UI "Front End" Web Designer Consultant

Jobsbridge; Town of Islip (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology staffing company based in the United States is looking for a proficient Front End Web Designer to join their UI team. The successful candidate will develop wireframes and mockups while ensuring design standards align with branding. Must have at least 5 years of experience in web design and a strong understanding of UI/UX principles, as well as proficiency in Adobe CC applications. The role offers an exciting opportunity to work on various projects in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years designing front end web sites.
• Strong ability to communicate UI/UX ideas effectively.
• Proficiency in design tools for wireframing and mockups.

Responsibilities

• Develop wireframes and high fidelity mockups based on requirements.
• Ensure UI/UX design aligns with branding and standards.
• Maintain and socialize UI/UX standards within the team.

Skills

Wireframing

Responsive Web Design

Adobe CC applications

Microsoft Office products

UI/UX principles and best practices

Tools

Balsamiq

Sketch

Axure

InVision

Adobe XD

Job description

Jobsbridge, Inc. is a fast growing Silicon Valley based I.T staffing and professional services company specializing in Web, Cloud & Mobility staffing solutions.

Be it core Java, full-stack Java, Web/UI designers, Big Data or Cloud or Mobility developers/architects, we have them all.

Job Description

The UI team is seeking a proficient front end web designer to assist with various UI/UX projects. The successful candidate will be passionate about web design and development; take pride in and ownership of assigned projects; possess a desire to learn new approaches and technology; able to work in a fast-paced, multi-project environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop wireframes and high fidelity mockups from requirements
• Ensure UI/UX design is in accordance with corporate branding; style guides; design patterns and other requirements
• Help create and maintain UI/UX design patterns; style guides; style tiles and standards
• Help create, maintain and socialize UI/UX standards
• Help identify and evaluate new technologies and methodologies regarding UI/UX design
• Create and maintain design templates

Required Skills and Experience

• 5 years minimum designing web site front ends
• Effective ability to conceptualize and communicate UI/UX ideas to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Proficiency with design approaches and tools including sketching; wireframing; high fidelity mockups
• Proficiency with Adobe CC applications including Photoshop; Illustrator; InDesign and others
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products including Word; Outlook; PowerPoint; Excel
• Responsive Web Design: working knowledge as it affects the design phase
• UI/UX: strong understanding of principles; standards and best practices

Additional skills and experience that would be considered a big plus

• 8 years minimum developing web site front ends
• Proficiency with video editing and production (Adobe Premier; Camtasia)
• Experience with Balsamiq; Sketch; Axure; InVision; Adobe XD
• HTML5 and CSS3: working knowledge or practical experience with coding
• jQuery: working knowledge or practical experience with jQuery libraries and interfaces
• Responsive Web Design: working knowledge or practical experience with regard to creating/maintaining responsive sites
• Experience with Twitter's Bootstrap framework.
• HTML Email: experience designing responsive HTML emails
• Cross-browser compatibility: experience testing with IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, browser developer tools.
• Web Accessibility: experience integrating WCAG standards in design.