Together Digital, a leading provider of innovative
cloud-based software applications servicing UK start-ups, is
seeking a Senior User Experience / Visual Designer to join our team
in Liverpool and help take our clients applications to the next
level of function and form.
You will have the opportunity to work on bringing the best
concepts from consumer-grade social tools such as Twitter and
Google+ to a variety of software as a service, social, b2c and b2b
web and mobile applications.
This is a high-profile position with primary responsibility
for interaction and visual design across desktop, mobile and tablet
interfaces. It's an amazing opportunity for the right candidate to
play a pivotal role in designing cutting-edge social software
applications that are transformational in various
sectors
Core duties and responsibilities
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Collaborate with the product development team to develop new
ideas and enhancements
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Create detailed, page-level wireframes, prototypes and
specifications for new features and innovations, with protoshare or
axure
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Generate visual concepts and work them through to finalised
designs in photoshop
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Work with the front end development teams to produce high
quality code and integrate your designs
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Work closely with the CTO, Digital Marketing Director
and Business Analysts to lead the
company in user experience design
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Research new trends and innovative thinking in interaction and
visual design
The candidate
The right candidate will be a passionate user experience designer
that understands how to take complex tasks and functionality and
transform them into attractive, usable web applications. You will
have in-depth knowledge of interaction design and usability best
practice as well as considerable experience in visual design.
We are looking for someone that can create the user experience
concepts and with our production team work them through to
implementation. Experience and knowledge in the capabilities of
HTML, CSS, JavaScript and AJAX-based applications is crucial,
and while front end developer experience would be an
advantage, you will not be expected to technically implement your
designs.
Essential skills and experience
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At least 3 years experience in a user experience or interaction
design role (or similar)
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Expert with the Adobe Creative Suite
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In-depth knowledge of interaction design and usability best
practice and emerging trends
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Advanced visual design capability and experience
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Experience and knowledge in the capabilities of HTML, CSS and
JavaScript
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An excellent understanding of and experience with social
software
Desirable skills
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HTML, CSS and JavaScript front end development skills
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Experience of Flash
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Designing and developing for mobile (iOS, Android and
BlackBerry)
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Experience ecommerce applications
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Experience with umbraco
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HTML 5 and CSS 3
To apply, please send your CV with a covering note to jobs@itsbettertogether.co.uk