UI Designer: Visual Innovation Group
projekt202 LP
Austin, TX, USA

Do you know the font size on a screen just by looking at it? Recite the hex values of each color from memory? Cannot stand the thought that one pixel cannot be divided any further? Want to change the world one pica at a time?

If so, you may have found your perfect sanctuary amongst the other brilliant minds here at projekt202.

Job Description

As a UI designer within the visual innovation group at projekt202, you must have excellent digital media related visual design skills. You must be up to speed on the latest visual trends and advancements in technology. You will often have to work under tight deadlines and, not to deter you, but you will also have to contend with a feisty German Creative Director.

Our visual designers help give our clients "The Look." They understand how software products work, what's good, what's bad, and how to spot UI possibility in what often seems like endless constraints.

Requirements:

2-5 professional years of dedicated visual GUI-design experience, with emphasis on design language creation, screen layout, color composition skills and visual specification design for software applications. If your previous work experience was purely in websites and not traditional software, your visual skills will have to be exceptional. Portfolio to support.
Experience participating in and leading the visual design stages of software development. Ability to work directly with clients, users, project stakeholders and the projekt202 team on numerous deliverables including the creation of mood boards and multiple distinct visual design directions that address business, brand, market and user requirements; often iterating upon the solutions, and communicating the details and benefits back to our clients.
Basic understanding of usability/HCI principles and techniques, especially as related to GUI design for desktop, web and wireless applications.
Outstanding visual design skills including the ability to establish new innovative look and feels for our clients that are brand conforming and in line with project strategy, the ability to support our UX team with visual solutions to challenging screens, the ability to take wireframes and apply an already established design language, and the ability to build extremely detailed online styleguides that communicate our new designs.
Ideal candidate will have broad and/or deep knowledge of the capabilities and constraints when designing for these technologies and media: C++, Java, Web technologies (HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, Flash etc.), mobile technologies (WAP, xHTML, Brew, Symbian, etc.). Please note: This is not a development/coding position.
Bachelors or Masters degree in graphic design or related area.

Specific Skills and Experience Required:

Expert in the standard visual design packages, such as the Adobe Suite
Ability to create mood boards, concepts drawings, texture and color studies
Understanding of technology limitations that influence design decisions
Experience working with both low-fidelity and hi-fidelity prototypes (HTML/DHTML and Flash)
Excellent documentation skills (UI specifications and standards)
Desire to work in a fast-paced, collaborative, and often intense project environment
A ridiculous (well, highly mastered) level of attention to detail
Ability to survive "happy hour" with your mad-partying German boss

To Apply:

Please send your resume, and links to your online portfolio or digital samples to: jobs@projekt202.com. No phone calls, please.

More about projekt202

We make software make sense. projekt202 believes that technology should make people feel good. We're devoted to changing the human-computer relationship for the better.

We count among our clients some of the biggest and most influential software companies on the planet. Do we do consumer applications? Of course. Do we do business applications? Absolutely -- and we love 'em. And if you've got experience with hardware and software integration, then you'll fit right in.

We offer a casual work environment that recognizes the importance of employee freedom and the kindling of creative fire. In our professional work, we make a point of having fun. Full-time employees enjoy the benefits of competitive pay, excellent health coverage, a generous vacation plan, numerous paid holidays and a happy work experience.