Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:56:18 +0000

Radio One

New York, NY Tribeca Office

We are looking for a Designer that can manage a design production process. This individual will be expected to design and manage other designers. He or She will work to translate design needs determined by products that are developed by a product management team. Also, this role will be expected to manage multiple vendor relationships that provide design services for Radio One, Inc.

Job Description

POSITION: Digital Art Director

Years Experience : 6 to 8 yrs

Location: New York Office

MANDATE: The candidate for this role will be responsible for creative direction as well as hands-on design work, and driving conceptual and visual development in the Digital Radio Group. They will manage designers who are responsible for supporting the sales, marketing, and editing team.

Job Functions:

• Design Implementation

• Management of design resources

• Design Liaison to the product team

• Self management

• Professional development

Key Responsibilities:

Design Implementation:

• Create, develop and execute design for all company web efforts, online products and other interactive initiatives

• Collaborate with all facets of business to translate complex concepts to convincing and compelling visualizations

• Define, implement and enforce consistency and quality standards across all design output

Management of design resources:

• Effectively coordinate and manage services from outside vendors and resources such as Digital Support Coordinators and internal Designers.

• Maintain clear organization and documentation including, style guides and visual standards for use by the organization and outside vendors and resources

• Direct and mentor design reports, review work for integrity and offer up suggestions

• Enforce deadlines and provide accurate estimates on timeline for design deliverables

• Work with Group Lead to allocate project workload, direct and review the work of the staff

Design Liaison to the production team

• Learn and execute product design specifications

• Share and enforce design requirements stipulated by the product team

• Attend product design meetings provide insight into the needs of production

• Facilitate communication, provide direction, and accommodate requirements between departments including front and back end development teams, copywriters, flash producers, programming, sales, and marketing.

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Critical Competencies for Success:

• Delegates effectively. Identifies exciting and new creative talent on an ongoing basis.

• Industry leading typographical, motion graphic, interaction and information design skills

• Ability to organize priorities and self manage time effectively

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Direct asset creation and presentation preparation

• Creation of story boards, wire frames and design prototypes for new features and functionality

• Collaborate with executive team to develop engagement strategies

• Understanding of current web-related technologies, capabilities and limitations

Self- Management

1. To ensure that appropriate Self-Management is exercised at all times, as it applies to the overall function and specifically as it relates to:

 Overall Professionalism

 Judgement

 Propriety

 Dress code (should be consistent with your job function, including appropriate grooming)

 Confidentiality (at all times)

 Managing Emotions (Emotional Maturity and control in all situations)

 Taking Initiative (may include taking risks)

 Being self-directed

 Accepting responsibility

 Being accountable

 Self-critiquing

 Accepting and growing with others Critique

 Being objective (issue relevant)

 Building and maintaining workable relationships

 Suspending judgment (when relevant)

 Not discriminating

 Being accepting rather than judgmental (when appropriate)

 Allowing others their feelings

 Extending common courtesies

 Behaving out of a sense of urgency (when appropriate)

 Striving for Balance

 Appropriately delegating

 Evolving self-awareness

 Problem Solving and Decision Making (within scope of the function)

Professional Development

1. To attend all relevant skill building workshops as requested.

2. To stay current with all relevant industry information as it applies to the overall job responsibility.

*Professionalism is described as being consistently appropriate in all situations and at all times.

*Competence is defined as using “effectiveness and efficiency” in equal measure at all times.

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