YouthNoise ( www.youthnoise.com) is a group of young people–from all 50 states and more than 176 countries—working to spark youth action and voice around both local and global issues. We are looking for a full-time, IN-HOUSE website/graphic designer (freelancers, agencies, design firms—please do not respond) with a strong background in graphic design and team-based website production to work on a unique content/social networking website.
Candidates must have a well-rounded understanding of graphic/interactive design, visual communication principles, and information design/user interfaces. The ideal candidate will have experience building websites, landing pages, banners, and HTML emails, and will be able to show us examples of each. Print experience is not required, but would be an added plus.
Our in-house designer will partner with the Product Management and Development staff (resident in the Ukraine) in the development and refinement of the website. Candidates must be able to hand code including the latest web standards and understanding of the trend to table-less design and more robust use of CSS. You must be proficient in the Adobe line of design tools—specifically Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Flash. You will also have a strong understanding of web page layout, HTML, and CSS. Working knowledge and experience designing Flash-based websites and banners is also required.
Primary Tasks:
– Create detailed, compelling website designs
– Interface with YouthNoise management, staff, and users to determine and refine the site design
– Convert website designs into compliant HTML
– Create rich internet applications with Macromedia Flash
– Work with site developers and product manager to interface designs with dynamic back-end web technologies
– Design collateral materials that support the YouthNoise mission: banners for external websites and other advertising designs; online newsletters; HTML emails; marketing materials (including print design); collaboration on rich media, etc.
Qualifications:
–A minimum of 2 years of design experience in online or interactive design
–Proficiency in creating detailed, compelling website designs using Adobe design software
–Ability to work efficiently in a fast moving web start-up environment where large projects and small tasks are always on the daily schedule
–Strong understanding of website architecture and user experience issues
–Strong communication, organization and team skills: ability to coordinate with management on project schedules, requirements, goals and team assignments
–Sense of humor—remember, this is a start-up environment!
Please submit resume and web/online portfolio to: jobs@youthnoise.org
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