Description of the Position:This is a full-time, on-site web designer position in web site, multimedia design and basic web coding. Candidates should be passionate about their work, have at least some co-op or internship experience, and a portfolio; professional design / development experience preferred but not required.
Responsibilities include designing client web sites and print materials, corporate identity development, logo design, HTML coding, some Flash design, as well as participating with other members of a project team in creative development (e.g., brainstorming ad concepts or marketing approaches).
Candidates should love all stages of creative process, from concept development to design and implementation, while seeking to learn more about how agencies like Polar plan and execute today’s increasingly larger and technically complex web sites.
Minimum requirements:
- Bachelor Degree from an accredited 4 year university program
- Demonstrated creative ability and skills (e.g., through a portfolio of work or samples that show strong concept development, storyboarding, and so forth)
- Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
- Proficiency in HTML, CSS and JavaScript
- Experience with Adobe Flash and ActionScript
- Familiarity with flow charting
- Love of learning, and ability to work with minimal supervision or training
- Permission to work in the US
Ideal candidates may also possess:
- Familiarity with Visio or other modeling and flow charting software
- Strong writing and communication skills
- Experience with project management tools / approaches
- Experience with Flash-XML interaction
- Exposure to or experience with online marketing
About the Company: Polar Design (
http://www.polardesign.com), an established (12 year old) yet dynamic interactive agency, employs twelve designers, developers, creative and marketing professionals in its metro Boston office (accessible by MBTA). Sole-proprietors to leading global organizations such as Shell, the BBC, Omnicom, Schneider Electric, Prada, Orange, Prudential, and GlaxoSmithKline turn to us for our quality and service.
Joining Polar Design means becoming part of a motivated, skilled team whose innovation has enabled the company to grow every year since inception in 1999. Our work is interesting and fast paced, and it is difficult to get bored with the variety of projects that we handle. Finally, our agency mission is heavily oriented toward assuring our clients get results and meet their goals, which means that our culture and compensation are connected with our clients success, offering every employee unlimited opportunity for growth.
Please visit us on the web at
http://www.polardesign.com
How to Apply:Please respond by submitting to
jobs@polardesign.com and submitting a cover letter, resume/CV, and samples that may include links to sites you have produced, sample code, and anything else that you feel sets you apart.
No phone calls, please.