ABOUT PHOTON

Photon is the largest and fastest growing provider of Mobile First Omni-Channel Experiences. We work with over 30% of the Fortune 100 companies including many with award-winning presences like Walgreens (Best Retail app of the year at SXSW, Webby award winner), JP Morgan Chase (winner of multiple Webby awards), Western Union, MasterCard, State Street Bank, L'Oreal, Best Buy, American Eagle Outfitters, Neiman Marcus, HSN, Cisco, Horizon Health Care, Johnson & Johnson and others. We also work with innovative and well-funded startups like Songza (acquired by Google), Xtify (acquired by IBM), Siri (acquired by Apple), Touch Tunes, MDLive, Viggle, and others.

Our omni-channel presences touch over 80 million consumers every day and we have the largest pool of omni-channel engineers with over 2,600 engineers across offices in US, India, Indonesia and the Netherlands.  

We are the dominant providers of omni-channel solutions for Fortune 100 companies. We define omni-channel today as broadly comprising of 5 prominent areas -

1.      Consumer Facing Applications

2.      Associate or Employee Facing Applications

3.      Adaptive Responsive Web Presences

4.      In-Store Digital Presences

5.      API Platforms & Blueprints

Photon is recruiting for a strong Creative Project Manager with experience managing creative projects to steer Digital Platform Innovation team for one of our clients.

Either a Contract or Regular Hire are available, your preference.

Description:

Identify brand, user, and business needs, in order to manage the development of innovative, creative, and results-oriented digital solutions
Lead and provide guidance to team members to set performance expectations and ensure design follows best practices, optimizes messaging, and is technically feasible
Build cross-functional partnerships and foster a team environment
Actively participate in the development of team members in order to foster creative excellence across the team
Ensure design consistency and quality across multiple digital channels
Keep up to date in the field by monitoring digital trends, attending workshops, and joining professional groups
Recognize gaps in processes and recommend holistic solutions

Requirements/Qualifications:
Strong, smart and beautiful portfolio demonstrating an expertise in concept and design and visual hierarchy across a variety of digital landscapes (websites, responsive design, mobile apps, web applications, digital media, email campaigns, etc.)

Bachelor of Fine Arts, BA in related field, or equivalent work experience
8 or more years of visual design experience in a collaborative environment (digital or advertising agency experience preferred)
Experience leading a team in achieving objectives by executing appropriate processes and services
3-5 years managing visual design teams or project teams
Proven ability to work within brand guidelines to create compelling visual solutions
Proficient with a wide range of design tools, including Adobe Creative Suite; expert in Photoshop
Ability to work effectively from Information Architecture and translate Wireframes into works of art
Understanding of capabilities and limitations of front end technologies, including CSS, HTML, and JavaScript (you will not be expected to code)
Must be highly motivated, positive and a passionate team player
 
Bonus Skills:
UX or Human Factors training
Frontend coding skills (CSS, HTML, JavaScript)

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.