Creative Director, Online User Experience & Design – Blockbuster – Dallas, TX

Authored by dmw on February 14, 2007 - 5:17am.

BLOCKBUSTER (NYSE BBI) is looking for an Online User Experience & Design Creative Director, to support the Online Subscription group and work in our Corporate Office located in Dallas TX. This individual will be responsible for directing the overall creative design of BB Internet services, corporate web site, on-site house advertising and messaging, and creative consistency across customer touch points. Manage the company’s interaction and visual design teams, including production and graphic artists, and usability testing to deliver a world-class web-based experience to the company's Online users.

Essential Responsibilities:

Develop design strategies, principles, and guidelines that drive innovation of the UI framework, information architecture, and overall user experience.
Serve as creative strategy lead by defining, approving and enforcing the web site's creative look & feel, content, photography, copywriting, information architecture, navigation with best practices and standards
Manage interaction and visual design teams, including graphics production department, internal graphic artists and limited outside agency while balancing hands-on independent creative contributions.
Own and drive design principles into all customer interaction points, including all products and services (free services, web site interaction and design, subscription services, etc.). Develop world-class aesthetic design, consistency, and usability and define all graphic elements, including themes, colors, buttons, metaphors, state indicators, button types, menus, etc. Drive user-centered design processes within the business unit and leading teams in conceptual development.
Oversight and implementation management of the BB brand, ensuring all designs and customer touch points accurately reflect brand values and brand integrity.
Ensure that all products and customer touch points have a consistent look-n-feel and adhere to best usability design principles throughout all interface elements.
Collaborate across multiple disciplines including design, user research, editorial, product management, development, and marketing.

Qualifications

Technical Knowledge/Skills:

Intermediate Microsoft Office proficiency expected
Expert individual design skills and ability to create original art.
Expert knowledge of multimedia and design software including Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, HTML, etc.

General Areas of Knowledge:

Exceptional design skills regarding 3D metaphors
Proven supervisory skills and ability to successfully manage and motivate design teams under tight deadlines
Strong ability to understand customers from a user-centered design perspective
Ability to conceptualize and define UI designs with aesthetic appeal and strong usability
Excellent design and visual composition skills with a strong understanding of color and layout
Ability to manage agencies and external design firms
Knowledge of interaction theory and user-research methodologies and user testing principles
Excellent organizational, communication, teamwork, written and oral presentation skills. Ability to establish and communicate creative vision to entire (non-artistic) team

Education / Experience:

BA or BS degree or equivalent in HCI, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Information Design, HCI or related area
7+ years experience Creative experience to include 5+ years experience as an Art/Creative Director or Design Manager for consumer related site or application
Proven experience driving art direction for a blue chip consumer-focused company with top-level aesthetic design

To Apply:
We would like to thank everyone who submits his or her resume for this position. Due to the volume of resumes that we receive, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. BLOCKBUSTER offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits; is an equal opportunity employer and promotes a smoke free & drug free workplace.

To be considered for this opportunity, please apply directly to position on our site, referencing Job Number 070001286, at:
http://www.blockbuster.com/corporate/careers/corporateOpportunities
No agencies please!