Interactive Designer

Our Interactive Designer reports to a Senior Interactive designer and works closely with the Associate Vice President of Ad Design. This role will design & animate custom, rich media, cross device ad experiences for Kargo's advertisers. An ideal candidate will be passionate, solution driven, flexible, and love creating beautiful & innovative digital advertising products.

- Design & animate visually stunning and cutting-edge advertising experiences for Kargo's advertising campaigns spanning mobile, desktop, and CTV solutions.

- Work with Rich Media authoring tools to produce standards-compliant interactive ads

- Employ a user-centered design to create intuitive design solutions

- Collaborate with Client Service Managers through internal brainstorms & discussions to bring big ideas to life on the mobile screen

- Develop an understanding of responsive design across various devices

- Collaborate and review with design team to refine user interfaces for enhancing user experience

- Adhere to Kargo's ad unit best practice standards in all campaign output

- Proactively develop ongoing knowledge base of new technologies and products and identify needs and opportunities for additional advertising products

- Contribute to product ideation with mocks & prototypes of innovative ideas.

- Lead and participate client brainstorms & creative meetings when requested

- Be a subject-matter expert-own a specific function based on the current needs of the organization-you'll be one of the go-to design resources for the West Coast team

- Act as a mentor and manager to lower level designers and help to promote their growth

- Execute on quick-turnaround design requests from other departments as needed

- Portfolio featuring past work experience and relevant, user-centered design solutions

- Excellent visual design talent, with a pixel-level eye for detail

- Ability to manage work autonomously, multi-task, and meet fast-evolving deadlines with a curiosity and passion for building rich, new ad experiences

- Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills; the ability to explain your design decisions clearly and persuasively

- Experience using Celtra Ad Builder is highly preferred but not required

- Comfortability with mobile advertising, mobile UI and UX design

In accordance with applicable federal, state, and local pay transparency laws, the anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for variable

compensation - either the Kargo Sales Incentive Plan (sales roles) or an annual discretionary bonus (all other roles). Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, education, and skills.

- Adweek Media Plan of the Year Awards - Best Use of Insights

Kargo is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace where all employees and applicants are treated with respect and dignity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or family status, national origin, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state, or federal law.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

Pursuant to applicable fair chance laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Kargo will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment.