.Dogster, Inc. Seek Awesome Contract Designer
Updated 11/23/09 – This is not a more advanced position
Dogster, Inc., – makers of vibrant, passion-centric, pet-centered community and information sites and blogs – is looking for an energetic, multi-skilled graphic and web designer to join our design team. This is a full-time contract position working at our offices in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco.
We are a five-year old, financially secure business and we love what we do.
Responsibilities:
• Working directly with project leads and engineers on site features, enhancements and updates
• Some projects will involve direct implementation of fairly complete concepts developed by advertisers or others on the design team – taking another designer’s work and developing semantic, standards-based HTML/CSS and implementing it into the code base in concert with the development team
• Other projects will entail designing user interfaces from rough wireframes or conceptual designs and carrying the project through to production, including all html and css coding
• Working with Product Manager on optimization of sites, including creation, implementation and tracking of A/B and multivariate tests
• Developing creative solutions for in-house marketing and editorial campaigns, including production of weekly newsletters
• Design and production of marketing campaigns/promotions for advertisers
• Designing custom buttons, icons, promotional images, banner ads as needed for the sites
• Testing and QA of new site features
Qualifications:
• 5+ years professional experience in web design and usability
• Experience with usability testing and A/B and multivariate testing
• Highly proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
• Highly proficient in HTML and CSS
• Self-motivated, ability to work independently to implement creative and editorial direction
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced iterative development environment, which includes initiating projects, delivering on time, communicating well, and following-through.
• Exceptional attention to detail
• A love of pets and a sense of humor
• You value working in a fun environment, on a small team, with people you like
Please email portfolio samples or URL, resume, and letter of introduction to jobs[AT]dogster[dot]com. When sending portfolio links to web sites you’ve worked on, please be sure to include a description of your specific role for each example.


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