DESCRIPTIONWho We Are
Brilliance Creative Services (BCS) is a diverse, creative team with a background in publishing dedicated to developing customer/author centered design solutions through creative visual communication. We work with global teams within Amazon Publishing/Kindle to create some of the publishing industry's most visually compelling digital campaigns.
Our mission is to be the most customer-centric group of creative thinkers, dreamers and doers. This manifests itself through visual design, branding, photography, video, advertising and user experience design.
In publishing, the story is where it all begins. We believe there should be a story behind every campaign. That's where the work of BCS starts-from building strategy to executing beautiful designs.
Who You Are
We are looking for a talented, customer-focused production designer to join our digital design team. In this role, you will be creating a variety of digital assets used to engage and attract customers on Amazon.com. Your work will be seen by millions of people each day across Amazon's homepage, product detail pages, email, and hand held devices. The ideal candidate has a varied portfolio spanning personal projects and professional-level work that reflects a strong individual sense of aesthetics and an ability to conceptualize stylish, elevated ideas. Your primary focus will be to create elegant, on-brand designs that provide a superior retail experience while working in close collaboration with art directors, UX designers, site merchandizers, product management, business teams, and designers across international locations.
The ideal candidate is highly motivated, self-directed, enthusiastic, works well under pressure, and thrives in a deadline-driven environment. This position requires strong organizational skills, digital expertise, intrinsic design abilities, typographic skills, and acute attention to detail. The ability to manage multiple projects and communicate with key stakeholders is essential.
An online portfolio of work is required.
Responsibilities
* Design compelling digital marketing promotional graphics
* Contribute to new and exciting projects that stretch the imagination of design and publishing.
* Create customer-centric designs by integrating marketing objectives, target audience, and creative assets
* Optimize digital images for responsive design
* Fulfill multiple project requests while meeting tight deadlines
* Support internal Amazon teams throughout the development of campaigns to ensure the highest degree of detail and polish
* Present design work to site merchandising team, the user experience team, and executives for review and feedback
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS* A remarkable portfolio that demonstrates your ability to turn ideas into a strong creative vision
* Professional experience in graphic design
* Proficient using Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
* Advance level of photo manipulation skills
* Demonstrated compositional and typographical skills
* Familiarity with the technical considerations needed when designing for the web and web-based devices, as demonstrated in your online portfolio
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS* Experience designing visually stunning, interactive, frontend user experiences for digital devices
* Ability to actively participate in giving/receiving constructive feedback during creative presentations and design reviews
* Ability to articulate your creative thinking
* Project management experience including the ability to articulate how design meets requirements in a creative brief
* Interest in latest design and technology trends
* Bachelor's degree in graphic design or related field
* Strong communication skills
* Self-motivated and capable of working independently
Amazon is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Orientation