Tracy Schiff

Production Designer : Redwood City, CA : Temporary

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:01:26 EST

We seek a designer with an extremely strong foundation in design principles such as typography, layout, color theory, and grids. You should have impeccable taste, thorough attention to detail, and an ability to communicate meaning through design – not just make something “pretty.” You are able to professionally respond to feedback, and you thrive in a highly collaborative and iterative product environment.

The position entails:

•Working closely with creative leadership, market and e-commerce partners to define design strategy for online advertising placements, landing pages, email campaigns and other opportunities
•Maintaining and evolving design standards documentation in accordance with the Origin style guidelines
•Designing promotional and other marketing or sales-focused graphics, often under tight deadlines
•Soliciting feedback from design and marketing stakeholders and iterating as needed
•Cutting PSDs and delivering precise, polished files to engineering
•“Heavy lifting” – accurate and quick graphic production and batch processing
•Managing multiple concurrent design tracks

Qualifications

•Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design
•Excellent communication and teamwork skills
•3+ years experience creating online ad campaigns and other marketing/merchandising graphics
•Experience creating and extending design documentation and style guideline materials
•Impeccable sensitivity to design fundamentals such as grid, color theory, typography, priority and balance
•Fluent knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, and other tools
•Comprehension of usability and user experience design best practices
•Working knowledge of HTML and CSS
•Ability to work faithfully to existing visual style guidelines
•Passion for gaming is a plus

Online Merchandising Specialist : Redwood City, CA : Temporary

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:05:01 EST

Our client's rich history in pioneering the gaming industry is entering a new phase. As the company aggressively transitions from a history of "packaged goods" and selling through traditional retailers -to a future of "digital" products and "direct to consumer" channels - the company is building a world-class eCommerce team to make this vision a reality - and the company's recently announced that their eCommerce platform is leading the way. Our client's eCommerce team is forging a unique culture which combines the scale and resources of a F-500 company, with the pace, drive, and entrepreneurial spirit of a fast-moving start-up

The Global Online Team is looking to hire an Online Merchandising Specialist to assist the North America team in merchandising and promotional programs for Their (North America) eCommerce sites and the Client Store. Reporting into the NA Site Manager, this person will be responsible for assisting in driving bookings generating programs, intensive UAT of the sites and flows, day to day analysis of promos, and help with general site merchandising, promotions, experimentation, personalization and optimization efforts for several eCommerce sites servicing the US/Canada market. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to be an instrumental figure within one of our client?s fastest growing channels, their Direct-to-Consumer Online platform.

The ideal candidate will have strong interest working within the gaming market and have a good understanding of eCommerce practices and channels. This person would a well-rounded online marketer with expertise in all aspects of eCommerce merchandising and site management processes.

Responsibilities of this role include:
* Site Merchandising Support - provide input on product, pricing and feature strategy to maximize conversion and revenue.
* Help define catalog and pricing strategy and roadmap
* Help drive the site promotional and editorial calendar:
* Drive and prioritize marketing and promotional campaigns on the site according to business priorities.
* Plan, optimize and coordinate the editorial calendar
* Interface with our retail sales and label marketing teams to align promotions
* Test and optimize product cross-sell and up-sell placements on our sites
* Collaborate with label marketing and other business groups to support marketing campaigns and promotions through customized user flows, campaign pages, etc.
* Optimize site search programming
* Content management
* Ensure quality of all content on site
* Outline a content optimization plan and checklist to maximize conversion and identify required capabilities to improve content targeting/personalization
* Assisting with SEO optimization efforts
* Programs Analysis
* Generate standard or custom reports summarizing business data for review by internal partners, management, and other stakeholders
* Provide recommendation on Sales Strategy and future programs based on data and site metrics
* UAT Coordination
* Develop test strategy, test plans, and managing test execution
* Regular site audit including text, prices, imagery, and interactive and social tools.

Requirements/Qualifications:
* Appreciation for effective web architecture and user experience strategies required
* Passion for innovation and problem-solving required
* Ability to grasp business concepts quickly and to present complex information in a clear and concise fashion to business stakeholders
* Experience in a marketing function or online business
* Understanding of Electronic software download channels and a natural affinity with the videogames sector as a whole is a strong plus
* Customer-centric mindset, with previous experience marketing to the consumer segment
* Strong organizational and analytical skills
* Excellent oral and written communication skills
* 3 to 5 years relevant experience

Relevant Experience
* User Acceptance Testing experience
* Ability to remain focused and attention to detail
* Ability to create and execute a test scripts including positive and negative testing
* Document and communicate effectively bugs encountered using bug tracking system
* Reproduce identified bugs and retest following corrective actions
* Provide feedback regarding enhancements
* Localization QA experience
* Familiarity with proofreading large amounts of text quickly and effectively

Principal Working Relationships:
* The client?s Marcomm, Community Management, Franchise Marketing teams and Customer Support teams
* Direct management team
* Client's Online Acquisition/Marketing and Partner Marketing teams
* Client's Store Operations and Product Management Teams
* External commerce solution provider

UI Designer : San Francisco, CA : Temporary

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:09:43 EST

ONE YEAR CONTRACT

Our client is looking for a user interface designer to join the User Experience (UX) team. In the role, you’ll design interactions and interfaces for both web and mobile which will engage our customers. At the core, you’ll transform unmet user needs and business opportunities into successful product launches.

Role

Here’s what you’ll do:
• Develop intuitive, usable, and engaging interactions and visual designs
• Initiate and respond to ideas for innovation/improvements based on research, analysis, and competitive reviews
• Provide strategic thinking and leadership
• Conceive, manage, and lead project design from start to finish
• Identify user needs and business requirements
• Substantiate design approach with analysis & projections for improvements in key metrics
• Create design deliverables such as specifications, process flows, wireframes, and mock-ups
• Work closely with user experience researchers to develop user research and usability tests
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams as well as the greater UX team throughout the design process
• Collaborate harmoniously with multiple stakeholders to synthesize and incorporate feedback appropriately with equanimity and a user-centered focus
• Procure buy-in with stakeholders early and often
• During implementation phase respond to day-to-day questions from developers, product managers & project managers. Also work with QA to identify, document, and verify bug fixes

Basic Qualifications:

• At least 4 years experience as an interaction designer (Masters degree counts as 1 year)
• Bachelor's or higher degree in Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science or related field.
• Experience in agile methodology and working closely with the immediate scrum team on a day-to-day basis
• Well-rounded understanding of online usability best practices
• Be comfortable sketching or quickly mocking up and communicating design ideas
• Expert level skills in Photoshop, Fireworks and other associated design tools
• Solid skills in graphic design, with an eye for typography, palette development, intuitive layout, and a pixel-level attention to detail
• Excellent understanding of user experience design for the web, technology trends, demonstrable design skills, and ability to show relevant work
• Experience with Native app design for iPhone, Android and/or mobile web
• Ability to coordinate, prioritize, and accomplish multiple tasks in a fast-paced atmosphere with minimal supervision
• Excellent interpersonal skills and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate effectively in small and large groups and to senior executives
• Must be a self starter that can create schedules and define scope of work even when there are no clear requirements and direction
• Proven ability delivering high quality designs to customers
• Strong ability to communicate your design vision and defend your design decisions
• E-Commerce experience
• Solid grasp of web and mobile design principles and a good understanding of front-end web technologies
• Experience with HTML 5 and CSS3
• A team player who can easily adapt in a rapidly changing environment

Must be prepared to submit work product samples prior to interview. Please include details of your responsibilities and accomplishments for each of the samples provided.

UX Designer : Austin : Temporary

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:13:59 EST

UX DESIGNER (Interaction)

Requirements

Must have experience in an AGILE/SCRUM environment.
IA experience a plus.

• Using appropriate user-centered design methods, produce design deliverables throughout the iterative agile process
• Create flows, wireframes, prototypes and high fidelity wireframes as needed
• Ability to articulate thinking around design prototypes to cross functional teams and upper management
• Utilize personas, profiles, and usage scenarios in your work based on research results
• Keep abreast of current design developments and new methodologies
• Proficiency in photoshop, illustrator, omnigraffle pro, some baseline HTML or PHP for prototyping

Portfolio required.

Senior Online Merchandiser : Redwood City, CA : Talent Bridge/Temp-to-Perm

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:15:41 EST

Our client's Global Online Team is looking for eCommerce Merchandisers to lead the merchandising strategy and execution for their North America eCommerce site.

Reporting into the Director of eCommerce for North America, these roles will be based in Redwood Shores HQ and be responsible for driving revenue through site merchandising, promotions, experimentation, personalization and optimized content management for the North America eCommerce site. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to be an instrumental figure within one of our client's fastest growing channels, a Direct-to-Consumer Online platform.

The ideal candidate will have a proven background working within the gaming market and have a deep understanding of eCommerce practices and channels; a well-rounded online marketer with expertise in all aspects of eCommerce merchandising and site management processes.

Responsibilities of this role may include:
* Site Merchandising - own product, pricing and feature strategy to maximize conversion and revenue for their assigned Titles and Programs
* Define catalogue and pricing strategy and roadmap
* Drive the site promotional and editorial calendar:
* Drive and prioritize marketing and promotional campaigns on the site according to business priorities.
* Interface with our retail sales and label marketing teams to align promotions ? Program and optimize product cross-sell and up-sell placements on our sites
* Collaborate with label marketing and other business groups to support marketing campaigns and promotions through customized user flows, campaign pages, etc.
* Optimize site search programming
* Experimentation ?design, run, and analyze A/B, funnel and other testing to determine and implement site capability and user experience improvements as well as optimal merchandising programs.
* Content management ? oversee content including text, imagery and interactive and social tools.
* Ensure quality of all content on site
* Outline a content optimization strategy to maximize conversion and identify required capabilities to improve content targeting/personalization

Requirements/Qualifications:
* Combined 5+ years of Site Management experience or Online Sales/Marketing experience, ideally running an e-commerce site
* Strong Project Management experience is preferred
* A proven track record of results, driving and growing a multi-million eCommerce business.
* Understanding of electronic software download channels - Expertise in eCommerce best practices and trends
* Understanding of the entertainment sector and a natural affinity with the videogames sector as a whole is a strong plus.
* Appreciation for effective web architecture and user experience strategies
* Passion for innovation and problem-solving
* Demonstrated experience developing measurable roadmap of web features and content to drive conversion, utilizing testing and industry best practices
* Experience initiating and building mutually beneficial marketing relationships with internal and external partners ? Customer-centric mindset, with previous experience marketing to the consumer segment
* Strong organizational and analytical skills (experience in WebTrends and/Omniture or similar)

Mobile Interaction Designer : San Jose, CA : Temporary

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:30:04 EST

MOBILE INTERACTION DESIGNER

Work closely with product managers, visual design, research and engineering to bring the solution to life.

Effectively communicate research findings, conceptual ideas, detailed design, and design rationale both verbally and visually to cross-functional teams.

Work closely with development teams to manage the design process, drive decisions, track design issues and ensure that design specifications are implemented.

Primary Responsibilities:

Directly responsible for delivering all aspects of design, from defining customer needs to delivering concepts and prototypes to UI specifications.

Apply strategic thinking to deliver end-to-end user experience solutions with a focus on user needs and business goals.

Turn visions into concepts and translate those concepts into designs that illustrate simplicity despite system complexity.

Qualifications:

5 years of hands-on interaction design experience.

Experience designing iOS and Android phone and/or tablet applications.

Expertise with design tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and Fireworks.

Must include portfolio when applying!

INTEGRATED MARKETING MANAGER : San Jose, CA : Temporary

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:30:05 EST

Serves as point person for the management and implementation of, online, on-ground Integrated Marketing programs for the Motors vertical. In addition to conceptualizing, implementing and documenting Integrated Marketing programs, the Manager ensures that clients’ marketing programs are in sync with brand positioning. This manager should have a strong background/knowledge of digital marketing. | | Responsibilities include: | * Work with Sales, Programming, Production, Promotions, Online and Marketing departments to conceive, write and present multi-platform client integrated marketing programs | * Manage all executional aspects of the on-air, online and on the ground integrated marketing programs – including timelines, budgets etc. | * Present to, interface with and manage clients throughout the process | * Source, hire and manage outside vendors to aid in fulfilling programs | * Create and present program summaries to clients | * Oversee day-to-day activities of Coordinators in the execution of all of the above.

Looking for a seasoned project manager to help manage the end-to-end planning and execution of onsite and email marketing programs for Motors. This person will be coordinating between marketing channel managers and key stakeholders including but not limited to business category managers/BD account managers/seller account managers/sellers/Legal to ensure the smooth planning and delivery of key marketing programs. Also responsible for reading out Very good at keeping projects on track and keeping everyone informed. Very organized. Very good at reporting and following up. Ability to work independently with little supervision.

Visual Designer : San Francisco, CA : Temporary

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:00:04 EST

Visual Designer

Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos. May use a variety of mediums to achieve artistic or decorative effects.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree
3-4 years of design experience, preferably in a marketing setting
Proficiency in the Adobe suite of products
Strong digital design and production skills