Interested in working with a great group of people? We have the job for you!

Job description and details are available after the jump.

Overview and Responsibilities:

The Iona Group, Inc., a creative communications company in Morton, Illinois, seeks a creative and driven individual who is passionate about art, design, and the collaborative development process.

You are a multi-talented artist/designer with a strong drive to stay up-to-date on today’s latest technologies and their applications. You thrive in deadline-driven environments, can take direction and are capable of monitoring your own progress. You can interact with clients to understand their needs and respond appropriately. You write and speak succinctly. You can design and communicate with developers, as well as represent your visual ideas like nobody’s business. You are versatile and can create in a wide range of visual styles using various techniques. You can adapt your knowledge and expertise to fit a client’s unique needs. You want to learn, develop, and grow as a part of small team of designers who are passionate about the work they produce.

Desired Skills:

• Experience working through a formal design process; determining project and client needs, conceptual design, implementation, and quality control.
• Must be a team player and demonstrate excellent people skills, especially under deadline pressure
• Must exhibit a thorough knowledge of the language of animation, video, and motion graphics and demonstrate illustration, web, and typographic sensibility
• Ability to take design direction from concept through execution
• Experience working with and ability to maintain brand specifications when implementing and executing designs
• Must be familiar with the various design, animation, and editing packages including and display superior competency in at least one functional area: Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Flash, Maya, Final Cut Pro, and InDesign (mac platform preferred).
• Cross-browser, cross-platform knowledge of CSS, and XHTML
• Videography skills are a big plus.
• AA, BA or BFA in Visual/Interactive Design or similar field is required
• Three years experience is preferred, however, exceptional less experienced candidates will be considered.

Applicant must provide a portfolio showcasing sample work. If the work is collaborative, please provide a specific description of your role on the project. Portfolios can be submitted as a PDF or a URL link to jobs@ionagroup.com.

About Us:

We are a small close-knit team of designers, developers, and videographers who create engaging websites, interactive museum and tradeshow installations, videos, and interactive applications/RIAs for clients throughout the Midwest.

We work for clients like Columbia College, the Museum of Science and Industry, Shedd Aquarium, Pioneer Hi-bred, and Caterpillar. We’re located 10 miles from Peoria in the heart of Illinois — nearly equidistant from Chicago and St. Louis. Our production staff prides themselves on maintaining a friendly and open work environment. We care a lot about creating amazing pieces for our clients, providing a fantastic work environment for our coworkers, and giving back to our community, both locally and globally.