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Art Director (Accepting Resumes)

Location: Santa Monica, CADepartment: BLITZ Agency

Type: Full TimeExperience: Mid Level

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The BLITZ Art Director is responsible for conceptual development and the execution of creative deliverables. These responsibilities include creating and communicating concepts, implementing marketing strategies and developing interactive design solutions. Reporting to the Creative Director, the Art Director will work with and lead a collaborative team of designers, copywriters, information architects, content analysts, audio designers and production specialists. Balancing creative thinking with interpersonal skills, this person will demonstrate an ability to justify concepts to both the client and the project team.

The BLITZ Art Director is a visionary creative force that leads design teams in shaping customer experiences in all current and emerging interactive media.

Qualifications:

Strong design portfolio with 4+ years education, 2+ years design and interactive work experience;
Experience leading a team of designers, production specialists and writers to creative excellence;
Well-developed communication skills;
Ability to think creatively and justify concepts to clients and team members;
Experience with strategic brainstorming, campaign development, creative brief development and creative execution;
Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously;
Proven aptitude for quick creative thinking with acute attention to detail within demanding deadlines;
Comprehensive understanding of interactivity and the Web;
Committed to the profession of visual communication;
Passionate for design and creative problem solving;
Leadership abilities to foster learning and excellence among team members;
Demonstrated track record in a client-service environment;
Excellent design presentation and persuasion skills;
Proven track record of delivering projects on time and on budget;
Intimate knowledge of information design, including the topology of information for the web, and user interface issues, including browser/platform constraints;
Strong understanding of information design;
Thorough knowledge of PhotoShop, Illustrator, Freehand, Quark, Flash and HTML;
Understanding of the strengths and limitations of Flash, After Effects, QuickTime, Director, ImageReady, Final Cut Pro;
Solid understanding of DHTML, CSS, XML/XSL;
Takes ownership of tasks and drives tasks through to completion;
Positive, constructive and is accountable for their actions;
Able to focus while under pressure.

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Bookkeeper & Operations Dept. Assistant (Now Hiring)

Location: Santa Monica, CADepartment: BLITZ

Type: Full TimeExperience: Mid Level

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BLITZ Agency seeks full time Bookkeeper & Operations Dept. Assistant to assist with accounts payables, accounts receivables, bi-weekly payroll time tracking and management of our growing 60 employee office. Candidate must be demonstrably experienced with project-based service industry accounting methods and capable of handling HR and financial information with the utmost confidentiality.

Responsibilities include:

Entering approved vendor invoices into Quickbooks, allocating to correct project and department codes as applicable.

Assisting Operations and Resource Manager with collection of employee timesheets for payroll, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.

Using excel templates with Macros to prepare payroll report for entry.

Assisting Operations Director with client invoicing and late payment collections.

Assisting Operations Director with calculating multi-business unit P&L reports.

Helping track and coordinate company office expenditures including reconciling executive credit cards with receipts on a monthly basis.

Coordinating company business travel as requested.

Assisting coworkers with basic administrative functions as requested.

Serving as liaison to the building’s property management and parking administrator.

Coordinating new staff set-up of keycards, parking and orientation to the office.

Assisting with coordinating staff functions and events.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree; CPA or Accounting Certificate a plus;

Interest in a career path in Finance, Operations and/or Human Resources;

Mastery of Quickbooks (or similar accounting program);

Extremely computer and internet savvy, including mastery of Excel, Word, and Outlook;

Ability to instill trust in coworkers that assigned tasks will be seen through to accurate completion;

Ability to establish and meet deadlines;

Professional appearance and demeanor;

Outstanding communication skills required - written and verbal;

Ability to prioritize, multitask and work under time constraints;

Ability to get along with a diverse set of personalities with superior service skills.

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Design Intern

Location: Santa Monica, CADepartment: BLITZ Agency

Type: InternshipExperience: Student (College)

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As a Design Intern you will be responsible for:

Working with Creative Leads and Project Managers to develop a wide variety of online, video, and multimedia projects.

Assisting with break-up and optimization of visual assets for final development.

Creating comps based on existing design direction.

Integrating high quality animation for site builds, rollovers, transitions, etc. for both Flash and video.
Contributing well developed ideas during brainstorms and conceptual meetings.
Generating storyboards that outline animation and/or motion graphics.

Requirements/ Qualifications:

Mastery of Photoshop, Illustrator, & Flash;

Knowledge of After Effects, InDesign and 3D applications a plus;

Ability to interpret wireframes and bring our UX to life;
Attention to detail and good personal time management;

High level experience with Flash break-up and optimization techniques;

Comping and animation experience;

Ability to work independently when provided with direction, while also integrating into a team environment;
Solid written and verbal communication skills;
Interactive/online portfolio;
Great attitude, ability to work in-house, and willingness to learn.

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Designer (Accepting Resumes)

Location: Santa Monica, CADepartment: BLITZ Agency

Type: Full TimeExperience: Mid Level

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As a designer for BLITZ you’ll be involved in original design work, and will help to craft a project from concept to completion. While you’ll still be helping with internal page comping and occasional breakup, you’ll be responsible for original homepage design and will begin to participate more in concepting and mentoring of other members of your department.

What you’ll be doing:

Working with Creative Leads and Project Managers to develop a wide variety of online, video, and multimedia projects

Assisting with break-up and optimization of visual assets for final development

Creating comps based on existing design direction

Integrating high quality animation for site builds, rollovers, transitions, etc. for both Flash and video

Contributing well developed ideas during brainstorms and conceptual meetings

Generating storyboards that outline animation and/or motion graphics

Qualifications:

> Must have mastery skills in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash.

> Knowledge of Flash, After Effects, and animation technique is recommended.

> Able to present and articulate creative ideas and concepts for internal creative team and business stakeholders.

> Have an outstanding interactive/online portfolio, with 4 years of professional working experience in the interactive space.

> Understands and knows the dynamics of working with information architects and content organization processes.

> Know the importance of knowledge share and mentoring.

> Able to work independently as well as integrate well with a highly dynamic creative group.

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Interactive Flash Developer (Mid-Sr Level) -Accepting Resumes

Location: Los Angeles, CADepartment: BLITZ Agency

Type: Full TimeExperience: Mid Level

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The BLITZ Flash Developer must be passionate about programming interactive technologies and committed to building unique and innovative User Experiences. You've mastered Math Motion algorithms, Procedural Animation, AI and game engine physics and show great interest in the works of Keith Peters, Erik Natzke and Grant Skinner. You obsess over building the coolest navigation widgets and presentation interactions that "feel" real and respond intelligently to user interactions. Your work transforms client goals into compelling, usable, and media-rich Interactive Experiences ranging from Websites, Games, Applications and Widgets, to intelligent User Interfaces for mobile and the console. Our creative concepts, design, motion graphics, video and audio teams will challenge you to plan and build innovative projects for our well known clients, appreciated by millions and often awarded top industry accolades.

Responsibilities will include:

Strategic Work

Lead the Interaction Experience of projects by implementing tactile, game-like, fluid, dynamic, physics based elements, interfaces and widgets that brings the creative work to life
Plan and Architect interactive elements ahead of time along with the Creative and Art Directors
Learn and Contribute to the BLITZ Flash Development Framework - Fabric
Provide meticulous attention to detail when working with art directors and integrating media assets such as design, motion graphics, video, and sound
Work with the User Experience team to author and maintain interaction and technical documentation through the life of a project
Maintain well organized and clean project files and folders
Maintain the highest coding standards and best practices by keeping up with the latest Flash Platform enhancements and techniques
Be an active player in advancing the goals of the Flash Dept - contribute to the BLITZ code libraries and component productivity tool sets, do Research & Development during down time

Tactical Work

Develop Interactive Experiences using Flash AS3 (and a little legacy AS2), with strong understanding of Object Oriented Programming techniques, RIA/SOA architectures, as knowledge of when/how/why to use Design Patterns
Utilize strong performance optimization skills and the ability to help guide creative team towards sound creative solutions for flash
Write clean, documented, reusable and scalable ActionScript code
Optimize Code and Architecture for great performance and outstanding user experiences

Qualifications:

At least 3 or more years of interactive programming experience in an agency environment
Strong Game Development Background, Math Motion, Physics and AI
Interactive Agency Experience or Similar
Expert understanding of theories related to interface design, usability and interactivity
Expert understanding of Papervision3D and other available interaction libraries.
Expert of latest Flash Player features such as Pixel Bender, Filters, Blend modes, Flash Type, Bitmap caching, Alpha Blending, Advanced gradient control
An innovative, hacker mentality, and an interest in experimenting with new algorithms and technologies
Passionate about pushing the boundaries of interactive technologies
Proficient at Flash & JavaScript Integration, External Interface
Familiarity with localization techniques and the issues related to providing international (i.e. non-English) content within Flash
Knowledgeable about tricks, workarounds and limitations of the Flash Player
An obsession for high-quality deliveries
Creative toolset knowledge (e.g. Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.)
Excellent communication skills
Proficient at Flash Video Delivery and Integration of Sound, Motion Graphics, Animations and Transition sequences
Proficient at Client/Server Integration (Flash Media Server, Remoting, XML, SOAP/Web Services and URL encoded name/value pairs)

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Production Intern

Location: Santa Monica, CADepartment: BLITZ Agency

Type: InternshipExperience: Student (College)

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The Production Intern is responsible for the support of the project management and production team, ensuring timely completion of work and client satisfaction. This role requires working with multi-project team resources to ensure that projects are delivered on-time and on budget according to defined scope, timeline and cost parameters. The ideal candidate must be responsible, energetic, highly dedicated, independent, organized, detail oriented, and communicative.

Qualifications:

Detail-oriented working style;

Superior organization and multi-tasking skills;

Service-oriented attitude (flexible, personable, approachable);

Strong communication and leadership skills;

Ability to prioritize workload and delegate to other operations team members;

Ability to provide and receive feedback in a constructive manner;

Absolute professionalism and confidentiality;

Strong business focus;

Strong Excel skills;

Ability to delegate tasks to maximize efficiency;

Willingness to be held accountable for own actions.

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