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  • Address: San Francisco, CA 94199 (map)
  • Date Posted: 09/24/09
  • Job Type: Full-time
Description

LOCATION: San Francisco, CA
ORGANIZATION: Bizmore is building a technology to bring the World's brightest business minds together to share knowledge and gain new insights. We've received significant funding from high-profile investors and are well positioned to make this a huge success.
We're moving fast and have a team of super passionate, smart people who pride themselves on exceptional quality work.
Our office environment is creative, collaborative and a lot of fun, so if you're a Designer with a passion for creating elegant solutions and you're looking for an early stage company with scope to grow with a stack of interesting challenges, read on.
***Compensation for this position is dependent on experience.
• Just send a URL to your ONLINE portfolio, your resume, salary history/hourly rate to iwanttowork@bizmore.com.
***Please write Production/Web Designer in the subject line.
OBJECTIVE: Our Web Designers have the opportunity to be an integral part of creating this innovative, consumer technology. The successful candidate must be a master of visual design and be able to apply the right solutions to a variety of creative and technical challenges.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Reporting to the Director of User Experience & Design Strategy, the Production/Web Designer will be responsible for the following:
· Take design layouts (PSDs) and fine-tune them to perfection. Get the grid, corners, colors and typography consistent, clean and on brand.
· Make sure that design elements are used correctly across a large set of designs
· Production tasks that include updating branded content, optimizing images, and organizing, storing and transferring files.
· Work closely with and incorporate feedback from product management, other designers and front-end engineers.

MUST-HAVE SKILLS:
· Expert in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop and Illustrator)
· Genuine passion for designing beautiful, engaging interfaces
· Solid experience with interactive design – you can quickly mockup various interface solutions (sketches, Photoshop mockups or wirefreames) to a single problem and evaluate the most effective approach
· Strong typography skills and a passion for the details
· Capable of producing clean and concise design schematics and wireframes
· Solid understanding of web technologies/standards/accessibility
· Social Media experience
· Great written and verbal communication skills
· Passion for design and the impact design can have on the World
· Enthusiasm for a fast-paced and collaborative environment is a must
BIG PLUS SKILLS:
· Flash/AS3
· XHTML/CSS/JS/AJAX
· SmartClient
· Digital Imaging
· Scalable Vector Graphics (SVGs)

PROFILE: Energetic; cutting-edge design sensibilities; out of the box thinker; in the know; organized; strategic and analytical; creative and lively intellect; ability to learn new skills particularly design strategy; adaptable and well-adjusted
EDUCATION:
BS or BFA in Communication Design, Graphic Design, Information Design or other visual arts – or equivalent experience

Ad ID: 142978