Do you enjoy surfing through the series of tubes that is the interweb? Sick of being told that your extensive online knowledge is of the useless variety? Want to prove your parents wrong by benefiting from your interest in comic books? Want to work with a group of people who genuinely like one another in an environment that encourages creativity, individuality, laughter and irreverence? Want to make your friends jealous? Want to work for MashON?

MashON is an exciting and unique company free of the cubicle-centric corporate mentality. Our game consoles, dartboard, pool table, mandatory participation in company-wide Jenga tournaments, casual-only dress code and Donut Fridays, presented by our very own Ambassador of Fun, help create an atmosphere conducive to not sucking. We focus on building a host of web-based tools which allow users to combine their own photos, videos and sounds with premium licensed content, to easily create comic strips, animated novels and e-cards. The resulting mashup can be shared with friends via email or posted to popular social networking websites. Our brands include SPORE, MTV, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Chaotic, Garfield, Urbaniacs, Champions Online, and more!

MashON is looking for an rock star Art Director who is extremely computer & internet savvy; very much in tune with user-generated content and social networking websites (YouTube, MySpace, Facebook); a creative thinker; and a problem solver. You'll get to know our applications so well, you’ll naturally have brilliant ideas on how to add new features, perfect the user interface, and improve the user experience. The creative solutions arrive within the constraints of the online environment and brand guidelines. You will work as part of a team on projects from concept to completion. This is a fast-paced and exciting environment in which you must sometimes be able to work with little direction as easily as you will with a lot of direction, all the while executing on tight deadlines.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree or higher related to Design
• Minimum three to five years of professional experience creating user interfaces, titles and menus for video games, film, applications, DVDs or flash websites
• The ability to create both static and dynamic animated UI systems with a solid understanding of basic animation principles
• Strong typography and good intuitive understanding of UI necessary
• Expert-level knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator. Knowledge of HTML, Flash (animation / action scripting) or visual effects programs such as After Effects is also a plus.
• Willingness to learn new programs
• Ability to work in a team environment, take specific direction as well as define a creative direction from a general or broad concept
• Passion for mentoring and providing clear direction to designers/interns while guiding their work
• Experience building online brands/platforms
• Mac environment proficiency

Portfolio must reflect varied client projects to demonstrate variability in work. Please submit a resume, link to portfolio and/or work samples to form below.

We're always looking for talented professionals to join our team. Drop us a line and send us your resume...