Interactive Designer

Kargo; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Kargo is seeking an Interactive Designer to craft and animate rich media, cross-device ad experiences for leading brands. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor junior designers, and push innovative digital advertising products.

The role emphasizes Agile-like collaboration, strong visual design skills, and a passion for mobile and CTV ad experiences. The salary range is clearly defined in the posting.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant experience.
• Portfolio featuring past work with user-centered design.
• Excellent visual design with pixel-level attention.
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and meet fast-evolving deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Design & animate rich media ad experiences for mobile, desktop, and CTV.
• Produce standards-compliant interactive ads with Rich Media tools.
• Apply user-centered design to create intuitive solutions.
• Collaborate with Client Service Managers to bring ideas to life on mobile.
• Develop responsive design understanding across devices.
• Review with design team to refine interfaces and UX.
• Follow ad unit best practices in all outputs.
• Contribute to product ideation with mockups and prototypes.
• Lead client brainstorms and creative meetings when asked.
• Mentor junior designers and support growth.
• Execute quick-turnaround design requests from other departments.

Skills

Animation

Mobile advertising

UX design

Communication

Portfolio

Tools

Celtra Ad Builder

Adobe Photoshop

After Effects

Job description

Who We Are

Kargo creates powerful moments of connection between brands and consumers to build businesses. Every day, our 600+ employees work to radically raise the bar on what agentic AI, CTV, eCommerce, social, and mobile can do to deliver unique ad experiences across the world's most premium platforms. Taking a creative science approach to all we do, we continuously innovate solutions that outperform industry benchmarks and client expectations. Now 20+ years strong, Kargo has offices in NYC, Chicago, LA, Dallas, Sydney, Auckland, London and Waterford, Ireland.

Who We Hire

Techies who want to build the future. Creatives who want to design it better. Communicators to win business. Collaborators to build it. Data pros who turn numbers into insights. Product builders who turn ideas into innovations. Anyone eager to be on a team that doesn't stop to ask what's next, because they're already building it.

The Opportunity

Our Interactive Designer reports to a Senior Interactive designer and works closely with the Associate Vice President of Ad Design. This role will design & animate custom, rich media, cross device ad experiences for Kargo's advertisers. An ideal candidate will be passionate, solution driven, flexible, and love creating beautiful & innovative digital advertising products.

The Daily To-Do

• Design & animate visually stunning and cutting-edge advertising experiences for Kargo's advertising campaigns spanning mobile, desktop, and CTV solutions.
• Work with Rich Media authoring tools to produce standards-compliant interactive ads
• Employ a user-centered design to create intuitive design solutions
• Collaborate with Client Service Managers through internal brainstorms & discussions to bring big ideas to life on the mobile screen
• Develop an understanding of responsive design across various devices
• Collaborate and review with design team to refine user interfaces for enhancing user experience
• Adhere to Kargo's ad unit best practice standards in all campaign output
• Proactively develop ongoing knowledge base of new technologies and products and identify needs and opportunities for additional advertising products
• Contribute to product ideation with mocks & prototypes of innovative ideas.
• Design & execute pre-sale ad campaign mocks
• Lead and participate client brainstorms & creative meetings when requested
• Be a subject-matter expert–own a specific function based on the current needs of the organization–you'll be one of the go-to design resources for the West Coast team
• Act as a mentor and manager to lower level designers and help to promote their growth
• Execute on quick-turnaround design requests from other departments as needed

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant experience
• Portfolio featuring past work experience and relevant, user-centered design solutions
• Excellent visual design talent, with a pixel-level eye for detail
• Passion for innovation and user experience
• Ability to manage work autonomously, multi-task, and meet fast-evolving deadlines with a curiosity and passion for building rich, new ad experiences
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills; the ability to explain your design decisions clearly and persuasively
• Get it done attitude without compromising quality
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and After Effects
• Experienced in animation
• Experience using Celtra Ad Builder is highly preferred but not required
• Mobile advertising experience is highly preferred
• Comfortability with mobile advertising, mobile UI and UX design
• Desktop and CTV ads experience is a plus

In accordance with applicable federal, state, and local pay transparency laws, the anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for variable compensation — either the Kargo Sales Incentive Plan (sales roles) or an annual discretionary bonus (all other roles). Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, education, and skills.

U.S Salary Range

$70,000—$75,000 USD

Our Laurels

• AdAge Best Places to Work
• ThinkLA Partner of the Year
• Built In Best Places to Work
• Cynopsis 2025 Top Women in Media - Jeannine Shao Collins
• Martech Breakthrough Awards - Best Overall Adtech Company
• Digiday Media Awards Best Event
• Cynopsis Media Impact Awards-Best CTV Platform
• Martech Breakthrough Awards-CTV Innovation
• Adweek Media Plan of the Year Awards - Best Use of Insights

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Kargo is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace where all employees and applicants are treated with respect and dignity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or family status, national origin, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

Pursuant to applicable fair chance laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Kargo will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment.