frog is a global innovation company that specializes in industrial design and other innovative technologies . We work with the world's leading companies, helping them create and bring to market meaningful products, services, and experiences. Our clients include Disney, Macintosh, Sony, Lufthansa, GE, HP, Logitech, Microsoft, MTV, Seagate, Yahoo! and others. Founded in 1969, frog is headquartered in San Francisco, with studios in Austin, New York, Seattle, Milan, Amsterdam, Munich, and Shanghai and now in Kiev and Vinnitsa.
Right now frog is looking for experienced designers to join its new Design Realization team in Kiev. This team provides an important link between our creative and engineering teams as we bring new software products and services to market. The design realization team will provides detailed design, graphic production, design documentation and implementation support for large-scale customer programs.
The Visual Designer is responsible for graphic design tasks in software interface design and user experience projects. This position requires a sophisticated sense of visual design, a keen attention to design detail, and broad experience across Web, Mobile, Embedded and Desktop platforms.
Knowledge of various software technologies and familiarity with the software development cycle is also required. A successful candidate will be professional, team oriented, adaptive to change, and a proactive communicator. The ability to work effectively across time zones and cultures is a must.
Job Responsibilities
The Visual Designer will be responsible for a variety of tasks including, but not limited to:
Creating and extending the visual design language for software user interface and user experience projects
Preparing graphical assets for implementation, with developers and other designers
Creating and maintaining the UI control library of elements and visual guidelines
Creating prototypes that help present the design intent to a wide variety of audience including engineering teams and clients
Creating prototypes for motion studies
Assisting other designers with visual and structural design work
Utilizing their knowledge of different software platforms and front end UI technologies to guide the software engineering teams through implementation preparation
Working closely with development teams to ensure that the visual design is accurately implemented
Participating as a contributor to an interdisciplinary team that includes other designers, project management, business and brand strategists, and hardware and software developers
Job Requirements
At least 5 years of experience with interactive media or software design
Stylistic breadth, attention to detail, and a balance of beauty, innovation and usability
Proven track record with page-based design (HTML) and screen-based interface design (Flash etc.) on a variety of platforms (Web, Mobile, Desktop)
A body of work that demonstrates large scale visual design asset creation for complex software projects
Proficiency with industry standard design and prototyping tools
Knowledge of capabilities and limitations of web technologies such as HTML, JavaScript, Flash and CSS and mobile platforms such as Android, iPhone, and Windows
Proven track record of working with software engineering teams for design implementation
Excellent English communication skills
Formal education in Design or a related behavioral science discipline
Extraordinary attention to detail
We offer:
Good competitive salary
8-hour working day and 5-day working week
24-day paid vacation, 100% paid sick leave
Friendly environment and comfortable working conditions
business trips to Europe and North America
Fitness compensation
Trainings
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