Hot Job Of The Day: Graphic Designer, US
HOT JOB OF THE DAY
September 2008
Job Description:
Sakson & Taylor, an Aquent company, is a firm that offers content design and development, marketing, and creative services solutions.
For more than 20 years, we have helped provide outsourcing and staffing solutions to clients such as Microsoft, HP, and Starbucks. We're a minority-owned business, committed to maintaining professional quality with a personal touch.
Position Description:
Visual Designer Primary Responsibilities:
Work with Product Managers, Business Owners, Product Support, Interaction Designers, Front-End Developers, and User Researchers to define feature/product requirements.
Work with Interaction Designers to translate usability research findings into design improvements.
Generate innovative design ideas that satisfy users, leading brainstorming sessions, creating sample prototypes, effectively communicating ideas and getting buy-in from other team members.
Define GUI standards and guidelines (Style Guidelines) and ensuring compliance of the web sites with those guidelines.
Ability to perform hands-on design and production work and play a design role in the creation of interactive projects utilizing Photoshop, Flash, Blend, Visio, Fireworks, Freehand, HTML, CSS.
Thorough knowledge of UI design including typography, color and layout.
Expert knowledge of user interface design principles, HCI practice, user testing methods, and user centered design practice and knowledge of the product development process.
Identify emerging best practices within Visual Design.
Must understand UI principles for prepping final approved graphics for use in software and on the web. This includes a strong knowledge of optimization techniques.
Ability to solve complex issues as well as supply technically viable alternatives.
Ensure design specifications meet the strategic goals of the product teams and that products are deployed according to design specifications.
Design and deliver final images for use in websites and/or software clients using all knowledge of image optimization methods and techniques as necessary.
Work with interaction designers to improve and refine design consistency.
Ability to create Style Icons.
Exceptional understanding of fundamental design principles (typography, layout, grid systems, hierarchy, color, composition, animation).
Developing strategy for infusing brand in the product experience, driving creative development of product features from information design through creative design, refinement and iteration of design concepts based on user and business criteria and the production and delivery and the creation of visual design specifications.
Qualifications:
Bachelor Degree in Art, Graphic Design, Fine Arts, Interaction Design, Industrial Design, Information Design, Communications, Human-Computer Interaction, or equivalent experience.
Ability to build both high-fidelity and low-fidelity user interface design prototypes, to produce sketches, storyboards, scenarios, design prototypes, flows, interaction models, and visual design specs.
Strong creative, conceptual, and problem-solving skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills to work with customers, and all levels within the organization.
Ability to work to resolve competing priorities of multiple organizations.
At least 5 years of industry experience in designing software or internet products.
Experience with all major design, multimedia, and operating system software: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, Vision, Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Proven ability to troubleshoot/solve difficult problems with innovative solutions.
Knowledgeable about interaction design patterns and guidelines for applications.
Applicants should be detail-oriented, self-motivated, highly organized, and able to work in a team environment under tight deadlines. Must be organized and able to switch rapidly between different aspects of a project in a fast-paced and exciting environment.
Sound knowledge of contemporary user interface (web and or application) principles.
Ability to manage the entire design process, from creating design goals to delivering assets.
Keen eye for detail and a passion for “pixel-perfect” fit and finish.
Preferred Requirements:
Proven record of creating world-class designs.
Strong portfolio of professional design work to demonstrate skills and experiences.
Have experience with developing or implementing business applications or enterprise software.
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September 2008
Job Description:
Sakson & Taylor, an Aquent company, is a firm that offers content design and development, marketing, and creative services solutions.
For more than 20 years, we have helped provide outsourcing and staffing solutions to clients such as Microsoft, HP, and Starbucks. We're a minority-owned business, committed to maintaining professional quality with a personal touch.
Position Description:
Visual Designer Primary Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Preferred Requirements:
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