Dear all,
I have a hot opening for a Visual Designer (SAS) Location: Menlo Park, CA Duration: 5 month+ Responsibilities: · Create engaging, usable, and effective visual design solutions for web apps that work to achieve business goals · Collaborate with product managers, researchers, interaction designers, content writers, and developers to optimize for customer needs, business constraints, and technological realities · Approach all projects with a focus on communication hierarchy using layout, color, typography, proportion, iconography, photography, motion / rich media and brand · Generate multiple concepts that fulfill product requirements, articulate the relative merits of each concept, and make recommendations for which would best meet the project goals · Foster strong sense of team with fellow designers through solicitation of feedback and constructive contribution to review sessions · Communicate and escalate opportunities, issues or risks as appropriate · Utilize industry best practices and design standards to define and implement design criteria, guidelines, and specs that effectively communicate to both technical and non-technical audiences · Use initiative, creativity, collaboration, and innovation to drive more effective design and process ideas to fruition · Show pride of ownership for a range of project types (from vague to well-defined, or simple to complex) · Participate in and advance the Intuit Design Community. Qualifications: · Five-years of visual design experience or related degree; experience with *SaaS* products required · Creative and pragmatic problem solver · Professional, team player with strong interpersonal skills · Well-rounded understanding of online marketing and Web usability best practices · Ability to solicit and incorporate diverse perspectives · Ability to effectively leverage peer and junior members of the team to increase your overall contribution · Creativity with an eye towards detail and perfection of visual design · Ability to switch easily between different projects, and flexibility to handle a rapidly changing environment while delivering high quality results · Expert level skills in *Adobe Creative Suite* · Ability to learn new technology quickly, from core applications being developed to new design tools, new platforms, and new devices · Familiarity with web technologies and their impact on the feasibility of design solutions; hands-on expertise *with HTML, AJAX, DoJo, Flash, and/or Flex* a plus · A strong portfolio, available for viewing, showing great sense of design, creativity, and good communication skills is REQUIRED. - Must include web app examples. Any one interested on this position, please do reply in mail to [email protected] or reach me at 646-202-1723 With Reagards, George 646-202-1723
