flexibility, open-mindedness
* Ability and desire to learn
* An eye for details
* Team player with excellent communication and negotiation skills
* Excellent spoken and written English
* Excellent presentation skills


Experience in the following areas will be advantageous but not necessary:

* Presentation creating using Microsoft Power Point or Key Note
* Experience with Adobe InDesign
* Experience with Flash
* Familiarity with After Effects & 3D software is a bonus
* Familiarity with Mac OS X, Apple products & interfaces

Experience and/or working knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Web 2.0 Standards


Company offers:

• Competitive salary offer, payments according to CrossBank course
• Extensive career plan
• Flexible working hours
• English language courses
• Coverage of medical insurance or sports activities
• Paid vacation (24 working days)
• Great team and challenging projects
• Chance for international travel

http://cogniance.com/vacancies

If you are interested in this position, please send us detailed CV in English to отправить резюме matching title of the opening in the subject line.