Visual Designer – Fjord

Job description

Thanks to a unique partnership with Accenture Interactive, we're able to do work that changes the world and Fjord is always looking for kindred spirits. Digital is no longer the centerpiece of brand experience; the emphasis is shifting onto how best to use it as an invisible enabler of physical and sensory experiences. As interactions with users evolve from periodic engagements via a screen to consistent, connected experiences, organizations must create new services that are deeply integrated in the physical world.
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

At Fjord, visual design is the heartbeat of our design practice. Our designers identify user needs, interpret client challenges, and develop concepts that unify our products and services. Visual designers work collaboratively with UX and Content Design teams, absorbing the project's needs, creating concepts, and evolving the client's brand in an engaging way. As a Visual Designer, you'll define concepts, establish strategies, and manage the delivery of visual design artifacts at the account level. Create systems and frameworks to organize information and help users understand how solution or service will work and behave over time. Employ user centered design processes, conduct ethnographic research and usability testing to identify user needs. Integrate and address user needs and balance them against business, brand and technical goals and needs. Communicate solutions, usually in the form of models, wireframes, documentation, or prototypes across platforms.

Unleash the Fjordian inside because you are…
• Naturally engaging people at a deep level whether observing or interviewing customers, working with fellow team members, clients and channeling the inner creative
• A visual and verbal storyteller, delivering insights about people and behavior in a way that generates empathy, emotion, and engagement from the client and design team
• Comfortable with ambiguity in a fluid organization
• Ready to collaborate on products and services that change the way our clients do business creating service at scale
• Passionate about creating experiences that fuse physical and digital through research, analytics, design and delivery

Role Description:
A professional in this position, at this level within Accenture has the following responsibilities:

• Ensure our work communicates clearly, is on brand, and delights users.
• Master Visual Design as a discipline and a practice.
• Directing and motivating project teams, mentoring junior resources, inspiring teamwork and driving a team toward a great creative product.
• Explain, discuss, and justify design decisions eloquently. Give effective feedback and direction to other team members.
• Lead the definition and creation of flexible, coherent design systems and component libraries.
• Attend and give feedback in interviews for prospective candidates.
• Present creative concepts and designs and communicate rationale to the team.
• Understand brand strategy and the organizational/political dynamics of assigned brands, including the critical processes that drive them and the key players involved. Translate or extend the brand identity system to digital touchpoints.
• Support the role of the Creative Strategic Lead in client relationships, as appropriate and assigned.
• Attend and help plan studio and community events, workshops, and conferences as a Fjord ambassador.
• Unite and inspire designers, creating world-class work.

Desired profile

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications:
• 2 years of working and conceptual knowledge of cross platform design -all touch points within the service experience: Mobile/Tablet; Web - responsive and mobile friendly; Kiosk - touchscreens/display screens that can be interactive or static
• 2 years of experience in standard design and presentation applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Keynote, Sketch, InVision
• Candidate must possess a digital design portfolio

Preferred Qualifications:

· Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Visual Design

· Experience with video editing, motion graphics, and prototyping software is a plus.

· Design portfolio that includes work for mid-to-large clients

· Demonstrated conceptual problem solving and the ability to define look and feel for integrated experiences.

· Demonstrated advanced ability to utilize feedback/direction from the Creative Lead to generate multiple design explorations and iterate designs to the satisfaction of the Creative Lead (and ensure junior staff do the same).

· Growing ability to build strong relationships with high-level clients.

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.

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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