Hiring Passionate Web/Graphics Designer for Curse

net — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 01:00:38 GMT

Description:

Location: San Francisco (work on site)

Position: Web/Graphics Designer

Come and join a leading online video game portal. We are a young and fast growing international company, seeking a hard working and, experienced web designer. If you're a flexible self-starter with an eye for detail and you stay cool under pressure this extraordinary fast growing online video game company may be the opportunity for you.

You will work on the development and implementation of various projects, they may be site redesign, product launch, new services, and implementation of various types of marketing, advertising and partner agreements.

To accomplish these tasks, you will work with Business Development, the web product team and IT.

Candidates must have the following skills/traits:

Bachelors degree in design or similar
2-3+ years demonstrable experience in Web design and development.
Experience doing visual design work for a medium to large-scale project of medium to high complexity
Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
Experience with front/back end integration (Django templating is a bonus)
Committed to owning projects and driving them to successful completion on time and on budget
The ability to take design concepts and extrapolate how to execute them efficiently against several different types of templates
An interest in video games, media and entertainment

Technical:

Demonstrate understanding of Web technologies and applications, including: HTML, XML, XHTML, CSS, etc.
A working knowledge of web production technologies and techniques (DHTML, Flash, and AJAX , CSS, etc.) and their design implications
Adobe Creative Suite software, web standards-based design and Flash.
Proficiency in Quark, Illustrator, and Photoshop required. And Acrobat and InDesign a plus.

Traits :

A willingness to take direction and feedback and interpret that into interesting, innovative design
Strong communication skills, personal organization, attention to detail and time management skills
A desire to push yourself to do something different and comfort working in a start-up environment.
A high degree of interest in the Internet and other emerging technologies.

The successful candidate will be a resourceful and collaborative team player with proven ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Starting salary will be based on experience (Bonus and stock options based on performance) with standard employee benefits

Position: Web/Graphics Designer

Company Name: Curse Inc

Contact Name: Hubert Thieblot

Contact Email: hthieblot [at] curse-gaming.com

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Hiring Passionate Web/Graphics Designer for Curse