Fjord Content Designer - San Francisco

Job description

We are a family of Fjordians. Our living culture and borderless playground provide us with space to thrive, following simple core values that inform everything we do. Be adventurous. Bring a vision. Make an impact. Rely on empathy. Nurture collaboration. Stay transparent. Be bold and generous in all you do.

Thanks to a unique partnership with Accenture, we're able to do work that changes the world, and we're always looking for kindred spirits.

At Fjord, content design is an integral part of our design process. The creative thinkers and systematic doers on our Content Design team apply iterative design thinking to content strategically, from service design to digital product creation. As a Content Designer, you're accountable for content requirements, strategy, structure, and creation throughout engagements at the project level. This is your opportunity to collaborate with our teams and our clients to build the future of our dreams.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

As a team, we:

· Define content requirements.
· Own the story and its structure.
· Move things from ambiguity to clarity.
As a Content Designer, you:

· Deliver the information that people care about and that has the greatest impact to the business, at the right times and in the right ways.
· Facilitate communication across disciplines at the project and the account level to create alignment and efficiencies.
· Determine information architecture and content structure at the account level (sitemaps, content models, content templates, pattern libraries).
· Manage content design activities at the project level.
· Lead content design approaches, activities, and deliverables at the project level.
· Support new business development efforts by providing expert information in pitch efforts and client meetings.
· Attend and help plan studio and community events, workshops, and conferences as a Fjord ambassador.
Working together, we will:

· Change the way our clients and colleagues consider content as connective tissue.
· Build consensus around content specs that inform every inch of the design process.
· Tap into our inner cinematographers to tell compelling, cohesive stories across media.

Desired profile

Qualifications :

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Your experience:

·  3+ years of digital design experience; 2+ years of content strategy/design or journalism experience; graduate-level study may count toward 2+ years of professional experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Set yourself apart:

·  Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in information sciences, design, journalism, industrial design, English studies, linguistics, or library science.
·  Ability to learn new software quickly; experience with Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, InVision, Axure, Confluence, or JIRA is a plus.
·  Experience planning and managing content initiatives.
·  Prior experience using agile methodology.
·  Proven history of delivering results on time and within budget.
·  History of tackling and solving complex interactive challenges.

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Accenture (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status).

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

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