Rich Media Designer
$75,000–$95,000 year
HybridBerkley, Michigan, United States
Job Summary
Design, build, and execute standard and custom rich media ad units, including display banners, interstitials, interactive video, and gamified experiences. Create polished mockups and prototypes to support sales pitches and client presentations while collaborating with Client Services, Programmatic Operations, and Development teams. Troubleshoot creative, tracking, and platform-related issues by applying third-party measurement pixels and validating QA standards. Manage multiple requests through a queue-based workflow, prioritizing deadlines while maintaining brand guidelines and technical specifications. This role expands KORTX's rich media services offering by delivering visually engaging, technically sound ad experiences aligned with client campaign objectives.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in digital design, rich media production, creative technology, or a related advertising/marketing role
- Strong portfolio showcasing digital ad campaigns, rich media units, interactive experiences, animation, prototypes, or other digital creative work
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, especially Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects
- Experience with rich media or ad-building platforms such as Celtra, Google Web Designer, Studio, or similar platforms
- Working knowledge of HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript as applied to digital ad formats
- Experience with Figma for layouts, mockups, components, and collaborative design workflows
- Strong understanding of digital ad specs, responsive/adaptive layouts, animation timing, file-size optimization, and cross-platform QA
- Excellent visual design skills with strong attention to typography, layout, motion, hierarchy, and brand consistency
- Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, queue-based environment while meeting deadlines and maintaining accuracy
- Strong communication skills and comfort collaborating with cross-functional teams, including Client Services, Programmatic Operations, Development, and Sales
- Local candidates preferred
Desired Qualifications
- Celtra experience is strongly preferred
- Experience with GSAP, Lottie, JSON-based animation workflows, or lightweight JavaScript animation libraries
- Experience creating gamified ad units, dynamic creative templates, countdown units, product carousels, quizzes, polls, or interactive video overlays
- Familiarity with DSP and ad-serving environments such as The Trade Desk, Google Campaign Manager, DV360, Meta, or other digital media platforms
- Understanding of third-party measurement, click tracking, impression tracking, viewability vendors, and QA workflows
- Basic knowledge of creative automation, feed-based creative, dynamic content, or API-driven creative experiences
- Experience creating sales-facing mockups, prototypes, and concept visuals for new business opportunities
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