Imagine a company that believes whole-heartedly that it really is all about the customer. Now imagine that this company receives the vast majority of its monthly business via referrals from thousands of current clients. Then imagine yourself being a part of the team that is primarily responsible for this incredible achievement, taking them to even greater levels of personal and professional success.
We are that company…..are you on the Team?
liveBooks provides innovative web solutions for dedicated visual artists. We are a fast-moving company, committed to hiring talented, innovative people. We seek individuals who strive to reach their full potential while having fun, and who possess a commitment to help clients do the same. We value integrity, careful listening and lifelong personal growth, and we’re convinced that the success of the company ultimately depends on the quality and happiness of our employees, so we’re making this an amazing place to work and grow.
Position Overview:
We are looking for a passionate, experienced, creative and innovative user interface and experience designer that can lead the design of our company’s web applications. Our clients are talented and creative individuals who are moved by solutions that combine inspiring design with powerful functionality and ease of use.
You will play a significant role in defining our design language. You will document and communicate that language so that it can be applied by others. You will also personally design many of our user interfaces.
Responsibilities:
- Work with product and marketing teams to define the design strategy and language that will be used on future products.
- Work with product management to understand customer use cases and behavior. Translate that understanding into accurate flow diagrams to ensure clarity of direction across all players within the product development process
- Work closely with the engineering and web development teams to understand the capabilities of the platform and to inspire the team to develop innovative solutions which meet user interaction requirements in creative ways.
- Create beginning and intermediate design concepts and take all the way to final production art for use by the development team.
- Design quick mock-ups of products and feature ideas to be used for evaluation and planning.
Provide accurate time estimates on all projects. - Identify company design needs and help determine the proper resources for the product design team. Collaborate with creative staff in marketing to build creative bridges between product, marketing and support portals.
- Stay up to date on current interface design trends and thinking and communicate to the larger product development team.
Requirements:
- Awareness of current interface and experience best practices and design trends.
- Bachelors Degree or equivalent and 3-5 years of interface design experience.
- Our ideal candidate has designed interfaces that work and look great.
- Proficiency in latest versions of Flash/Flex (design side), Photoshop, Illustrator
- Solid understanding of how software is experienced in both the Mac and Windows environments
- Strong attention to detail and time management
- Demonstrated success in a team environment
- Ability to communicate effectively in real time and offline verbal and written media
About liveBooks, Inc.
liveBooks, Inc. is the leader in on-demand Website creation, management and marketing services for photographers requiring a rich, image-intensive online presence. As creative professionals ourselves, the liveBooks team understands the passion behind our customers’ work and their need to easily upload, edit, market, send and sell images within a Website they can create within minutes without the need for programming or design skills. The liveBooks Website supports photographers’ creative vision with full-screen, high-quality images that download quickly, an intuitive navigation system based on input from photo buyers, and a professional design aesthetic to help develop their business.
TO WOW US: Submit a well-written cover letter that succinctly tells us why you are the one.
TO APPLY: Submit your resume to jobs@livebooks.com