Interactive Ad Designer

Kargo creates breakthrough cross-screen ad experiences for the world's leading brands and publishers. Everyday, our 600+ employees bring the power of their creativity and diversity to radically raising the bar on what mobile, CTV, AI, social, and eCommerce can do to wow consumers and build businesses. Now 20 years strong, Kargo has offices in NYC, Chicago, Austin, LA, Dallas, Sydney, Auckland, London and Waterford, Ireland. Humble brag: In 2024, Kargo was recognized as a Best Place to Work by Ad Age and Built In.

Who We Hire

Success takes all kinds. Diversity describes our workforce. Inclusion defines our culture. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or other legally protected status. Individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Title: Interactive Designer/ Ad Designer

Job Type: Full Time, In-Office Hybrid Required

Job Location: Chicago, IL

The Opportunity

An Interactive Designer reports to the Director of Ad Design and will design & animate custom, rich media, mobile ad experiences for Kargo's advertisers. An ideal candidate will be passionate, solution driven, flexible, and love creating beautiful & innovative digital advertising products.

The Daily To-Do

• Design & animate visually stunning and cutting-edge mobile advertising experiences for Kargo's advertising campaigns

• 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 mobile 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

• Design & execute pre-sale ad campaign mocks

• Participate in 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 the go-to resource for the rest of the Ad Design team

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of relevant experience

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

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

• Understanding of designing intuitive user interfaces

• 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

• Expert proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

• Get it done attitude without compromising quality

• Comfortability with mobile advertising, mobile UI and UX design

• Animation experience is a plus

• Experience using Celtra Ad Builder is a plus

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