Interactive Designer at Lobster Ink

Key Task & Responsibilities

• Design and develop creative solutions whereby interactive content aligns to project requirements. This includes learning created in the appropriate authoring tools, as well as assisting in the creation of assets for the production team.
• Contribute and adhere to style guidelines and storyboards to design interactive content i.e. elearning packages, interactive visual content and animation.
• Continuously self-check to quality control your deliverables.
• Collaborate internally to generate concepts and ideas.
• Occasionally research new innovations to better business delivery and report and pitch findings/insights.

Skills / Competencies

• Experience with rapid e-learning authoring tools i.e. Articulate 360 Rise/Storyline is essential, Adobe Captivate is beneficial.
• A qualification in graphic design/interactive/UX or equivalent.
• Understand the basic principles of visual language, e.g. Hierarchy of typography, clean layout, alignment and balance.
• An ability to interpret and translate client brands.
• Minimum four years of work experience required in relevant learning and design fields.
• Proficient in design software such as Adobe CS6/CC: Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, and Acrobat. PC Literate. Experience with Microsoft applications is beneficial.
• Understanding how to design specifically with the learner in mind.
• Motion Graphics experience (advantageous).
• Experience in HTML and CSS (advantageous).
• Job Aids and interactive PDFs (advantageous).
• UX Experience (advantageous)

Minimum experience required

• While industry experience is beneficial, a strong design/motion portfolio and clear understanding of design and motion principles is more important.

Minimum qualifications/education

• 1 year diploma or more in an interactive design discipline
• Matric and relevant tertiary qualification in design or similar
• A comprehensive digital portfolio or reel of motion design work