Job Description
frog is looking for an inspirational, broadly experienced Creative Director (CD) Experience Design/Interaction Design, situated in the new Amsterdam studio, to provide visionary, organizational and creative leadership to our design teams and programs.
Essential Functional duties (most important parts of job):
This Creative Director position requires a deep understanding of user experience design for interactive products of all kinds, sizes, and contexts, in digital or physical form. We are looking for a profoundly engaged and experienced leader to spearhead new creative and strategic thinking that will drive innovation and help bring the designs of user experiences of the future into reality and people’s lives.
The Creative Director should have deep and practical expertise in both software UI, product UI and convergent hw-sw experience design. The Creative Director will help set the direction, vision, and methodology of the collective frog design group. They will also help set the bar for quality and innovation in the studio, and inject the organization with energy and passion. A strong understanding of software technologies in both web, mobile phone, and PC platforms is a vital underpinning for this role, experience with embedded UI is a plus.
Essential Functional duties (most important parts of job):
This Creative Director position requires a deep understanding of user experience design for interactive products of all kinds, sizes, and contexts, in digital or physical form. We are looking for a profoundly engaged and experienced leader to spearhead new creative and strategic thinking that will drive innovation and help bring the designs of user experiences of the future into reality and people’s lives.
The Creative Director should have deep and practical expertise in both software UI, product UI and convergent hw-sw experience design. The Creative Director will help set the direction, vision, and methodology of the collective frog design group. They will also help set the bar for quality and innovation in the studio, and inject the organization with energy and passion. A strong understanding of software technologies in both web, mobile phone, and PC platforms is a vital underpinning for this role, experience with embedded UI is a plus.
For major accounts, large programs, and business development with clients, the CD will set the overarching vision, generate a point of view, and integrate the clients’ business requirements and needs into the right approach, innovative solutions, ultimately leading the team to deliver world-class designs and implementation.
A balanced understanding of software/interaction design, user research, design strategy, usability, user experience, and visual design is a must, while setting the creative direction for our interdisciplinary teams. The CD will manage the design leads, mentoring, guiding, and providing support to the leads on the design team in the studio.
Concrete business development experience is necessary, and experience in public speaking, lecturing and writing about design is preferred.
Description:
This leadership role requires articulating strong visions and strategies as well as overall group oversight and project direction.
* Team leadership (motivation and articulation)
* Vision and point of view definition
* Program approach
* Creative direction
* Coordination of overall creative processes
* Design advocacy (to clients)
* Resource and personnel management (internally)
* Hands-on design and idea generation
* Outstanding presentation and communication skills
Description:
This leadership role requires articulating strong visions and strategies as well as overall group oversight and project direction.
* Team leadership (motivation and articulation)
* Vision and point of view definition
* Program approach
* Creative direction
* Coordination of overall creative processes
* Design advocacy (to clients)
* Resource and personnel management (internally)
* Hands-on design and idea generation
* Outstanding presentation and communication skills
Desired Skills & Experience
Qualifications:
* Required: BFA or BA in related field, Graduate degree in Media or Design preferred
* 10+ years of design experience (Significant agency / studio experience preferred)
* 5+ years managerial experience
* Demonstrable strategic thinking on client projects
* Ability to articulate complex solutions clearly
* Quick-thinking, personable, flexible
* Keen sense of humor
* Current working knowledge of design applications
* Awareness and practical understanding of current technologies, and their application and relevance to digital media and consumer consumption
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