Job Description

ROSE is an award-winning digital innovation agency focused on helping leading brands leverage cutting-edge technology to innovate and delight their customers. As one of the INC 500 fastest-growing private companies and the fastest growing Black-owned digital agency in the US we pride ourselves on the quality of our work and partnerships with our clients. We specialize in immersive technology (AR/VR) and technical partnerships leveraging web, mobile and back end development.

We've used WebAR to launch a new shoe line for Adidas for over 110m viewers, rebuilt the technology powering the New York Lottery, helped Patrón bring gifting into the metaverse and did our part to rewild the world with Leonardo DiCaprio and Re:wild. In so doing, the team has won multiple Webby and Shorty awards, been featured in Vogue, WWD, and Harpers Bazaar, and more importantly, had fun doing it. Our mission is to create the most innovative digital agency of our time by guiding the world’s most impactful brands/products into the metaverse.

ROSE is looking for an Art Director with a passion for emerging and creative technology to help ideate, design, and direct augmented reality experiences. Our ideal candidate is self-motivated and has a solid understanding of UX for XR. This person will be ideating multiple design options, creating stunning mockups, graphics, AR/VR experiences, user interface designs, games, and usable prototypes all with immersive technology needs in mind. Additionally, this person will be working closely with our AR engineers, 3D artists, and quality assurance team to ensure that the concept shines in execution. This person has experience working with immersive technology and understands the different design needs for UX in this space vs traditional web design. They should also have the ability to work seamlessly between Figma, Photoshop, and Illustrator and be able to provide clear direction and concise feedback. This role is part of our Creative and Business Development team and reports to our Associate Creative Director. 

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities 

• Experience design for augmented reality and immersive experiences. 
• High-proficiency to expert level in specific software: Adobe Creative Cloud (especially InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator) and Figma 
• Ability to create from scratch, stunning visual mockups (from UX/UI flows to event activations) 
• General understanding of 3D design principles and AR engineering––you won’t be expected to know Blender, Maya, SparkAR, Lens Studio, or 8th Wall but you should know how to communicate about work within those platforms and the capabilities of each. 
• Deep understanding of AR platforms and the pros and cons of each.
• Ability to keep up with industry trends and new releases–this is a fast moving space, we need to be able to provide our clients with the latest knowledge. 
• Ability to initiate and articulate concepts and strategy.
• Understand presentation design nuances and principles, specifically, how to tell a story.
• Strong organization and prioritization skills: demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and independently under continual deadline constraints with demonstrated ability to juggle multiple quick turn around projects.
• High attention to detail.
• Superb communication and workflow management skills: communicate easily and effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated experience working with brand guidelines and complex design UI systems
• General knowledge of how designs translate to development requirements
• Experience with augmented reality, UX, UI, and virtual reality required.

Bonus Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (design related) preferred
• Agency experience
• IOT, Wearables, and/or Gaming knowledge

Responsibilities

• Participate in and conduct brainstorming sessions for new projects.
• Act as the creative lead on a project level as it relates to design, UX/UI, 3D objects, and ensuring consistency between approved designs and final engineered product. 
• Ability to manage a small team of designers and production artists. 
• Create compelling presentations that effectively and visually communicate complex ideas and strategy. 
• Evangelize and explain AR and immersive technology to clients that don’t have familiarity in the space. 
• Work with internal and external teams to determine creative timelines and resources. 
• Collaborate across departments bringing the ability to think creatively and with innovative solutions. 
• Collaborate with creative team members as well as non-design partners including strategy and engineering to design and deliver on-strategy immersive experiences.
• Translate creative briefs into impactful designs.
• Create exceptional mockups (Sketch and Photoshop), from UX screens to full visual examples, demonstrating and comprehensively illustrating concepts.
• Create custom UX/UI and graphics based on defined parameters.
• Provide concise and constructive feedback to fellow designers as well as engineers and 3D artists. 
• Communicate project status to ACD and update designs based on feedback.

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