Communication Designer jobs in San Quentin, CA

Lab Summary:

Samsung Design Innovation Center, located in San Francisco, is opening a Computational Design Lab, reinventing the way we design products and manufacturing with computational design, AI an ML. In this new dynamic lab, we will solve inspirational and complex design problems to spark creativity, to optimize design concepts, and to design innovative products for the present and the future. The lab will engage with various internal teams across the world to create globally-impacting designs by collecting data, developing models, and applying computations.

We are looking for talented designers and creative technologists to join our group and bring new energy to our process. You should be ready to help at all stages of product design, from identifying unmet and latent needs, discovering new design opportunities, designing new product concepts to applying technology creatively to solve real user problems and create radically new experiences that re-imagine the way we interact with products

Samsung Design Innovation Center is one of the leading overseas design studios in Samsung. Our mission is to understand people and lifestyles to deliver meaningful experiences, through beautiful yet functional design, enabled by innovative cutting-edge technologies.

The studio is working on various advanced product experiences which can shape the future of Samsung Businesses, working with various internal teams through experience-driven approach. Our work appears on smartphones, tablets, computers, televisions, wearables, and other devices we can’t describe yet. See some of our work at http://design.samsung.com/global/contents/sdic/

 Position Summary:

The Visual Communication Designer & Storyteller is responsible for creating convincible Experience storytelling and making visual, video and graphic, for the story and scenarios across a wide array of devices and technologies. Our work appears on smart phones, tablets, computers, televisions, wearables and other devices we can’t describe yet. We are looking for a talented collaborative Visual Communication designer & Storyteller to join our group and bring new energy to our process. You should be ready to help at all stages of UX design and product design, from uncovering new user experience and product concepts to detailing the intricacies of the out of box experience, to the product experience after a year of usage.

We are interested in passionate and self-motivated individuals who are comfortable in a highly fluid environment. You will bring drive, smarts, and curiosity; we will provide the environment for you to thrive and grow.

• Strong User Experience based Storytelling and Visualizing the story
• Having a strong aesthetic sense and articulating clear and compelling brand and project values
• Ability to think and act strategically and proactively
• Dedicated and strong attention to detail
• Strong time management skills
• Resource and project management skills
• A strong sense of self-motivation and a creative approach to problem solving
• Ability to collaborate well across disciplines for creating impactful solutions
• Ability to communicate effectively both internally and externally at all levels
• Have a growth mindset and a desire to learn continuously
• Achieve teamwork between mutual respect, collective responsibility, and shared commitment to project success

 Position Responsibilities:

• Conceptualize, document, visualize and develop ideas for experience and products and take them from germinal to shippable
• Work on storytelling, experience, products and features in close collaboration with other stakeholders
• Creating story, scenarios and visual that successfully accomplish appropriately set goals
• Crafting ideas that turn complex and confusing into simple and understandable
• Telling persuasive stories through visuals and data using data visualization to demonstrate the impact of our work
• Extending beyond expectations to ensure the best possible outcome for the project
• Travel International and Domestic and work overtime when needed

 Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field is required and Master’s degree is preferred: Visual design, communication design, multimedia design, videography or equivalent practical experience and training
• 10 years in user experience design and/or video storytelling
• Document, visualize results of story, scenarios and new ideas with high fidelity
• Able to present and defend ideas to the internal team, and help critique and push the rest of the team to better work
• Clear, concise and transparent communication style
• Action-oriented, diligent and flexible
• A clear understanding of design-centered processes and proven methodologies for identifying and solving problems