Visual Web Designer Gilt Groupe
Gilt Groupe is an innovative e-commerce company offering highly coveted products and experiences at insider prices. Each day, Gilt offers its members a new, curated selection of merchandise, including apparel, accessories and lifestyle products for women, men and children, home entertaining and decor, along with luxury travel packages from JETSETTER and fantastic offers on local services and experiences from Gilt CITY. Most sales start at noon ET and last only 36 hours, making Gilt.com an addictive destination for aspirational shoppers from coast to coast.
Gilt Groupe is looking for a Visual Web Designer with mobile experience to join our fun, progressive, rapidly growing ecommerce company. The Visual Designer will report directly to the Head of Creative and work together with a talented and motivated team of Designers to create fluid e-commerce solutions and effective interactive experiences. We are looking for a top-notch designer who can push the limits of design, think outside of the box, and have a solid understanding of user experience. This person should also have some solid mobile project work under his/her belt and have a passion for mobile design.
The Visual Designer will help define new e-commerce concepts, shopping tools, and user experience from initial concept to final implementation and have experience working on large-scale projects involving complex IA and interaction design, with some experience particularly in mobile.
The ideal candidate is self-driven and will be responsible in the creative process from concept to final implementation.
Responsibilities:
? Design visually attractive interfaces and web pages based on principles of design and usability with a focus on mobile projects and initatives
? Look for ways to evolve the user experience in the form of smart design solutions and new user interactions, particularly for mobile
? Work collaboratively with UX, product, and engineering to ensure design concepts are delivered according to concept
Qualifications:
Bachelor?s degree or equivalent in graphic design or web design
3 + years experience in interactive design, with 1+ years mobile design experience
Expert understanding of graphic design, layout and typography
Fundamental understanding of GUI design and intuitive navigation schemes
Strong understanding of User Interface and UX Design.
Strong understanding of mobile
Strong production skills
Highly proficient in Photoshop and Illustrator
Working knowledge of HTML a plus
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and to keep abreast of innovative design trends and technologies.
Strong communication and presentation skills required
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New York, NY 10011
United States
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