Senior Interactive Designer (London)
Full-time Flash Programmer (London)
Full-time Flash Programmer (Tokyo)

Less Rain is an award winning digital design & build agency based in London, Berlin & Tokyo.

We offer a wide set of creative and technical services within the digital arena, ranging from corporate and consumer websites, to interactive content creation, online games & social networks. We work primarily with Flash.

Our work is characterised by strong concepts, bespoke design, engaging interaction & performance-friendly implementation. We work indepedantly & across 3 offices, in a multicultural team, including people of German, Norwegian, Canadian, Hellenic, Spanish & Japanese nationality.

Our current client list includes Red Bull (UK & International), BBC, Warp Films, Getty Images, Nike Germany, VW, NEC, AOI & Dentsu Japan.


1) Senior Interactive Designer (London):

Less Rain is seeking a senior interactive designer with excellent design skills and substantial online experience, predominantly in Flash websites.

Every project we do demands a great concept / idea behind it and pushes the boundaries of what is possible, so you will never find yourself doing the same website over and over again.

You will be responsible for coming up with concepts for online campaigns, as well as designing websites from start to finish. You will be the main creative lead for the London office, working with developers, designers and project managers to ensure your creative vision stays intact. You will also be in touch with the Less Rain creative & technical directors in Berlin & Tokyo.

As a person you are always thinking of new ways to use design and interaction to solve problems. You are quick and stress tolerant, with attention to detail and good communication skills. You are comfortable talking about your ideas and can inspire others to follow your lead.

Skills:

• Experience in designing rich media online experiences and using interaction to connect consumers to brands.
• Excellent Information design & typography skills.
• Excellent animation & moving image skills.
• A feel for good usability.
• A minimum of 5 years experience.
• Excellent knowledge of Flash (as a designer, no coding experience necessary), Photoshop, Illustrator / Freehand as well as moving image & 3D software (Aftereffects, Maya, 3D Studio Max etc.

Initial salaries are comparable to the market level. Send your resume, references and portfolio to jobs[at]lessrain.com. Please include salary expectations.


2) Full-time Flash Programmer (London):

You will be coding interactive environments mainly in Actionscrtpt 2.0 and Actionscrtpt 3.0, ranging from mini-sites and virals to large scale consumer & corporate websites. Here are some examples of the level of coding we expect:

• Haunch of venison.
• Toro Rosso.
• VW EOS

Your role involves working with our front-end designers and back-end developers. Every project we do has a great concept / idea behind it and pushes the boundaries of what is possible, so you will never get bored doing the same website over and over again.

As a person you are quick, accurate and stress tolerant, a problem solver with good communication skills. You have a wide knowledge of Flash programming and in-depth experience in web development.

Skills:

• Solid AS2 and AS3 Skills (OOP)
• Experience with Flash integration technologies (Dynamic content, XML, Web services).
• Bandwidth and performance friendly coding.
• A feel for good interaction design and usability.
• A minimum of 3 years experience.
• An interest to other related technologies is an advantage (i.e. Papervision 3D, etc.)

Initial salaries are comparable to the market level and there will be a chance to negotiate as you develop.

Send your resume, references and portfolio to jobs[at]lessrain.com. Please include salary expectations.

If you want to work in our Tokyo office as Flash Developer just click here.

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