About Vistaprint:
Through a revolutionary business model supported by patented and proprietary technologies, Vistaprint does what no one else can. We deliver high-quality printed products in low volumes for a great price. It is our goal to astound customers by giving them the easiest way to make an impression for less. Our customers are both small businesses and consumers – essentially anyone who needs high-quality, low-volume printing or easy-to-use electronic services, at a great value. Over the years, our customers have come to trust us because of our low prices, convenient online ordering and high-quality products.
Our products range from business cards, brochures and postcards to invitations, note pads and thank you notes. Vistaprint also provides online services and solutions, such as Email Marketing, Websites and Postcard Marketing. Job Description: The Senior Art Director for the Web leads a growing creative team of [how many?] designers. This person is responsible for executing Vistaprint strategic business goals into creative and effective online interactive solutions that produce measurable results. The Senior Art Director will be required to partner with an internal user experience team to architect functionality, wire frame prototypes, design graphical interfaces, observe usability sessions and visually communicate the Vistaprint brand promise in a fast-paced e-commerce environment. The ideal candidate possesses advanced technical/interactive skills, understands principles of information architecture, has a background in both ecommerce and user interface design and experience managing designers. Responsibilities: - Manage Web design team including: art direction, process, recruitment, staff retention and team structure
- Review team’s work for relevance, consistency, accuracy and optimized user experience through design review
- Launch new product UI, customer/product/feature designs and order flows
- Optimize existing customer/product/feature UI and flows on the Vistaprint website
- Participate in usability studies and deliver key information back to the design team
- Drive excellence in quality, design, typography and customer experience
- Educate the team about user interface and ecommerce Web design
- Ensure quality of creative by proactively measuring aesthetics against effectiveness
- Host team and peer creative critiques that inspire teamwork and refine junior staff design/presentation skills
- Improve and support the next generation of internal Web design tool growth through continuous feedback and testing
- Work effectively with project/traffic managers to manage clients and creative staff
- Understand product marketing research/test results and integrate key learning’s into the creative process
- Partner effectively with in-house clients, UX and within the creative team to communicate business strategies and trends to ensure optimal user experience
Experience: - Must have proven experience in Web design, user experience and Web technologies
- 10+ years of experience combining design, art direction and management of creative teams
- Minimum of 4 years ecommerce design-related experience
- Ongoing experience as a creative “working” manager
- Formal graphic design training with exceptional conceptual design skills; B.A. or B.S. in design or related field
- Project management experience and organizational skills are required
- Experience in multi-faceted creative environments – either/or agency or in-house agency
- Strong creative teaching, training and mentoring skills are required
- Strong communication, problem solving and presentation skills are required
- Knowledge of HTML/DHTML, CSS, latest browser capabilities and Web 2.0 technologies
- Expert knowledge and use of Adobe CS required
- Strong typographical, motion graphic and interactive design skills
- Ability to interpret analytics, quantitative/qualitative user test results and the general use of data to support creative decisions
- An in-depth portfolio focused on developing user interface and web design
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: Vistaprint is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status or marital status. Agencies: Vistaprint does not accept unsolicited candidate referrals or resumes from third party vendors, including recruitment agencies. Only resumes received from contracted agencies/vendors will be considered. Vistaprint will not be responsible or liable for any fees or costs associated with such unsolicited submissions.
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