Tuesday, April 06, 2010

Visual GUI Designer in New York, NY

Tuesday, April 06, 2010
****FULL TIME POSITION IN NYC. CANDIDATES LOCAL TO NY/NJ/METRO AREA. NO RELOCATION. GC/US CITIZENS ONLY***

Looking for an experienced, innovative Visual UI Designer. A multi-disciplinary team player who can participate in both granular design work and contribute to the strategic visual design direction for current and future products.

The candidate should have a proven track record in producing exciting, innovative visuals for modern software applications (desktop, mobile, installation or other devices) and web based products. The candidate will collaborate closely with a multi-disciplinary team of interaction designers, prototypers, business analysts, and engineers. The individual in this role will be responsible for iterating out-of-the-box solutions and tough design problems in the financial arena that involve large data sets and complicated workflows. An ideal candidate should have excellent problem-solving skills, understand constraints quickly, and be able to produce and communicate creative design for colleagues and clients.

In addition to visual design principles, the candidate should be familiar with UCD methodologies and design cycles. Professional experience or a degree in Communication Design, Graphic Design, Information Design, Architecture, Industrial / Product Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors, or related field is strongly preferred.

Please include a link to your online portfolio in your resume. Your application will not be considered without a portfolio.

Skills:
5+ years of experience in designing and prototyping for desktop and mobile applications, or rich web-based applications.

B.S./M.S. in Communication Design, Graphic Design, Information Design, Architecture, Industrial / Product Design, Interaction Design, Interactive or Multimedia Design, or related field

Demonstrated understanding of visual design and UCD principles via a portfolio

Demonstrated fluency with design tools such as Photoshop / Illustrator and other Adobe product suite.

Familiarity with Visio/OmniGraffle, Flash/Flex, Blend/WPF, HTML/CSS/JavaScript.


Experience: Visual Design, Design Tools (Photoshop / Illustrator), Visio/OmniGraffle, Flash/Flex, Blend/WPF, HTML/CSS/JavaScript.



To apply: http://www.gadball.com/job/20201886/visual-gui-designer/?sid=18