We are hiring! UI/UX Designer

UI / UX Designer

Full-time – Vancouver, BC

About SilkStart Technology Inc.

SilkStart is a rapidly growing technology company making industry-recognized social and management technology for membership organizations to grow their membership and save time and money running their organizations.  Our clients include the Vancouver Board of Trade, Big Brothers, International Dragon Boat Society, and US Asian American Chamber of Commerce in Washington DC.

Our team is fast-paced, hard-working, and positively competitive.  We are committed to exceed our clients’ expectations and we have built a supportive environment to do so.  Candidates should fit the description of perfectionists who will stop at nothing to get great work done.

About this job

SilkStart is looking for an outstanding UI / UX designer to create the next generation of our user interface.  You should have a passion for shipping elegant, responsive web interfaces that will be used by millions of people through both mobile and desktop devices.

Successful candidate will be working closely with the senior executives of SilkStart as well as its top clients in US and Canada.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver mock-ups that meet customer requirements and exceed customer expectations
• Work closely with and incorporate feedback from customers, senior executives, and front-end and back-end software engineers; perform usability sessions with key stakeholders.
• Pro-actively look for ways to make SilkStart better
• Write front-end code in HTML/CSS
• Key deliverables: wireframes, workflow diagrams, mock-ups, and design specifications

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience or demonstrable experience in designing world-class, consumer web application interfaces
• Exceptional user interface and design skills and a thorough understanding of user-centered design disciplines and principles.  Attention to details
• The ability to solve complex business workflows with simple and beautiful design
• Knowledgeable foundation in interaction design principles
• Great written communication and documentation abilities
• Proven experience in acting as the bridge between the customers/senior executives and software engineers.
• Active user of commercial social networks

Desired Skills

• Graphics design skills
• Sufficient knowledge in HTML / CSS
• B.S. or higher in Cognitive Science, Human Computer Interaction, Industrial Design or equivalent

How to Apply

• Links to your blog, your work, your other social web profiles, and other artifacts that can demonstrate your creativity and perfectionism.
• Links to 5 websites you visit daily and why
• You can also submit your 1-page resume, but this is not preferred.

 

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