Be part of a team that challenges the status quo and pushes the limits of digital, daily. ForwardslashNY develops carefully strategized,
user-focused, beautifully executed digital experiences for leading businesses around the world.
Creative Director
Creative D.
We are looking for a talented and motivated creative director to lead our company’s creative department. The successful candidate must possess excellent leadership qualities, with the ability to maximize the talents of their team.
As the creative director, you will work closely with graphic designers, UX/UI designers, visual artists, content creators, and digital developers to deliver engaging content that meets our customers’ expectations. You should be extremely creative and dedicated and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Quality conceptual thinking, strategic communication, and visual aesthetic.
- Execution of assigned jobs from brief through delivery.
- Conceptualized campaign vision, harnessing original graphics, copy, website content, social media, and other marketing materials.
- Taste for high-level aesthetics and passion for conceptualizing and creating innovative and disruptive work.
- Foster a culture of creative excellence by example and direction.
- Train and supervise team members.
- Oversee their creative efforts to ensure they are on strategy, schedule, and meet creative standards.
- Establish appropriate expectations and provide clear, objective feedback on team members’ work.
- Comfortable sharing and defending the strategic, aesthetic, and communication choices made for the work you or your team created.
- Working with the brand team to produce new ideas for company branding, promotional campaigns, and marketing communications.
- Evaluating trends, assessing new data, and keeping up-to-date with the latest marketing techniques.
- Directing brainstorming meetings and creative sessions.
- Shaping brand standards and creating procedures to ensure all deliverables are brand appropriate.
- Speaking with the company or client to set goals, provide updates, receive feedback, and present the final campaign.
- Ensuring that all aspects of the campaign align with the client or company’s needs.
- Looking for ways to improve the design department process.
Skills and qualifications
- A minimum of 7 years of digital experience, particularly with, but not limited to web, social, and emerging technologies.
- A solid understanding of design, copy, and web practices.
- Have in-depth knowledge of brand development and multichannel marketing models.
- Highly skilled in leading a team of creatives.
- Must be a creative and strategic thinker.
- Strong creative vision with attention to business objectives.
- High level of accountability and motivation.
- Strong Interpersonal, time and project management, presentation, leadership, and communication skills.
What’s in it for you?
- Creative and innovative projects.
- Various online courses and team knowledge-sharing sessions.
- Various team events, sports activities, and charity events participation
- Respect and support for your professional and personal goals.
- Private healthcare service
- Flexible start of the working day & Hybrid work environment
- Employee Referral Bonus program
- 22 Days of vacation + 2 sick leave days
- English lessons
- Additional holiday day per 2 years of employment in FWS
- Company gifts (childbirth, birthday cake…)
- Performance review twice a year
- Fully equipped kitchen, a variety of food and drinks such as fruit, candy, coffee, juices …
Please make sure to supply links to your most recent portfolio during application.
Shopify Developer
We are currently looking for a skilled Shopify Developer who would join our team and bring new ideas and initiatives!
If you possess a minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience in building and maintaining Shopify e-commerce stores and have a genuine passion for the fields of e-commerce and technology, we invite you to consider becoming a member of our team. This is an opportunity to leverage your skills and contribute to our projects with your expertise and enthusiasm.
What you will do
- Develop, customize, and optimize Shopify e-commerce stores according to our clients’ requirements.
- Implement new functionalities and integrations with careful testing and ongoing maintenance of the entire system.
- Manage and troubleshoot existing e-commerce stores to resolve any issues that may arise.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest features and changes in the Shopify ecosystem to remain current with industry trends.
- Collaborate with designers, fellow developers, and team members to deliver top-notch results.
Skills And Qualifications
- You have a minimum of 3 years of experience in Shopify e-commerce development.
- Proficient in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript programming language.
- Experience working with technologies such as Liquid markup language, Shopify themes, and Shopify API.
- Knowledge of the fundamentals of SEO optimization for e-commerce stores.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative team spirit.
- Knowledge of the English language (both spoken and written).
What’s in it for you?
- English lessons
- Employee referral program
- Private healthcare service
- 22 Days of vacation + 2 sick leave days
- Various online courses & team knowledge-sharing sessions
- Various team events, sports activities and charity events participation
- Additional holiday day per 2 years of employment in FWS
- Fully equipped kitchen, meal subsidies, various drinks (coffee, juices) & fresh fruits, etc…
- Work with great colleagues in a friendly atmosphere
- Flexible start of the working day & hybrid work environment.
- Respect and support for your professional & personal goals
- Performance review twice a year
- Company gifts (childbirth, birthday cake.. )
- Massages in office
Our Hiring Process
Application
Step 1You see open vacancies that match your qualifications? Send us your CV in PDF.
HR Interview
Step 2If you meet the requirements, our HR department will reach out to you with an email and schedule a 30-minute interview where you get familiar with our company and we will get to know you better, your knowledge and experience.
Technical test
Step 3Depending on the role you’re applying for, you’ll get to showcase your skills on a practical test.
Technical interview
Step 4We want to discuss your technical test and your knowledge with one of our team members. No matter the outcome, we’ll give you comprehensive feedback to help you further your professional development.
Job offer
Step 5We will provide a job offer and agree on the start of our cooperation.
Onboarding
Step 6Welcome aboard!