Location: London, UK
URL: http://www.rummble.com
This position will be based in London, UK, with an opportunity (if wanted) to move temporarily or permanently to a San Francisco office during 2009.
Salary: Depending on experience.
As Web and Graphic designer at Rummble, you will be responsible the user interface design of Rummbles mobile and web applications. If you’re interested in shaping the experience of social software users worldwide, this is the position for you. Rummble believes that if you focus on the user, all else good will follow. We’re passionate about user behaviour and emotions. We want to use those things to help define the Rummbles experience we create.
We are looking for a visual designer with solid skills in graphic design and an excellent eye for typography, clean layout and Web/CSS skills. You must have a deep appreciation for simple, sleek, usable interfaces. You must understand web and social software environments.
You must have the ability to successfully collaborate with the rest of the team to develop innovative, user-friendly, best-of-breed products that adhere to, and help, build the Rummble brand. You should be comfortable working with wire-framing, excellent visual design skills. You should use the standard visual design software tools like a pro and have some existing work to demonstrate that. You will report directly to the Founder/CEO but work closely with all the Rummblers to deliver stunning and engaging products and services.
Our environment is fast-paced and pressured but exciting. With generous share options up for grabs, the future financial rewards can also be great.
Comprehensive knowledge of CSS/HTML/XHTML (other things like Flash a bonus). You must excel in enough areas to compensate for (e.g. lack of Flash skills) and balance the team.
The key success criteria will be delivering a better user experience, better design increased usage of the Rummble service by users, gaining recognition from peers and industry, implementing a design style and creative which gets emulated and copied- because its so good!
If you love startup life, working hard, playing hard, then Rummble is for you. We share an office with a bunch of other internet startups, attend conferences and parties. You’ll have the opportunity to travel to events, socialise and ski. We’ve got an open plan office, with Wii, football table, free coffee, beer in the fridge and are 5 minutes walk from London Bridge station. Rummble usually buys its team lunch on Thursdays or Fridays. Think you’ve got what it takes? We want to talk to you!
Responsibilities
Working closely with Product Management and Engineering to produce both high-level flows and mobile/web UI mockups.
Thinking of creative solutions to complex problems and proactively proposing improvements to the existing product.
Be highly organized and ability to balance multiple simultaneous projects in a rapidly expanding environment.
Produce digital and offline creative