Dynamic Flash

Yahoo! is looking for a talented web designer to join its London UK design team. I’ve included the job spec below. If you’re interested email your CV to steve {at} dynamicflash [dot] com and I’ll forward them on to the appropriate person. If you’re not interested but you know someone who might be, please forward them a link to this article.

[edit - I've changed the description to read 'web designer' as this is very much a design-oriented role.]

Job description

Yahoo! is continuing to grow its Product Development group in Europe and we are looking to strengthen our User Experience Design team. We are seeking a Designer with solid visual and interactive design skills.

The role involves designing interfaces for our web sites and prototyping concepts to share with our stakeholders and development team, and also test with our users. The Designer will also be producing visual style guides and graphical assets and will ensure a consistent design system for the solution.

The candidate should be a team player and ideally have had experience working with user researchers, information architects, visual designers, and web developers. The desire to work in a fast paced and evolving environment coupled with the ability to juggle multiple priorities is key, as is a diplomatic mindset and sense of humour.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Graphic Design, Industrial Design, HCI, Computer Related Design
• 3+ years experience designing web sites in agency environment - projects in Media and e-commerce a definite plus
• A command of the following applications required: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and FLASH
• In-depth knowledge of typography, colour, and composition to support developing on brand and on target solutions
• In-depth knowledge of ActionScript and ability to quickly prototype concepts in FLASH
• Ability to understand project goals and execute multiple thought out concepts against the design direction
• An understanding of the components and importance of a brand identity and ability to explore and extend under direction
• Ability to take direction and criticism in a mature manner. Strong team player and is excited about the job and the medium
• Understanding of the possibilities/limitations of HTML, CSS, Accessibility, and CMS on the design solution
• Desire to push the boundaries of Web design and explore Web 2.0 possibilities and its impact on interface design

If you’re interested email your CV to steve {at} dynamicflash [dot] com and I’ll forward them on to the appropriate person. If you’re not interested but you know someone who might be, please forward them a link to this article.