ESI Design is one of the world’s foremost experience design firms. As an interdisciplinary team of problem solvers, designers, and doers we work at the intersection of physical, digital and social design.
Whether we are inspiring customer-centric innovation for international corporations or inventing new ways to activate public institutions, our mission is the same — to inspire conversation, collaboration, and action.
ESI is looking for a mid-level Immersive Media Interaction Designer to work as part of a cross-disciplinary team developing experience designs for a range of corporate and institutional clients. The Interaction Designer will be responsible for developing, documenting and communicating ideas for experiences that weave physical space, digital tools, and social programs into engaging, immersive experiences.
We are seeking for a creative individual who understands how people engage with dynamic digital media in public and semi-public spaces, and how to tell stories about places and communities. Experience in designing and integrating technology into the built environment is important, especially as it relates to digital, networked, and physical computing systems.
This role specifically is for an Immersive Media Interaction Designer familiar with designing Media Architecture, and is comfortable using light (LEDs) and screens as a medium in physical space. A few examples of past projects in this discipline are here:
Responsibilities:
Ideation with a focus on media design in physical space, working with project teams during research, concept, design and production phases.
Close collaboration with interdisciplinary design team throughout all design and production phases.
Documentation of interface designs through diagrams, written text, scenario/storyboard development, rule sets/logic flows, sketches, wireframes, video, and any other means for communicating design intent and details.
Qualifications must include:
Experience with designing digital media for physical spaces (both large and small scale)
Experience developing creative ideas for how to display media and familiarity with current trends in digital design for physical environments
Proficiency in Adobe Suite for prototyping, documentation and developing visual sketches
Strong design documentation skills
Ability to determine technical feasibility of a given design
Understanding of physical and digital production constraints
Ability to think of and share relevant precedent references of media / light in physical spaces
Collaborative
Ability to effectively communicate design ideas to both internal team and external partners
Polished presentation skills
Familiarity with the capabilities and uses of flexible media software environments (eg Touch Designer, Cinder or Open Frameworks)
Self-motivated with an ability to manage time well and work efficiently without close supervision
Ability to work independently and as part of a creative team
Careful attention to detail
3+ years experience in the field.
Ability to rapidly prototype and visually sketch in code is nice to have
Please visit our website @ http://www.esidesign.com
To be considered, please e-mail your cover letter and resume with the position as the subject to: recruit@esidesign.com
