Senior Creative Lab Designer - Santa Monica, United States - Activision

Description

Craft:

Art

Job Description:

Activision Blizzard Media (ABM) is looking for a Senior Creative Lab Designer to join the Creative Design team.

We're looking for a highly conceptual, cross-disciplinary creative who owns

assignments and thrives when juggling multiple high profile projects. Our Creative Lab Designers support multiple fortune 500 brands across a wide variety of verticals – we've recently completed high profile projects with Prada and Jif. Our ideal candidate is familiar with implementing established brand guidelines with a high level of attention to detail while simultaneously innovating and pushing the boundaries across the landscape of ad tech.

What You'll Do:

• Able to take high-level direction of a client's needs to produce engaging interactive ads
• Take ownership of projects from concept to delivery
• Able to improvise on RFP mock deliverables with little to no creative assets
• Solve problems creatively and be able to compromise without impacting the work
• Work within our brand identity to create promotional elements and identities

Who You Are:

• 7 or more years of experience
• A strong portfolio which illustrates conceptual thinking and high-fidelity execution
• Proficient in Photoshop
• Knowledge of After Effects and other video editing software
• Understanding of typography, movement and layout
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently
• Knowledge of best practice image compression and asset extraction
• Expert eye for detail and pixel perfection; no detail is too small or insignificant
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects while meeting tight deadlines
• Can clearly articulate & decipher client's needs to make the correct design decisions
• Can transform high-level business needs into engaging creative
• Rich Media ad experience

Key Duties:

• Able to take high-level direction of a client's needs to produce engaging interactive ads
• Take ownership of projects from concept to delivery
• Able to improvise on RFP mocks with little to no creative assets
• Solve problems creatively and be able to compromise without impacting the work
• Work within our brand identity to create promotional elements and identities

Even Better:

• Mobile ad design experience
• Understanding of 3D, the s.Red Giant Suite, Video Copilot, & other Motion Graphics plugins
• Illustration abilities
• Understanding of the limitations and abilities of HTML5/CSS3/JS
• Celtra experience

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for 'Every World' - we've got our employees covered Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $97, $179,900.00 Annual. This base pay range is for the U.S. and is not applicable to locations outside of the U.S. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed.

About King

King is the game developer behind the world-famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as mobile game hits including Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch and Pet Rescue. Candy Crush is the top-grossing franchise in US app stores, a position it has held for the last two years, and King's games are being played by 245 million monthly active users as of Q King, which is part of the Activision Blizzard group since its acquisition in 2016, employs nearly 2,000 people in game studios in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona and Berlin, and offices in San Francisco, New York, and Malta.

A Great Saga Needs All Sorts of Heroes

Making games is fun. Especially when you do it with people who share the same idea of what makes a good workplace great. We design games for everyone, no matter where they are or who they are, and we employ all sorts of people from all kinds of backgrounds to bring them to life. Truth is, we simply cannot expect diversity in our players and originality in our games without first nurturing it in our people. A great saga needs all sorts of heroes.

Making the World Playful

Making the World Playful is what inspires us to create new experiences and raise the bar. It's what makes King a place where we can all dream bigger, continue to add innovation to our games, broadening the portfolio and exploring new territories in mid-core and casual. We take the art and science of gaming to the next level through our curiosity for the unexplored, passion for games, respect for each other and love for our players - and we're not afraid to have fun along the way. In fact, together with our parent company Activision Blizzard and experts around the world, we believe having fun is good for you. There has never been a better time to join us. We're dreaming bigger and see a world of possibilities ahead. If you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful

Applications need to be in English.
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