Location: Santa Cruz, CA
URL: http://dailystrength.org
We are a health-based social networking site, with users who are largely social networking novices; we are seeking a designer who can help us develop a consistent visual language for the site that will be easy for these users to understand, while at the same time not limiting our power users. This job entails helping us envision and develop new features, as well as refining the current site.
We have a framework that allows rapid prototyping of new features, letting developers develop and designers design. That means it’s imperative that you be comfortable working with HTML and CSS, so you can take a rough-but-working prototype and give it the polish it needs. You’ll need to be at least as comfortable in Firebug as you are in Photoshop, and be able to communicate clearly about technical aspects of your designs. You won’t need to write any Javascript, but you should be very capable of understanding how and when it fits into an application.
You should consider applying if:
- You embrace the importance of semantic markup and modular, cascading designs
- You are extremely comfortable working with HTML and CSS
- You can evaluate the cost/benefit of a design related to production requirements, HTTP requests, and user experience
- You love the start up environment and collaborating in a small, fast paced team
- You know what good SEO markup is
We are based in sunny Santa Cruz, close to the beach, offering competitive pay, equity benefits, and great quality of life. If you don’t love your current job or neighborhood, consider a move to Santa Cruz!
To apply: Send your resume and a bit about yourself to jobs@dailystrength.org. Thanks!