econd Story seeks an experienced interaction design director to lead the design team in the execution of innovative interactive media projects. The design director is a visionary thinker, an innovator, and a natural leader with a proven understanding of interactive technologies and storytelling techniques. Reporting to the principles, the Interaction Design Director provides overall leadership of the design team at Second Story, including user experience design, interaction design, visual design, motion graphics and time-based media design. As the Director of one of the three core pillars of the studio, your vision will define the design excellence of our creations, your leadership will ensure the implementation of your vision, and your management will oversee the operational efficiency of design development.

The Interaction Design Director will:

• Cultivate, articulate and orchestrate the team’s design of every media experience interactively, visually, aurally, and sometimes physically
• Lead the creative team to pioneer new forms of interactive media that achieve the interpretive, storytelling or messaging goals of the project, exceed client satisfaction, inspire audiences, and garner critical acclaim
• Manage, mentor, and expand the team of interaction designers, motion designers, modelers, animators, and production artists
• Collaborate with the studio director and producers to allocate design team resources
• Ensure the originality, innovation, appropriateness and efficient execution of creative concepts Contribute toward the evolution of the studio’s multidisciplinary design and production process
• Experiment and explore new formats, paradigms, and frontiers of interactive experiences

This position is located in Portland, Oregon, with a very competitive, comprehensive salary and a benefits package that includes medical, dental, disability, employer-contributed 401(k), and professional development funds. Please send your resume to careers@secondstory.com.

Please send your resume to careers@secondstory.com.

Second Story creates informative and entertaining interactive experiences in the form of media-rich storytelling presentations, online collections, interpretive installations, and database-driven applications. Since its founding in 1994, the Second Story team of creative artists, producers, writers, animators, and programmers has developed over 200 award-winning interactive projects. The studio takes pride in providing clear and intuitive access to archives, artifacts, and information as well as staging compelling narratives using digital media, both online and in situated kiosks and presentations.