Job Description:

User Interface Graphic Designer

The User Interface Graphic Designer will be required to translate project requirements into concept solutions, implementing frameworks and interaction flows, and creating interactive prototypes using a range of technologies (i.e. Flash, Flex, Action Script, MXML, JavaScript, XSLT, and HTML). This individual should have a strong understanding of the design process including understanding user flows and posses the technical experience to develop the code necessary to animate and pass data to a predefined data source. Candidates should be enthusiastic about working in a fast-paced environment and willing to spend approximately 85% of time doing hands-on development. Candidates must be team-oriented and possess effective written and verbal communication skills.

Essential Job Functions:

• Create dynamic web base interfaces utilizing HTML, CSS, XML, XSLT, Flash, Flex and JavaScript
• Ability to create graphical user interface templates and widget designs.
• Create online environments, from concept to coding animations.
• Develop User interface designs using tools such as: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Aftereffects and Dreamweaver.
• Write user interface specification documents
• Responsible for the development activities, including planning, defining, designing, and the implementation of significant modules
• Prepare and participate in code and design reviews
• Ensure completion of coding assignments, following best practices
• Follow coding guidelines and best practices
• Participate in unit tests, reviews and troubleshooting other developer's code
• Reports status to project leadership team

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree
• 3-5 years experience in user interface and graphics design.
• In-depth understanding of Adobe Suite of Tools for Graphic Design and graphic file optimization
• In-depth understanding of different JavaScript/AJAX frameworks (JQuery, Prototype.js, YUI, Dojo)
• Strong fundamentals in XML/XSLT and parsing techniques
• Demonstrable experience with hand-coding XHTML, DHTML, CSS and JavaScript for enterprise level web implementations
• Must have well rounded technical understanding of application development for the web.
• Ability to document user interface designs through specifications documents.
• Experience and examples of complex CSS layout
• Must be a creative individual & have excellent communication skills.
• Understanding of Flash frameworks (Adobe ActionScript 3/Flex 3)
• In-depth understanding of Object Oriented Programming concepts and design patterns. This must include a basic understanding of Java and J2EE concepts.
• Knowledge of cross domain security, multi browser performance issues
• Experience with optimizing for varying bandwidth and platform requirements
• Right to work in the United States