Plays an integral role in helping AARP achieve its goal of driving sustainable growth through the best-in-class use of research. Focuses on working on creating scientifically valid uses of Staying Sharp through university research.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Creates and defines the visual design for assigned projects, including visual interface design systems and elements, new page design layouts, typography, photography/imagery, buttons, promotions, rich-media, design templates, and other graphical needs within the existing brand guidelines.
- Oversees Staying Sharp digital (web, tablet, mobile) and printed design concepts for products, as well as vision, marketing, sales, and internal purposes.
- Provides oversight from concepts through final Photoshop files and optimized web assets.
- Creates design style guides for all of Staying Sharp product lines.
- Manages contract team members and agencies.
Educational Background:
Completion of a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design (Master’s degree preferred)
Skills/Experience:
- 8+ years of experience in interactive, user experience design on the interactive agency, web development firm, or client side, with a strong preference for media or membership.
- Strong graphic design experience in digital media.
- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, and Dreamweaver XML, HTML, XHTML, JavaScript, and CSS) and have an excellent understanding of how design and programming work in tandem.
- Web site and/or Micro site design experience.
- Experience managing agencies.
- Experience adhering to visual standards and guidelines.
- Experience using consumer research and/or usability testing to discover, define, and clarify user-centric changes in the Web environment.
- Proven knowledge of user-centric web standards, design, and usability.
- Ability to adapt to rapidly shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment, respond quickly to changing business needs/timelines, maintain relentless attention to detail, and complete quality projects on time.
- Must be a strong, clear communicator, both written and verbal.
- Experience with rapid prototyping.
Compensation/Benefits:
AARP offers competitive benefits with a 401K, 100% company funded pension plan, health, dental, vision and life insurance, STD/LTD, paid vacation and sick, and other benefits.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Apr 25 2019
Active Until:
May 25 2019
Hiring Organization:
AARP
industry:
Nonprofit