Position: Creative Director
Company: Software MacKiev
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper

The Creative Director will lead user experience and functionality design in the company's Application Development System. S/He will work directly with product owners as well as lead, establish processes, and collaborate with UX designers in the preparation of detailed UI/UX design documents, proposals, prototypes, product UI reviews, and application functionality design.

 The Application Development System encompasses the design and development of award-winning products for world-famous clients as well as our own Software MacKiev brand. The product lines include Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, and Web consumer applications, oriented on best user experience in the fields of education, accessibility, graphics, animation, and science.

 Key Responsibilities: 

 - Analysis of all product specifics, conveying the results into UX decisions

- UX design of new products, design reviews and improvements for existing ones

- Preparation of externally presentable design documents to satisfy product, technology, and business needs

- Guidance of graphic artists in the visualization of required items

- Agreement of decisions within the company's internal management structure

- Presentation of ideas to clients, explaining all details and specifics

- Communication and analysis of clients' feedback, providing all details and reasons for viewpoints

- Consultation with development teams and clients on UX design matters

Requirements:

 •       Bachelor's / Master's degree

•       Knowledge of software development processes

•       Understanding of design phases and their deliverables

•       Presentation skills

•       Ability to explain and give grounds for all decisions and their benefits

•       Ability to use graphic and development tools for wireframes, diagrams, and prototypes (graphic art is not a requirement)

•       Good level of English (spoken and written)

•       Enthusiasm for apps and new technologies

•       Self-motivated, self-organized

•       At least 7 years in a software developer position

•       Engineering, product management, or indie-development experience is a plus