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Description

When it comes to everyday life, Sony Electronics is there. Our products electrify the senses -- music, video, photos, laughter and sheer emotion. As a consumer, you feel it across our cool products. And as part of our team, you'll feel the excitement of working for the best brand in the world. Step inside Sony Electronics, and watch our Talent at Work extend nearly 60 years of entertainment history. This is life at its creative best. This is Life at Play.

Every day, we shape the way our consumers hear, view and experience the world - at home, at work and at play around the globe. As part of our Creative team, you know what it takes to reach these consumers. You anticipate what they want and when they want it. And you create, invent and sell the products or solutions that drive their desires. You're an innovator of thoughts, thinking ideas no one else has thought before. And you love the excitement of working for one of the most innovative and respected brands in the world. If you don't believe us, try it for yourself. Join our team at Sony Electronics and live your life at its creative best.

Sony Electronics is seeking an Associate Creative Director (ACD) to lead our growing team of talented user experience, visual and motion designers. In this position, you will report to the Director of Creative Services and will be responsible for developing creative concepts and overseeing design execution for large-scale consumer facing web and e-commerce sites.
Our ideal ACD is passionate about digital design, an ambitious self-starter with strong team management experience and is at ease in a corporate environment. You are a motivational leader who can be humble, knowing that your direct reports are an essential part of your success. You will foster a team environment where designers critique concepts early and often, and where you use your experience and skill to provide constructive feedback and hold designers accountable for quality and consistency of creative output.

By example and direction, the ACD fosters a departmental reputation for creative excellence, acting as brand steward and ensuring that all assets are reflective of a premium brand. Your attention to detail, and skill with typography layout and color must be extremely high. You should have a portfolio that demonstrates these skills on recognizable online projects.
This is a hands-on position, and you must be highly skilled in Photoshop, Illustrator and have a solid understanding of Flash/Flex and their ever-changing capabilities.

Responsibilities:
• Under the supervision of the Director of Creative Services, brainstorm compelling, on strategy creative solutions that reflect brand personality
• Manage and coach a team of visual designers, motion designers and other creative personnel and hold designers accountable for quality, consistency and timely delivery of creative assets
• Create a culture of feedback thru clear and objective critiques of creative work during development
• Monitor the quality of fast-turn, day-to-day creative assets as well as long-term strategic projects
• Brainstorm creative new approaches to e-commerce related projects
• Meet with key project stakeholders and present creative solutions to senior level directors and executives
• Manage stakeholder communication and creative team expectations to adjust for inevitable changes in timelines, deadlines, and project goals
• Design and direct website layouts, navigation systems, images, icons, banners, multimedia and motion graphics, style guides for full sites, micro sites, and interactive presentations
• Must have a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design, Interactive Media or related field with a minimum of 5 years of interactive/creative team leadership experience.

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer that drives superior business results by understanding and leveraging diversity. We strive to maximize the productivity and performance of our employees by fostering a winning team spirit and high personal accountability. Sony Electronics values employees with a broad cross-cultural perspective. Everyone is encouraged to respond.

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Specific Skills

• Must have a minimum of 2 years of interactive or ad agency experience as an Art Director or ACD
• Demonstrated strong management and supervisory experience and skills to mentor creative team with objective guidance and feedback required
• Must be highly proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator and PowerPoint
• Flash, Flex, ActionScript and XHTML/CSS capabilities are preferred
• Must be a strong conceptual thinker, with the ability to understand the

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NOTE:
Candidates who are not US citizens or permanent residents need to have authorization to work in the US in order to apply.