Manager, User Interface Design
San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA
Location: 10 minutes South of SF
Compensation: To low 100's + bonus + equity
A leading national retailer is searching for a Manager, UI Design to manage three designers in determining the look and feel of the user interface and/or areas of the its online store. The Manager of UI Design will prioritize the team's design work; provide feedback; develop processes; grow and develop talent; and ensure that best practices for user-centered design, marketing, business strategies and vision for the UE and Marketing teams are upheld. In addition, the Manager will be responsible for the overall design of mid-sized and large projects.
The ideal candidate will have seven to nine years of design experience as well as experience managing UI design teams or will be a designer ready to take the next step.
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with Senior Manager, IA, Content, Producers and business and marketing owners to establish how Design will achieve project or company goals
- Assist with setting design direction for overall site experience and ensure projects adhere to that direction
- Help develop and maintain an interactive style guide to ensure site UI guidelines are understood and enforced by internal and external processes
- Collaborate successfully within the design team and creative team
- Assist Senior Manager in in leading and guiding team in day-to-day to day execution of work through governance routines
- Manage a team of three; lead formal and informal critiques, give effective and actionable feedback
- Share site standards as they evolve; assist Senior Manager with improving processes and driving implementation of changes
- Review production specifications for HTML; consult with producers, HTML and email teams to implement designs
- Ensure that best practices for user-centered design, marketing, business strategies and vision for the UE and Marketing teams are upheld
Requirements:
- More than six years of professional design experience, including at least two years of professional Web and/or print marketing design experience
- At least two years of management experience
- Diverse design experience and talents (Web design, print and/or packaging, identity design, for a range of clients)
- Retail or e-commerce background preferred
- A college degree in Graphic Design, Interaction/Digital Design, or other Communications Design-related field preferred
- User Interface and/or Information Architecture courses
- Exposure to and understanding of Flex/Flash 9 environments preferred
- Awareness and thought leadership in Web 2.0 design principles preferred
If you feel that you are qualified for this position, please email me a Word doc or PDF version of your resume and link to your portfolio. Candidates must provide a portfolio, including examples of interactive and application work and must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer.
Please note:
- Resumes submitted without a portfolio will not be reviewed.
- Not all resumes will receive a response.
Jessie Stehle
Creative Recruiter
Email: jessie@cm-recruiting.com
Site: www.cm-recruiting.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jstehle
If you know of someone who you would like to refer for this position, please have him or her email me directly and mention your name. If you would like to refer someone confidentially, please mention this in your email. I can pay a $1,000 - 3,000 referral fee for each hired candidate.
Received: 31-Mar-08
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