by Ronald Barron | Jul 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
Job Description
Experiential Designer, Permanent Exhibits (Pittsburgh or Remote)
Remote
Full Time
Permanent Exhibits
Mid Level
Deeplocal is seeking a multidisciplinary designer with a passion for designing physical objects, environments, and interactive installations to join our growing creative team in Pittsburgh, PA.
This candidate will ideally have an interest in a combination of strategy and design. They will work with a team of other designers, strategists and creatives to conduct research, lead workshops, identify personas, create user journeys and develop a holistic narrative vision for a space.
When it comes to design, the Experiential Designer leads aesthetic and human-centered design choices on physical interactive projects from concept to delivery. The ideal candidate for this position cares deeply about design qualitywhether it’s the high-level vision or an intricate detail. They’re comfortable communicating design decisions to brand clients and to internal team members articulately and respectfully.
Candidates for this role must have a portfolio that demonstrates strong strategic thinking as well as physical and visual design skillsincluding the ability to visualize ideas through beautiful sketches and/or renderings. While we’re looking for a design generalist, we expect that most candidates who apply will hold degrees in industrial design, architecture, environmental design, interaction design, interactive art, or a hybrid discipline.
Experiential Designers report to the Creative Director, Permanent Exhibits and are part of Deeplocal’s permanent installation business unit. This position will work with the brightest minds in the creative engineering field, including full time roboticists, and electrical, mechanical, and software engineers (many of whom are a hybrid of the aforementioned). Additionally, they’ll have access to Deeplocal’s full fabrication facility on the first floor of the company’s Pittsburgh headquarters, where the team prototypes and builds every interactive experience they dream up.
Responsibilities
- Physical + Interaction Design – design spatial interactions, environments, and physical objects (from early sketches to fleshed out visual models to detailed interaction design)
- Creative Ideation – respond to creative briefs with innovative ideas that intelligently use design and technology; own the experience design perspective
- Pitch Development – work on lean creative teams to communicate concepts through visuals and words that are on-trend, on-brand, and visually-stunning
- Persona and User Journey Development – conduct secondary research, develop personas, create user journeys and think about how people move about around a space
- Visual Design – direct aesthetic design choices, such as form factor, color, and materials, with mood boards and/or other visual references
- Problem Solving – feel a sense of ownership over the success of interactive experience projects; be a relied-upon team member; be capable of general problem solving when challenges arise
- Design Vision – guide the project through production, ensuring that the design and storytelling vision remains consistent and on brand.
- Time Management – handle multiple projects simultaneously, keeping track of deadlines and self-directing your workload / priorities
Deeplocal’s COVID-19 Vaccine Policy
Based upon its strong commitment to the health, wellbeing and safety of its employees and their families, its clients, and the communities where it lives and works, Deeplocal has instituted a COVID-19 vaccine mandate and other COVID-19 related protocols, subject to any and all applicable state or local laws. Of course, our policies, procedures, and protocols are subject to change as conditions evolve. If an employment offer is made to you, you will be given a full opportunity to advise us if at that time you believe that you need to be excused from any specific requirements (including a vaccine mandate, if in place at that time) and Deeplocal will interact with you to fully understand, evaluate, and respond to any request for an accommodation, in strict accordance with all applicable laws.
About Deeplocal
Deeplocal is a quickly growing, internationally-recognized, innovation studio based in Pittsburgh, PA. Deeplocal’s team of 60+ includes experts in marketing, engineering, design, and fabrication who collaborate to develop never-seen-before physical experiences for brand clients.
From creating a mind-controlled bike that allowed riders to shift with their thoughts, to building a robotic pitching machine that allowed a child to throw out the first pitch at a baseball game from thousands of miles away, to a single button that dims the lights, orders food, silencers your phone and puts on your favorite show, to a machine that graffitied tweets on the roads of the Tour de France, our projects are wide-ranging and unique.
Deeplocal has been behind some of advertising’s most talked about campaigns: the Netflix Switch, Google Photos Pay With A Photo, Google Fiber Nick’s First Pitch, and the Nike Chalkbot. Deeplocal’s current clients include Google, Nike, and Nest.
Deeplocal’s studio is located in a renovated brewery loft space in Sharpsburg, PAjust outside of Pittsburgh and within a few minutes of Lawrenceville. All team members at Deeplocal contribute and participate in work for our amazing roster of clients.
Deeplocal has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Western Pennsylvania for the past four years and has received numerous awards in advertising and design. Deeplocal’s work has been featured on Fast Company, Wired, NYTimes, USA Today, the Today Show, Good Morning America, Gizmodo, Engadget, Forbes, and many more.
Our Mission
Invent products and experiences for innovative brands.
Our Purpose
To be a place where amazing talent can invent, create and inspire.
Our Core Values
Deeplocal is committed to maintaining the company’s core values and culture as the company grows. Employees should exhibit the following Deeplocal core values:
- Respectful
- Efficient
- Inventive
- Resourceful
- Humble
Benefits Include:
- Competitive and comprehensive health care coverage
- Flexible retirement plan with employer matching
- Paid vacation time and winter break
- Profit sharing
- Flexible working style, including work from home
- Family and pet friendly policies, including best-in-industry parental leave
- Fitness and public transportation subsidies
- Community service flex time
APPLY HERE
by Ronald Barron | Jul 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
Job Description
Outsource Artist
at Insomniac Games
United States, Remote
Insomniac Games is looking for an Outsourcing Artist to join our team! This individual is responsible for reviewing/managing art assets from external vendors who will create assets to be used by the art team. This includes supplying clear and actionable feedback on the art creation process during development.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
- Creates comprehensive Outsourcing (OS) packages to send to external art vendors, with guidance from the OS Lead, and OS Manager.
- Provides clear and actionable feedback and optimizations to vendors at key stages of asset creation: high/low poly, material/textures, and final delivery phases.
- Helps direct vendors work on multiple asset types including but not limited to hard surface, vehicles, weapons, and materials, under guidance and direction from the OS Lead, OS Manager, Art Director, and Lead Artists.
- Works closely with artists to ensure block-out models and reference images are provided for all OS work with external partners.
- Creates game ready assets that align to the art style of specific game.
- Has intricate knowledge of art tools and best practices for building assets for the following programs: Maya/Max, Substance Painter/Designer, Zbrush, Photoshop.
- Able to maintain consistent style under the direction of the Art Director and Lead Artists.
- Other duties may be assigned.
Education and/or Experience: Five plus years related experience and/or training; and/or combination of education and experience.
Technical Skills: Strong skills in modeling, baking and UV layout in Maya, Max, or equivalent. Strong skills in texture and material creation with Photoshop, Substance Painter, Substance Designer. Experience with ZBrush.
Other Skills: Has the ability to create models and shaders for a range of art directions, from photorealistic to stylized. Ability to meet deadlines under tight schedules. Has a strong ability to multitask and self-prioritizing to-do lists. Willingness to receive direction and work closely with a team. Prior experience working with external vendors is required.
Does this sound like you? Please submit your resume and portfolio for consideration. We look forward to reviewing your submission!
APPLY HERE
by Ronald Barron | Jul 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
Job Description
Title: Retirement Plan Services Forms Document Designer
Location: Fort Wayne, IN, US
Alternate Locations: US All Regions
Work Arrangement: Work from Home
Relocation assistance:: is not available for this opportunity.
Pay Range: $39,900 – $83,700
Bonus Potential: 5%
Requisition #: 69870
The Role at a Glance
We are excited to bring on a Forms Document Designer to support the Retirement Plan operations business. This will be a fully remote, work from home opportunity.
Background Details
As a Forms Document Designer, you will be responsible for the maintenance and creation of administrative forms, creative materials, internal documents and other client-specific materials to support Retirement Plan Services. Your role is to collaborate with team members and other business partners to ensure that materials meet regulatory and operational needs while balancing the customer experience. If this sounds like a role for you, please read on!
What you’ll be doing
- You will maintain and create documents based on detailed requirements and ensure that all creative content is accurate and consistent, as well as meet style, brand, and quality standards.
- You will collaborate with team members to support, understand, and communicate metrics to management/internal stakeholders.
- This is in a fast-paced environment where attention to detail and the ability to prioritize work is required.
- You will identify, recommend, and champion process improvements and organizational initiatives to positively influence the team and quality.
What we’re looking for
Must-have experience (Required):
- 4 Year/Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience (4 years of experience in lieu of Bachelor’s)
- 0 – 1+ Years of experience in marketing and/or creative design that directly aligns with the specific responsibilities of this position.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven ability to be adaptable/flexible as business needs change.
- Proficiency with design software (Adobe InDesign, preferred)
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
Nice-to have Experience (Preferred):
- Retirement plan operations experience.
- Ability to evaluate information and the implications of a course of action or solution.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workload and multi-task while maintaining strict attention to detail.
- Ability to assess risk and make proper determinations while keeping the best interest of the participant and business in mind.
- Proficiency with business collaboration software (Microsoft Teams, preferred).
What’s it like to work here?
At Lincoln Financial Group, we love what we do. We make meaningful contributions each and every day to empower our customers to take charge of their lives. Working alongside dedicated and talented colleagues, we build fulfilling careers and stronger communities through a company that values our unique perspectives, insights and contributions and invests in programs that empower each of us to take charge of our own future.
What’s in it for YOU:
- A clearly defined career framework to help you successfully manage your career
- Leadership development and virtual training opportunities
- PTO/parental leave
- Competitive 401K and employee benefits
- Free financial counseling, health coaching and employee assistance program
- Tuition assistance program
- A leadership team that prioritizes your health and well-being; offering a remote work environment and flexible work hybrid situations
- Effective productivity/technology tools and training
Work Arrangement
Work from Home : Employees will work from home and are not required to work in a Lincoln office on a regular basis.
Lincoln will evaluate the following when setting the successful candidate’s wage rate:
• Prior work or industry experience.
• Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.
• Unique skills
About The Company
Lincoln Financial Group, a Fortune 200 company with over 10,000 employees, provides advice and solutions that help empower Americans to take charge of their financial lives with confidence. Our core business areas — Life Insurance, Annuities, Retirement Plan Services and Group Protection — focus on supporting, preserving and enhancing over 17 million customer’s lifestyles and retirement outcomes.
Headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, Lincoln Financial Group is the marketing name for Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE: LNC) and its affiliates. The company had $324 billion in end-of-period account values as of June 30, 2021.
Ranked one of the Best Large Employers in America and Best Employers for Women by Forbes magazine as well as one of Newsweek’s Most Responsible Companies, Lincoln Financial Group makes a serious investment in our employees’ futures through a broad range of wealth accumulation and protection plans, health and wellness programs, and career development resources designed to help each individual reach their personal and professional goals.
Lincoln is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Lincoln Financial Group is a committed corporate citizen included on major sustainability indices including the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America and FTSE4Good. Dedicated to diversity and inclusion, we earned perfect 100 percent scores on the Corporate Equality Index and the Disability Equality Index. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Be Aware of Fraudulent Recruiting Activities
If you are interested in a career at Lincoln, we encourage you to review our current openings and apply on our website. Lincoln values the privacy and security of every applicant and urges all applicants to diligently protect their sensitive personal information from scams targeting job seekers. These scams can take many forms including fake employment applications, bogus interviews and falsified offer letters.
Lincoln will not ask applicants to provide their social security numbers, date of birth, bank account information or other sensitive information in job applications. Additionally, our recruiters do not communicate with applicants through free e-mail accounts (Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or conduct interviews utilizing video chat rooms. We will never ask applicants to provide payment during the hiring process or extend an offer without conducting a phone, live video or in-person interview.
Additional Information
This position may be subject to Lincoln’s Political Contribution Policy. An offer of employment may be contingent upon disclosing to Lincoln the details of certain political contributions. Lincoln may decline to extend an offer or terminate employment for this role if it determines political contributions made could have an adverse impact on Lincoln’s current or future business interests, misrepresentations were made, or for failure to fully disclose applicable political contributions and or fundraising activities.
Any unsolicited resumes/candidate profiles submitted through our web site or to personal e-mail accounts of employees of Lincoln Financial Group are considered property of Lincoln Financial Group and are not subject to payment of agency fees.
Lincoln Financial Group (“LFG”) is an Equal Opportunity employer and, as such, is committed in policy and practice to recruit, hire, compensate, train and promote, in all job classifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, Veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants are evaluated on the basis of job qualifications.
APPLY HERE
by Ronald Barron | Jul 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
Job Description
Lead Graphic Designer
Location: Remote
Who We Are:
StackCommerce is the leading commerce + content platform. For consumers, we help them discover and purchase products directly on the news and content sites they visit daily. For merchants, we provide unmatched exposure through shoppable articles and product features on the world’s largest media outlets. For publishers, we power white-labeled e-commerce shops with on-site checkout for over 1,000 publishers including Yahoo!, CNN, Hearst, Mashable, NY Post, TMZ, MarketWatch, and many more. TPG’s Integrated Media acquired a majority stake in the company in December 2020.
The Role:
StackCommerce is looking for an experienced and passionate Lead Designer, who will be responsible for leading the design team, developing assets, overseeing company-wide campaigns and innovating design strategy for StackCommerce.
What You’ll Do:
Team Management:
- Oversee and manage team deadlines, resources, workflows and responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team of designers (currently comprising 2 production designers, 1 graphic designer and 1 marketing coordinator) and help foster a collaborative and creative environment.
Design Recommendation:
- Develop thoughtful, data-inspired recommendations across various channels: paid, email, on-site, social media, etc.
- Analyze design performance, digging deep to understand how audience, channel, medium, and product affected said performance
- Lead, oversee and manage visual design of all creative to maintain brand consistency.
- Analyze current and emerging design/consumer trends and articulate ideas to ensure our brands stand apart from competition
- Create and manage the visual identity of the brand and maintain consistency of visual guidelines, photo and video standards, and brand voice across various platforms.
- Push creative boundaries by constantly pursuing new concepts and approaches, bringing new ideas to the table.
Cross-Departmental Collaboration:
- Collaborate across teams and actively participate in team brainstorm sessions (as well as cross-functional sessions) for new asset ideas, design development and innovation.
- Work closely with the leadership team to develop internal and external brand needs, such as decks, one sheets, case studies, landing pages, swag, and special one-off projects
What You’ll Bring:
- 5+ years of experience designing either in-house or for an agency
- 2+ years of experience managing a team
- Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design or related field
- An online portfolio that demonstrates examples of your work
- A hands on approach as you develop your team and act as an individual contributor
- Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, especially Photoshop and Premiere
- Proficient in Figma, Dimensions, and Substance
- Have experience in corporate branding, websites, and decks
- Have experience building branding materials and design playbooks
Big pluses:
- Experience in photography
- Experience producing or editing video content
What to Expect:
- Intro Call: You’ll hop on a quick call with the hiring manager so we can get to know you better and you can learn a little more about the role.
- Homework Assignment: We send over a quick exercise that challenges you to solve a problem and come up with a creative solution. Get a feel for what you’ll be doing on a daily basis!
- Remote-Team Interview: You’ll be meeting with 7 team members on a video call. This is your chance to ask questions and see who this role interacts with on a daily basis.
- Final Video Call: This is a great opportunity to get to know our COO or CEO over video.
- Offer: We send over an offer and you (hopefully) accept! Welcome to Stack!
Benefits + Perks:
As a company, we have a lot to offer for the right candidate:
- Competitive Compensation Package: Equity, 401(k) & Health Insurance
- Super Flex Time: Run errands as needed, just get your stuff done
- Unlimited Vacation: Take time to unwind
- Learning Budget: Dollars towards eLearning courses, eBooks, and more
- WFH Office: Home office stipend and internet dollars to set you up for success
- Events: Happy hours, company trips, team bonding budgets and team culture events (even while remote!)
APPLY HERE
by Ronald Barron | Jul 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
Job Description
Sr. Product Analyst (remote)
Job Locations: US-Remote
Requisition ID2022-73618
# of Openings: 1
Job Function: Program Management
Job Schedule: Regular Full-Time
Job Description Summary
Job Summary
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead the collaboration with business stakeholder to identify and document the system level requirements that solution the business requirements.
- Analyze and manage the business process flows and updates to system process flows and requirements.
- Work with the project team to understand how the present and future business needs may impact the solution.
- Define functional and non-functional requirements and work with the project team to prioritize release scope.
- Review and edit requirements, specifications, business processes and make recommendations to support the proposed solution.
- Actively participate in the creation of design specifications, user manuals, release notes, end-user training materials and general system documentation by analyzing business needs and creating or updating systems requirements.
- Review, update and maintain requirements documents based on peer reviews and scope changes.
- Actively participate in issue triage sessions by evaluating against existing requirements and determine outcome and priority.
- Report status to team and take action where appropriate.
- Support and contribute to the Requirements Development standard practices and procedures.
- Coordinate and lead project peer reviews to ensure that requirements development methodologies are followed and the artifact content supports the scoped changes.
- Identify anomalies and ensure that they are maintained through closure.
- Assist with basic back end configuration changes or data preparation.
- Work with the development team during the design phase to clarify use cases and/or requirements.
- Work with the testing team during test preparation and execution to clarify use cases and acceptance criteria.
- Participate in systems testing activities and in some cases, UAT activities.
Minimum Requirements:
- Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience.
- Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
- Demonstrates good judgement in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
- Networks with senior internal and external personnel in own area of expertise.
Education and Experience Requirements
Additional Job Requirements:
- Create functional agile requirements artifacts including user stories, and user story maps
- Apply adept knowledge in prioritizing agile requirements and support the Product Owner in prioritizing requirement backlogs, based on an expert understanding of product strategy, plans and roadmaps
- Become a subject matter expert on MAXIMUS business processes and product offerings
Additional Experience Requirements – Product Analyst Specific
- Experience working with Agile software development methodologies including SAFe, Scrum, and Kanban
- Experience in a Product Analyst or Product Owner role
- Experience working with products developed using a Microservices Architecture (MSA)
APPLY HERE
