What We’re Looking For

• • • Desired Education
    • Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree (preferably in art, design, web design, or related degree)

• • • General Knowledge
    • Knowledge of web design conventions
    • Knowledge of user experience, web standards, optimization, and best practices
    • HTML5 and CSS3 skills are essential
    • Basic PHP/MySQL knowledge
    • Knowledge of open source CMS such as WordPress
    • Knowledge of responsive design best practices

• • • Experience
    • Strong English (written and verbal). Resume must be in English to be considered.
    • Minimum 1 year (2 years or more desired) experience as a web designer
    • Impressive portfolio with a proven track record in designing for the web
    • Outstanding skills in Photoshop
    • Ability to quickly build modern CSS layouts

• • Qualities
  • Takes direction well, but also able to make decisions and take initiative
  • Enjoys typography and color theory
  • Stays up-to-date on the latest web technologies
  • Professional, dependable, solid work ethic, detail-oriented, self-motivated
  • An eye for detail and a dedication to quality
  • Energized about Internet design, functionality and user experience
  • Problem solver

What You’ll Do

• • • Responsibilities
    • Work on 60+ projects a year
    • Create prototypes for home pages, inner pages, and more
    • Design and build responsive websites
    • Theme WordPress CMS builds (programmers code and build custom functionality)
    • Design infographics
    • Design landing pages
    • Design display ads
    • Design social branding and contests
    • UX projects
    • Develop A/B tests

• • Percentage Breakdown
  • 35% designing homepage and inner page prototypes for various clients using the Adobe Creative Suite
  • 25% helping to build/launch websites for various clients using HTML, CSS and PHP
  • 25% working on site enhancements for clients in various CMSs including WordPress
  • 15% creating online advertisements, social media branding and identity, and content marketing pieces such as infographics

Job Submission Requirements (Note: Primary hiring criteria is applicant sample works)

• • Minimum of 3 URLs (websites you designed)
  • Resume
  • Portfolio or PDF of additional work