The Role:

Syncapse is an award winning Social Technology company - selected as the CNMA's "Most Promising Company in Canada" in 2009. We continue to expand rapidly to meet client demands and now we're looking for a Senior Digital Experience Designer to help fuel and focus the creative fires.

Key Attributes we're looking for:

• you can spot inconsistent formatting at 50 paces, sense a colour that is one square off on the colour chart and basically be a hound for these sorts of details.
• you are attuned and connected to the social media digital lifestyle
• extremely creative and your portfolio shows a wide variety of styles (video, animation and motion design, and most importantly user interface design), but you are also able to adapt to and extend a common creative vision
• you can solve difficult UI and interaction problems
• you understand the software development process
• you're comfortable presenting your work in high profile settings, listening to, understanding and documenting customer requirements.
• hardworking, self-disciplined, dedicated and able to meet demanding time lines
• your design portfolio demonstrates a broad depth of experience with emphasis on application and user-interface design, while leveraging innovative ways
• you can Assist with the creation of online visual design, typography, visual concept, logos, icons, and other interactive platforms
• you've only ever produced top quality design, demonstrating the highest standards
• you understand digital interfaces and widget design
• you Work well within a team to create, conceive and execute designs, while being able to lead
• you can Communicate and coordinate with writers and production artists to ensuring visual design communicates the desired message

Responsibilities:

• understand our business and the creative goals of each project
• Identify and envision whole solutions
• create beautiful, compelling visual designs and interactive prototypes,
• produce cutting edge, creative, and exceptional design work
• confidently present designs
• develop and maintain design mock ups, usage scenarios, prototypes, and specifications
• art direct external agencies
• develop expert-level industry knowledge and bring new ideas to the team

Requirements:

• 5+ years of design experience in web, advertising and typography, designing and creating applications in digital media - Significant experience in Graphic Design
• Social media design experience
• UI design experience - reading wires and working with IA & UX team members
• Understand design at high level, from basic layout, color and typography to a decent understanding of the technology used to create work for the digital space.
• Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, MacOSX, Indesign, Microsoft Office, Acrobat, Acrobat Distiller
• Solid foundation in typography, layout, and general design
• Very high attention to detail
• Proven ability to balance multiple projects while meeting tight deadlines
• Excellent presentation, English communication and collaboration skills
• High degree of creativity and problem solving
• Attentive to detail - terminology, appearance, behaviors, and workflows
• Strong work ethic; self-motivated and detail oriented

Desired Skills:

In addition to the above requirements, the following would be considered an asset:

• motion design experience
• Knowledge and/or experience with Flash and web applications

When applying, you will have to show us:

A professional design portfolio with engaging diverse designs A sense of your type of typography, colour, layout and aesthetics How you can think about complex problems in simple ways How you can articulate concepts and communicate them clearly That you know how to learn That you love design That you enjoy leading people

How to Apply:

Email your resume with covering letter, quoting salary expectations. Please enter the job title and location on the subject line of your email to .

We thank all applicants for applying, but only those being considered will be contacted.