We’re always looking for bright, talented and ambitious individuals in fields as diverse as interface design to script writing for kids’ games to programming for embedded systems – and that’s just the beginning. Check out the list of available positions below and if you’re interested, send us a CV (and/or your website URL, portfolio, and anything you think might pique our interest) and tell us how you can contribute to another chapter of the story that LVL is trying to write. If we think a good fit is possible, we’ll have you in for an immediate hearing so you can tell us a lot more. We’ll be all ears.
Project Manager
LVL is looking for a project manager to handle a diverse portfolio of work that spans the television, gaming and health sectors, including multiplatform application development, transmedia and social media content / campaigns, and user experience design.
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The project manager’s role is to coordinate and steer all aspects of project planning and execution; evaluating feasibility, writing and editing client proposals, and managing production resources for each of their projects.
The project manager acts as a liaison between management, creative, art and production teams internally, and clients and suppliers externally. They must proactively resolve problems and present updated recommendations, all in the service of ensuring the delivery of high-quality products synced to the client’s expectations, within scope, on time and on budget.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Project management: Client briefings, project and team planning, defining and managing budgets and deadlines, producing progress reports and status updates, team management, and maintaining quality standards
- Client relations: Understanding and analyzing the client’s needs and expectations and advising appropriately; managing change requests; maintaining contact throughout the project; organizing and contributing to meetings; producing time, budget and progress reports; and ensuring clear, efficient communications between the various involved parties.
- Good understanding of content management systems, dynamic publishing, personalized user accounts / profiles, metadata management, and rich / dynamic user interface development.
- Ability to foresee, evaluate, analyze and resolve operational issues.
- Familiarity with the strengths and limitations of different multimedia technologies.
- Very good understanding of Web, television and mobile applications.
- Good understanding of project planning and management principles and tools.
- Deep knowledge of budget processes including: margins, profitability, internal monthly reporting, client budget reporting, rigorous follow up of resource hours, purchase orders, freelance contracts, etc.
General Skills
- A leader who catalyzes teamwork and interpersonal relations
- Truly client-service oriented, capable of being a trusted advisor
- Possessed of an analytical mindset, that contributes to synthesis in the ideation process
- Flexible and practical
- Proactive, autonomous, takes initiative
- Attentive to opportunities and anticipates obstacles
- Capable of dealing with multiple simultaneous projects
- Organized, methodical and thorough
- Handles stress and critique with aplomb
Required Background
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Advertising, Management or other related subjects
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in project management
- Power user of Microsoft Project / iTask, Word, Excel, and Visio
- Perfectly English/French bilingual, written and spoken
- Good understanding of all stages of interactive project production, including technical aspects.
This position offers a competitive salary and a dynamic work environment. We thank all applicants for their interest, but only selected candidates will be contacted. All submissions will be treated as confidential.
Send your resume to: job@lvlstudio.com
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UX Designer / Information Architect
LVL is looking for a talented UX designer with experience creating products for television, the Web and mobile devices.
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Reporting directly to the Director of User Experience, the designer will work in tandem with other UX designers and information architects, developers and project managers, to produce applications and services for television, mobile devices and responsive ‘hybrid’ websites.
Using their creative, research and analytical skills, the UX designer should be able to identify the potential inherent to given platforms or media, in order help develop new approaches and original solutions. The designer will collaborate on content structure to produce page and site maps; plan interaction flows and navigation models; and ensure that designs are representative of core concepts.
Desired Skills
- Ability to define user experiences and adapt products to user needs and preferences.
- Ability to ideate, iterate and think abstractly.
- Ability to structure, organize and synthesize information to present to others.
- Ability to imagine interaction designs that will capture users’ attention.
- Ability to present solutions to the client’s needs, as well as their customers’.
Desired Qualifications
- University degree / diploma in design, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 5 years in a similar position, preferably in an interactive agency
- Highly familiar with interactive media
- Experience with TV, mobile and web applications, as well as related systems and platforms (Microsoft Mediaroom, Minerva xTV, Bluestreak MachBlue) is highly desirable.
- Understanding of the potential and limitations of different multimedia technologies.
- Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite.
- Bilingual, English & French.
Personal Qualities
- Creative, thorough, autonomous, detail-oriented and professional.
- Able to work in a team in an efficient and organized way.
- Able to defend their design decisions and explain the rationales behind their concepts
- Able to work under pressure, plan and manage their priorities.
We offer a competitive salary and a dynamic work environment. We thank all applicants for submitting their candidacies for this position, however, only preselected candidates will be contacted. All submissions are kept confidential.
Send your resume to: job@lvlstudio.com
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Creative Interaction Designer
LVL is seeking a Creative Interaction Designer to develop cross-platform products and services. Reporting to the Director of User Experience, the Creative Interaction Designer will work alongside information architects, interaction designers, and game designers, designing products and services for TV, mobile devices, and the Web. The ideal candidate is a creative problem-solver, able to understand the needs and scope of a project to create solid, engaging solutions.
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Job Description / Core Tasks
User and product research (Needs analysis)
- Benchmarking, product research
- Personas, task analysis, feature requirements / prioritization
Design
- Creative conceptual development
- Navigational models
- Detailed storyboards, screen flows, process diagrams & wireframes
- Content for immersive products: Writing / storytelling
- Documentation for handoff to internal development teams and external clients
Evaluation
- Heuristic evaluations and usability assessments
Required Skills & Experience
- University diploma in User Experience Design, Multimedia Design, Human-Computer Interface / Human Factors engineering, or other related field
- 2 to 5 years experience in Information Architecture
- Demonstrated creativity
- Good knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash)
- Facility with all MS Office applications
- Very strong knowledge of Internet technology
Desirable Experience / Expertise
- Ergonomics / usability
- TV middleware and other embedded systems
- TV production
- Games design
- Anthropology / Psychology background
Personal Qualities
- Creative
- Organized, flexible, and curious.
- Team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Written and verbal fluency in English and French.
We offer a competitive salary and a dynamic work environment. We thank all applicants for submitting their candidacies for this position, however, only preselected candidates will be contacted. All submissions are kept confidential.
Send your resume to: job@lvlstudio.com
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Director of Technology
Responsible for the execution of all of LVL's technology projects, the Director of Technology will collaborate on strategic decisions and long-term planning.
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Job Description
The Director of Technology must demonstrate leadership and attention to detail. They must have software design experience, understand solution architecture, and firmly grasp the software development process. Specific experience with telecom network infrastructure will be an asset.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Plan software development
- Ensure that deadlines are respected
- Define and maintain software development methods and workflows
- Evaluate required development effort and identify risks
- Manage the development team human resources
- Stay abreast of key technologies, trends, and competitors
- Ensure that R&D activities are eligible for tax credits
- Safeguard LVL Studio’s intellectual property
General Skills
- Professional and detail-focused
- Demonstrates leadership & teamwork
- Organized, able to work under pressure and manage priorities
- Analytical, applies good judgment, and perseveres in pursuit of project goals
- Self-confident, able to make decisions, takes initiative
- Passionate and curious about new technologies
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Comfortable talking to clients
- Big-picture view
- Skilled project manager
- Able to resolve and manage conflicts
Required Background
- Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science
- Graduate degree in a related field would be an asset
- Bilingual – Spoken and written French and English.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience, 3 years as a manager
We offer a competitive salary and a dynamic work environment. We thank all applicants for submitting their candidacies for this position, however, only preselected candidates will be contacted. All submissions are kept confidential.
Send your resume to: job@lvlstudio.com
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Graphic Designer
LVL is currently seeking a Graphic Designer. Under the supervision of the Art Director, the graphic designer conceptualizes and produces visual elements, including layouts, icons, and screen elements for websites and other interactive products. The graphic designer works with other designers, integrators, and project managers; and ensures that the visual solutions successfully align the creative approach with a project’s objectives and constraints. He/she participates in the definition and planning of projects, and ensures that the various deliverables are met within the necessary time frames.
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Roles and responsibilities:
- Develops creative concepts and produces graphic interfaces, including: layout, icons, illustrations, and animations for TV, mobile, tablet, and web applications.
- Ensures graphic consistency of solutions.
- Communicates and coordinates efforts with other team members.
- Communicates (when necessary) with clients and external resources.
Technical skills:
- Bachelor of graphic design or related subject: college diploma (D.E.C) or equivalent will be considered.
- Minimum 3 years experience in graphic design.
- Very good knowledge of interactive media.
- Very good knowledge of 2D & 3D techniques.
- Mastery of: Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Microsoft Word, and Powerpoint.
- Able to understand and evaluate technical constraints, and propose solutions.
- Knowledge of usability and ergonomics.
- Asset: knowledge of TV applications.
General skills:
- Creative, rigorous, professional, self-starter, attentive to details.
- Excellent team skills.
- Able to work under pressure and manage priorities, organized.
- Excellent communication skills: written and spoken French and English.
We offer a competitive salary and a dynamic work environment. We thank all applicants for submitting their candidacies for this position, however, only preselected candidates will be contacted. All submissions are kept confidential.
Send your resume to: job@lvlstudio.com
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Flash Actionscript 2/3 and Flex developer
LVL is currently seeking a Flash Actionscript 2/3 and Flex developer. Specialist in multimedia and Web technologies, the candidate will be responsible for programming and developing modules for Web, TV and ipTV applications. In addition, the candidate has experience with video streaming and is interested in game development.
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Skills:
- Minimum 4 years experience in Actionscript 2/3
- Knowledge of Flex
- Knowledge of OOP best practices
- Experience with API
- Experience with XML
- Experience with video streaming
- Experience in Web 2.0 application development
- Interest for game development.
Technical requirements:
- Bachelor ‘s degree in Computer Science
- Flash and Actionscript expert
- Knowledge of XHMTL, CSS, javascript and XML
- Knowledge of Photoshop and illustrator
General criteria:
- Ability to work within a team
- Autonomous, hard-working with good attention to detail
- Bilingual (English and French)
- Curious and passionate about new technologies
- Rigorous and quality-oriented
- Design-oriented
We offer a competitive salary and a dynamic work environment. We thank all applicants for submitting their candidacies for this position, however, only preselected candidates will be contacted. All submissions are kept confidential.
Send your resume to: job@lvlstudio.com
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iOS Developer
LVL is currently seeking an iOS Developer. Specialist of Web and multimedia technologies, the candidate will be responsible for developing and programming applications for iPhone and iPad platforms for different types of projects, which include games and applications. In addition of knowing Objective-C programming, the candidate must also have knowledge of XML and database programming.
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Competencies:
- Experience in Objective-C programming
- Knowledge of iPhone SDK : Foundation Framework, Core Graphics Framework, UIKit Framework, etc
- Knowledge of xCode
- Knowledge of XML and database programming
- Familiar with the good practices of OOP and AGILE methodology
- Knowledge of Cocoa environment is an asset.
- Background in game programming is an asset.
Technical requirements:
- DEC in computer science or multimedia
- Minimum 1 year in a similar job
- Experience in iPhone and iPad application development
General criteria:
- Ability to work within a team
- Autonomous, hard working with good attention to detail
- Bilingual (English and French)
- Curious and passionate about new technologies
- Rigors and quality oriented
- Design-oriented
- If possible, the candidate should provide a sample code of previous work for us evaluate.
We offer a competitive salary and a dynamic work environment. We thank all applicants for submitting their candidacies for this position, however, only preselected candidates will be contacted. All submissions are kept confidential.
Send your resume to: job@lvlstudio.com
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Developer .NET – C# - Mediaroom
LVL is currently seeking a .NET lead developer. The candidate must be familiar with Web 2.0 applications using MS-SQL. Also, the candidate must be autonomous, comfortable with multiple user applications and have knowledge of mobile browsers. Knowledge of J2ME and Agile methodology are a plus.
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Competencies:
- Experience in .NET for at least 3 years
- Comfortable with .NET 3.5, 4.0
- Comfortable with MS-SQL or MySQL
- Knowledge of OOP good practices
- Web 2.0 application development experience
- Knowledge of mobile browsers
- Plus : Knowledge of J2ME
- Plus : Knowledge of Agile methodology
- Plus: Experience in Mediaroom for PF Apps
Technical requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science
General criteria:
- Ability to work within a team
- Autonomous, hard-working with a good attention to detail
- Bilingual (English and French)
- Curious and passionate about new technologies
- Rigors and quality oriented
- Design oriented
We offer a competitive salary and a dynamic work environment. We thank all applicants for submitting their candidacies for this position, however, only preselected candidates will be contacted. All submissions are kept confidential.
Send your resume to: job@lvlstudio.com
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