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[Freelance] Freelance Graphic and Flash Designers at hit webdesign.com

2009-11-11 04:26:37

Location: USA (Anywhere)
URL: www.hitfreelance.com

Description:

Freelance Graphic and Flash Designers

Telecommute – Work from Home anywhere in the Nation!

HIT Web Design formally Heritage Web Solutions, an IT Industry leader, is hiring contracted Graphic Designers to build custom websites for our clients.

We design and develop custom websites, flash, logos, databases, ecommerce stores and more for clients nationwide.

Job Expectations:

- Contact the customer within 24 hours of accepting the projects

- After accepting the project you will need to contact the customer via phone at least two time a week.

- Designers are required to us shapes, or vector graphics, in their designs as much as possible.

- After the site being approved by the project managers, you must contact the customer to get their approval on the final designs.

- We require that all outsource designers have a USB headset that connects into their computer. We will send software to download for a softphone/VOIP connection to our in-house phone system.

- Must be W3C compliant, or willingness to be trained

This opportunity is unprecedented in the industry! We line up the work for you, you take what you can handle, design the site, get approval from the customer, then move on to the next project. We have approx. 200-300 projects available at all times.

If you are interested in this position, please send your portfolio to recruiter@hwsinet.com. Or you can go to http://www.hitfreelance.com/ and submit the portfolio for consideration. If you have any questions or concerns, please direct them to mailto:recruiter@hitwebdesign.com or call 866-211-0743 × 1672.

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[Freelance] Freelance Visual Designer at iVillage.com

2009-11-11 04:21:04

Location: New York, NY
URL: www.iVillage.com

Description:

The Freelance Visual Designer will…
Work within given design direction, and assist in developing design treatment. Prepare artwork for production (cutting, optimizing, building interaction in FLASH or HTML.)

The ideal candidate…
Possesses solid foundation in design fundamentals including color theory, typography, composition, perspective and imagery.
Possesses a solid understanding of digital fundamentals including proficiency with graphic performance, photography and IA/UI concepts.
Industry Standard Education: stays current on immerging trends in the digital space and design techniques with interest in continuing education with on the job training and classes.
Possesses advanced working knowledge of various design applications such as Adobe Creative Suite.
Possesses advanced-level FLASH skills and/or After Effect skills.
Possesses basic-level understanding of FLASH action scripting.
Possesses advanced-level logo development, branding and identity systems skills.
Possesses the ability to produce scale and volume based on presented design direction.
Possesses solid communication and presentation skills while maintaining client relationships.

Has 3-6 years experience, a BA/BS degree and a portfolio

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[Full-time] Senior UI/UX Designer/Developer at SocialFlow, Inc.

2009-11-04 03:02:45

Location:
URL: www.socialflow.biz

Description:

We’re a seed-funded formerly double-secret-probation startup seeking an experienced UI Designer/Developer to define and implement the UI/UX for our web application.

We have a great virtual team (work from your home/office), and a very tight timeline. We need someone to take our product that looks pretty good and make it look great.

You Have:

- Strong, modern design, illustration and web typography skills; – Mastery of web standards and cross-browser solutions; – Knowledge of DOM scripting, event handling, AJAX implementation; – self-discipline, self-starter type with drive, heart and hustle; – Dedication to delivering on-time; – Experience working with early-stage startups; and a pattern of contributing good ideas – Experience creating views following MVC patterns; Template::Toolkit or any PHP would be helpful. – Abilities with Photoshop and/or Fireworks for producing and optimizing graphics for the Web; – Ability to tie in with a model / API service, controllers and the ability to know when to ask for enhancements; – Some (a working knowledge of) Perl or PHP scripting experience; – RoR experience is OK if you are willing to port the experience with the pattern to Catalyst – A demonstrable skillset with links that show your working code; – Work quickly and show turnaround with visual results – Top-tier UI Designer and Development expertise first and foremost

You Will:

- Design and enhance the front end and admin sections of our web app; – Do quite a bit of data visualization; – Work with Google’s Chart API – Translate your designs into standards-based xHTML/CSS; – Use Template::Toolkit templating system to create views; – Frequently use jQuery to enhance the user experience; – Analyze, diagnose and propose solutions to user problems. – Work directly with upper management in enhancing a product that already is in production and has paying clientele – Social APIs & Protocols (Facebook Connect, Twitter, OpenSocial, oAuth, etc.).

Experience in the following is helpful but not specifically required:

- MVC Perl web development like Catalyst or a PHP Framework like Cake – Experience with Template::Toolkit or other templating systems that live within an MVC pattern

This contract is a one month engagement, extendible to much longer or a salary position for the right candidate.

Only exceptional candidates should apply. You must be able to show working examples of great, modern and current UI work.

Compensation is negotiable.

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[Full-time] User Experience and Visual Designer at Aardvark

2009-10-27 12:35:07

Location: San Francisco, CA
URL: www.vark.com

Description:

Aardvark (www.vark.com) was founded in 2007 by top engineers and entrepreneurs from Google, Yahoo, and other major Valley tech companies. Their goal is to provide access to the knowledge, wisdom, and experience of your extended network in realtime.

With Aardvark, there’s nothing to download or install: you just send Aardvark a question through a channel you already use (IM, email, Twitter, etc.)—like you do when talking to a friend. Aardvark figures out who might be able to answer, and asks on your behalf, getting you answers from your network within minutes.

We’ve been written about in The New York Times, BusinessWeek, Forbes, and Wired and continue to lead in the Social Search space. We are well funded by August Capital and are proud to have over a dozen well-known technology leaders as individual investors – including Marc Andreesen, Deep Nishar, Sean Fanning, Barney Pell, Jeff Hammerbacher and others.

User Experience Designer

Aardvark is looking for an exceptionally good User Experience designer to join our development team. Specialists need not apply: we’re looking for someone who has mastered multiple design-related skillsets, from wireframes to visual design to usability tests and HTML and CSS coding. This is a diverse range of skills – we’re looking for someone truly talented who is passionate about great software with A-plus usability and polish. You will be working closely with the leaders of the company to build ambitious functionality that will define Social Search on the web. We have a killer technical team of about 20 people, and we’re moving extremely quickly: in the past few months we’ve launched a new web interface with dozens of new features, an iPhone App, IM and Twitter interfaces, and lots more – and we only plan on accelerating from here.

Required skills: – Visual design for the web (for applications, not just brochureware) – Wireframing and user flow design for web interfaces

Highly preferred: – Startup Experience – Experience with usability testing and basic user research – Front-end coding in HTML and CSS

Pluses: – Familiarity with Ruby on Rails – Academic training in design – Experience designing a successful consumer-facing web product with millions of users

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[Freelance] Web / UI Designer at Ciplex

2009-10-27 12:26:35

Location: Los Angeles, CA
URL: www.ciplex.com

Description:

Ciplex, a fast growing interactive agency, is seeking to find an experienced Web / UI Designer to work with our team in West Hollywood, CA.

Strong graphic design, typography, and good communication skills required.

*Illustration and motion are a great plus.

This is a contract / hourly position that may lead to full-time for the right candidate.
You must be local to Los Angeles, as you will be required to work in our office under the lead of our Creative Director. Telecommuting may be an option once a good relationship and commitment is set.

About us: Ciplex is a Los Angeles based interactive agency focusing on digital creative and technology projects. Clients include: Dell, Upper Deck, Cops.com, Aramark, Von Dutch, and many more. We strive to always outdo ourselves and go beyond the expectations of our clients.

We’re always excited to have great new talent join our team!

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[Full-time] Front-End Developer at space150

2009-10-26 12:23:12

Location: Minneapolis, MN
URL: www.space150.com

Description:

Position Summary

space150 is a hybrid agency: blending art and science, we upgrade brands to the modern world.

space150 designs for the future, and our work environment reflects this commitment. Our employees work together across disciplines as members of a high-energy, unified team. Workspaces are large, open, and unconfined to encourage free and unfettered collaboration.

As a Front-End Developer at space150, you will be a valued member of our Creative Tech team, a progressive, forward-thinking group that’s responsible for the front-end development of all of space150’s interactive initiatives. Creative Tech is at the hub of all projects; its members work with a variety of internal groups including Design, Project Management, Information Architecture, and Tech. This group is a vital part of the project lifecycle, and actively contributes to crafting high-quality interactive experiences.

Required

o Writes clean, organized code
o Has a strong understanding of web standards and HTML/CSS best practices
o Has a strong understanding of the Document Object Model & CSS inheritance chain
o Makes responsible decisions that are considerate of timelines, milestones, and budget
o Able to clearly explain technical issues to other departments through written and verbal communication
o Highly organized
o Maintains a positive, friendly attitude
o Has a portfolio that contains at least 5 pieces of representative work
o Experience with but not dependency on 3rd party libraries (e.g Prototype, jQuery, Mootools, Script.aculo.us)

Desired

o Experience with writing JavaScript for AJAX
o Is resourceful and enjoys sharing knowledge with other team members
o Understands fundamental design and typography principles
o Maintains attention to detail when translating design decisions into code
o Experience with Subversion
o Understands FAUST & concepts of progressive enhancement
o Has 2+ years of development experience

Additional Preference

o Is familiar with Object Oriented JavaScript
o Has previous experience with any of the following server-side languages: ASP.NET, ColdFusion, Ruby, PHP
o Has previous experience working within an agency environment
o Flash development/animation experience

To apply for this position: Send resume to ctjobs@space150.com

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[Full-time] UI Experience Designer at Etrade Financial Corporation

2009-10-23 08:49:23

Location: New York
URL: www.etrade.com

Description:

The Product Experience Designer acts as a customer experience expert within E*TRADE’s Product Experience group. This person will be responsible for providing user experience design and information architecture for E*TRADE’s products.

The best candidates for the role will have the ability to work effectively across products, communicate ideas quickly, and work effectively with various business groups, design team members and technology departments. Expert-level interaction design skills are required. In addition, the position requires strong competitive research skills, an understanding of industry and web application design best practices, and agile development experience.

Key Responsibilities
• Create information architecture conceptual models and documentation for complex, data-driven web applications
• Translate business/customer needs into wireframes and interactive prototypes
• Create global interaction design specifications
• Contribute to the evolution of visual design guidelines
• Contribute to product requirements definition and documentation
• Drive UCD best practices into deliverables and development process
• Incorporate the use of customer personas in product and service recommendations
• Work collaboratively with product teams in concept design and development

Requirements
• Experience designing AJAX persona-based portals
• Experience designing innovative information visualizations
• Willing to take risks, able to iterate quickly
• Expert user research skills
• Excellent visualization skills with the ability to articulate concepts and ideas through low-and high-fidelity prototypes
• Strong orientation toward conceptual modeling with the ability to innovate on process tools and conventions
• Ability to work collaboratively within cross-functional teams
• Excellent communication skills
• Past information/interaction design experience in the financial services vertical desired
• Product management, market research or business analysis experience a plus
• College or university degree required in HCI, human factors, design, or related field

Examples of UCD work products/deliverables are required for consideration.

Submit your resume and work samples to david.quinn@etrade.com

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