Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Senior graphic/web designer

Senior graphic/web designer

Roles and Responsibilities: 
Produce project estimates.
Work with clients to build and refine graphic designs for websites.
Determine appropriate architecture, and other technical solutions, and make relevant recommendations to clients.
Communicate to the Project Manager with efficiency and accuracy any progress and/or delays. 
Ability to effectively multitask and manage multiple projects/tasks of varying complexities, meet deadlines and work well under pressure as part of a team or alone.
Develop innovative, reusable Web-based tools for activism and community building.

Requirements:
Minimum 2 to 5 years’ experience as a web and graphic designer in the following areas: web design, mobile app design, branding
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite – Photoshop
Creative with good Communication skills and leadership qualities
Solid understanding of client deliverables, and the ability to take responsibility for them
Knowledge of these technologies
HTML5 / XHTML
CSS2.1 / CSS3
JavaScript / Ajax
jQuery
UX / Usability
Accessibility
Website Speed / Performance
Debugging Tools (Firebug, etc)
Cross-Browser / Cross-Platform Development
SEO Basics

Experience in the following is a plus:
Fireworks, Illustrator, InDesign,.. etc.
Strong typographic skills
Knowledge of industry best practices in web design
Ability to create creative, superior, original designs for the web
Strong design style, including creative design solutions within the constraints of the Internet
Thorough understanding of corporate image and branding, layout, color theory in both print and digital media
Comfortable working within a PHP environment
Please send your updated CV & Portfolio to jobs@nilecode.com & write Senior graphic/web designer in the subject line