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At Sequence we get all worked up about finding creative, intelligent and passionate people to join our team. And at the rate we're growing, that search is never–ending. So if you're one of those extraordinary talented people who are ready for what's next, please contact us.

AVAILABLE POSITIONS

Account Director
Description:

Sequence helps build businesses by providing integrated strategy and design services to emerging companies and brands in transition. With a focus on new technologies and consumer markets, we deliver innovative and effective work across a broad range of assignments—from strategy to identity, print and interactive design. Sequence is committed to an exceptional work environment and creating excellent work. We are looking for passionate Candidates who are eager to join a fun, collaborative and innovative team.

The Account Director leads and guides the development of overall client objectives and the ongoing strategic direction of the account. He/She is the lead client contact and oversees a single account or multiple accounts. The Account Director is responsible for developing expertise on the client's business and industry, and is responsible for utilizing this expertise to assess the needs of each client and propose solutions that address these needs.

The Account Director is a client advocate and relationship builder. He/She is responsible for developing new business within existing accounts by positioning Sequence strategically with clients. The Account Director is also expected to contribute in business development opportunities with potential clients by defining solutions.

The Account Director leads the Sequence engagement team by constantly working to balance the best interests of the client and Sequence. He/She owns the planning/strategy responsibility along with ensuring the financial viability of the account.

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Requirements:
  • Owns the client relationship on medium to large accounts
  • Provides strategic counsel to clients by developing intimate knowledge of the client's business
  • Proficient at developing long-range vision for each client and be able to develop, implement and evolve plans for achieving clients' long-term goals
  • Serves as the main point of contact with client for ongoing relationships
  • Demonstrated understanding of strategic marketing, branding and business principles
  • Proven ability to manage account teams and delivery partners
  • Demonstrated experience in negotiating agreements with clients and partners
  • BA from an accredited university; MBA preferred
  • 6-10 years of managing interactive engagements
  • Superior written and oral communication skills
  • Strong leadership, interpersonal and organizational skills
  • Sound judgment and ethics
Director of Interaction Design
Description:

Sequence helps build businesses by providing integrated strategy and design services to emerging companies and brands in transition. With a focus on new technologies and consumer markets, we deliver innovative and effective work across a broad range of assignments – from strategy to identity, print and interactive design. Sequence is committed to an exceptional work environment and creating excellent work. We are looking for passionate Candidates who are eager to join a fun, collaborative and innovative team.

The Director of Interaction Design plays a critical role in the studio, one that involves a combination of strategic thinking, business acumen, subject matter expertise, project execution, and mentorship of delivery teams. As Director, you will work with all disciplines in the studio to help deliver best-of-breed interactive solutions to meet our clients' business needs. You'll help develop and refine internal processes and methodologies for the discipline, set an example for delivery teams, provide superior guidance to your team, and act as a thought leader in the practice of interaction design and information architecture. Finally, you'll work with the business development team to help articulate our unique value proposition, understand potential client needs, and communicate how Sequence is best suited to meet those needs.

Aside from your leadership responsibilities, you will spend a portion of your time working as a subject matter expert and practitioner on key projects. In this part of your role, you are a strategic problem solver who can effectively bridge the gap between user needs and business objectives. You will work closely with clients during projects, defining problems by asking the right questions and effectively communicating the solutions. Throughout this process, you are comfortable working in highly collaborative and multi-disciplinary teams, and communicate effectively with visual designers, writers, technical teams and developers.

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Key Responsibilities:
Management
  • Leadership of information architects and interaction designers, including their direction, growth, and performance
  • Participate and inform project Management around resourcing
  • Perform leadership skills, which include collaboration, time management, and prioritization
  • Provide a holistic approach to a project's process and scope (including low level plans), and articulate level of effort for IA activities during a project
  • Demonstrate clear written and verbal communication skills and general management capabilities
  • Lead the hiring process for your discipline
Strategic Thinking
  • Work strategically in a creative and analytical role combining a strong attention to detail and rich conceptual thinking
  • Strong decision making and comfortable with ambiguity – able to deal effectively with concrete, tangible issues as well as abstract conceptual matters
  • Understand the value of design to build businesses and transform organizations
  • Ability to leverage balance data, logic and intuition in decision making and problem solving
Creative Leadership/Design Acumen
  • Inspire team to consistently strive for excellence in the work they produce
  • Challenge and innovate new methods of creative execution
  • Provide a deep understanding of user experience around a spectrum of mediums (e.g., physical, web, environmental, etc.)
  • Organize and conduct effective critiques and other brainstorming activities
Relationship Building
  • Build strategic relationships and partnerships both internally and with clients
  • Think deeper about clients' problems and create a trusted relationship and partnership
Communication
  • Effectively share point of view and expertise and be able to understand the scope and boundaries of projects.
  • Strong presenting, verbal and written skills
  • Understand the business environment and what clients need to make something actionable
  • Escalate issues to Creative Director when they occur
Sequence
  • Actively participate in company goals and individual task forces

In the past you have focused on the information architecture and interaction design for medium- to large-scale web sites, with demonstrated proficiency in:

  • Development of modular, scalable site architectures
  • Persona creation, coupled with task modeling, task flow creation, user needs analysis, and scenario development
  • Design of useful and elegant navigational systems, including the development of associated taxonomies and classification systems
  • Page-level information design, manifested in detailed wireframes, with demonstrated ability to present information clearly and hierarchically
  • Functional requirements definition and specification
  • Data modeling and design of sites with dynamic, database-driven content
  • Experience conducting user research and usability testing
  • Experience with Content Management Systems
  • Experience with desktop application design
Information Architect (Senior Level)
Description:

Sequence helps build businesses by providing integrated strategy and design services to emerging companies and brands in transition. With a focus on new technologies and consumer markets, we deliver innovative and effective work across a broad range of assignments - from strategy to identity, print and interactive design. Sequence is committed to an exceptional work environment and creating excellent work. We are looking for passionate Candidates who are eager to join a fun, collaborative and innovative team.

The Information Architect is a strategic problem solver who can effectively bridge the gap between user needs and business objectives. You will work closely with clients during projects, defining problems by asking the right questions and effectively communicating the solutions. You are comfortable working in highly collaborative and multi-disciplinary teams, and communicate effectively with visual designers, writers and developers.

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Requirements:
  • This position requires a minimum of 3-5 years experience on the agency and/or client side.
  • You focus on the information architecture and interaction design for medium- to large-scale web sites, with demonstrated proficiency in:
    • Development of modular, scalable site architectures
    • Persona creation, coupled with task modeling, task flow creation, user needs analysis, and scenario development
    • Design of useful and elegant navigational systems, including the development of associated taxonomies and classification systems
    • Page-level information design, manifested in detailed wireframes, with demonstrated ability to present information clearly and hierarchically
    • Functional requirements definition and specification
    • Data modeling and design of sites with dynamic, database-driven content
  • You are comfortable working with traditional page-to-page site interaction models, as well as modern approaches using technologies like AJAX
  • You have the ability to juggle multiple tasks and shifting priorities
  • You are comfortable working closely with both visual designers and software developers to ensure integrated solutions and smooth transitions between project phases.
  • You can take ownership of information architecture responsibilities on a project from the initial client contact through development with minimal oversight and lead other IA's if needed.
  • You have a portfolio that demonstrates strategic thinking and compelling solutions to a variety of problems
  • Fluency in OmniGraffle on the Macintosh platform or Visio on the Windows platform is required.
Additional Competencies Desired
  • Experience conducting user research
  • Experience with Content Management Systems
  • Experience with desktop application design
  • Ability to develop data models and database schema
Flash Developer (Senior Level)
Description:

Sequence helps build businesses by providing integrated strategy and design services to emerging companies and brands in transition. With a focus on new technologies and consumer markets, we deliver innovative and effective work across a broad range of assignments—from strategy to identity, print and interactive design. Sequence is committed to an exceptional work environment and creating excellent work. We are looking for passionate designers who are eager to join a fun, collaborative and innovative team.

As a Flash developer at Sequence, you are responsible for developing visually and functionally compelling Flash animations that simultaneously meet design and business objectives. You have a strong combination of Flash programming expertise, along with a very solid graphic design sensibility. You work effectively with graphic designers, information architects, and other developers, contributing to internal decision making, and identifying implementation challenges early in the design process. You are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, and can multitask effectively.

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Requirements:
  • 5+ years experience working as a Flash developer on the agency and/or client side
  • Experience developing Flash for delivery as small components within Web sites and as larger standalone entities (e.g., games or applications)
  • Strong graphic design sensibility that supports complex design implementations and the creation of visually compelling animations
  • Ability to clearly articulate the opportunities and constraints associated with a given animation project during requirements gathering and the conceptual phases of design
  • Ability to address the key issues associated with deploying Flash content on the Web (e.g., search engine optimization, printability, accessibility)
  • Fluency with ActionScript 2.0 and object-oriented programming methodologies
  • Fluency with both timeline-based and ActionScript animation
  • Fluency with both raster- and vector-based image editing applications (e.g., Adobe Photosop and Illustrator) and ability to optimize graphics for use within Flash animations
  • Experience using XML and relational databases (e.g., MySQL) with Flash
  • Ability to integrate video and audio content with Flash, and knowledge of the associated challenges and issues
  • Ability to bridge Flash and HTML using JavaScript or other technologies
  • Familiarity with server-side technologies (e.g., PHP) and how they can be used with Flash to deliver dynamic content
  • Experience with core Web service technologies and Flash (e.g., SOAP, XML-RPC)
  • Familiarity with Flash Remoting
Additional Competencies Desired:
  • Demonstrated experience with other timeline-based animation tools (e.g., AfterEffects)
  • Familiarity with ActionScript 3.0
  • Experience developing Flex2 applications and working in the Flex authoring environment
  • Experience with video authoring tools (e.g., Final Cut Pro)
  • Familiarity deploying Flash in non-web environments (e.g., on mobile devices)
Project Manager (Senior Level)
Description:

Sequence helps build businesses by providing integrated strategy and design services to emerging companies and brands in transition. With a focus on new technologies and consumer markets, we deliver innovative and effective work across a broad range of assignments—from strategy to identity, print and interactive design. Sequence is committed to an exceptional work environment and creating excellent work. We are looking for passionate people who are eager to join a fun, collaborative and innovative team. Our clients range from start-ups to established companies.

Reporting to the Client Services Director, senior project managers own the client relationship on small to mid-sized accounts, and the day-to-day management of a project. They can manage small to mid-sized projects independently, and work with an Account Manager on large projects. Senior project managers are advocates for the user-centered design process, and can explain it and apply it to projects.

Senior project managers plan projects and approaches so that teams can deliver high-quality work on-time and on budget. They should be able to successfully manage client relationships, understand client business needs, and think strategically about an account. They are also responsible for all operational aspects related to an account, from project management to billing.

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Requirements:
  • Owns the client relationship on small to mid-sized accounts
  • Work with an account manager to project manage on larger accounts
  • Plan projects including approach, scope, schedule and budget
  • Understand client business needs, and how to plan a project to meet those needs
  • Able to apply the user-centered design process to web projects, and be able to explain it to clients
  • Determine resources with design team leads
  • Write Statements of Work
  • Main client contact for day-to-day project updates and issues
  • Set up communication plan for clients and teams
  • Manage projects so they are on-time and on budget
  • Understand and communicate project milestones, dependencies, assumptions, risks, and issues
  • Validate invoices before they are sent to the client
  • Track team hours according to the budget
  • Write documentation such as change orders and status reports
  • Run project debriefs
  • Participate in new business development
  • Must be comfortable project managing small to mid-sized web design projects independently, and managing larger projects under the supervision of an account manager. Senior project managers may also be asked to manage identity and print design projects, but this is a smaller share of our work.
  • Able to manage multiple projects at the same time
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Natural ability to develop positive relationships with clients and internal teams
  • Able to make sound judgement calls
  • Stays calm under pressure and enjoy problem solving
  • Able to lead meetings
  • Flexible, collaborative, proactive, and highly organized
  • Comfortable working with design teams
  • Strategic thinker
Desired:
  • Experience working at a design agency
  • Experience with web design projects
  • A minimum of 3-10 years of experience working as a project manager