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Flex Designer-Chicago, Direct, 5257

Seeking a visual design/front-end development professional that is passionate about creating engaging, leading-edge Web experiences. This person will have a strong understanding of design and design systems, knows that the experience is the brand, and doesn't confuse design with art or decoration. They are creative problem solvers that are integrated into our user-centered process, collaborating with some of the best User Experience Architects and Developers in the business to create holistic experiences based on user needs and desires. They combine their talent, creativity, and knowledge of the latest technical capabilities to design interfaces that are a joy to use, facilitate understanding and enable intuitive interaction while elevating the brand. In addition, this person is well versed in all aspects of design production for the Web as well as best practices for facilitating designer/developer workflow. The ideal candidate has front-end development experience building user interfaces using Flex / Flash, or another front-end technology.

equired Experience

• Bachelors degree in Graphic Design, Digital Media, or related discipline

• Hands on experience designing Web 2.0/Rich Internet Applications

• Knowledge of Flash player and Web browser capabilities and limitations

• Experience creating conceptual prototypes using Flash, Flex or other front-end development technologies

• Experience working closely with front-end developers to transform visual design comps to production ready code

• Strong interaction design, motion graphic and cinematic animation skills.

• Strong information design skills with experience in data visualization. Experience in creating information graphics a plus.

• Professional-level design software proficiency (Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash)Nice to Have

• Advanced knowledge of Flex 3 skinning / styling techniques

• Working knowledge of ActionScript 3.0, MXML, css, and Flex SDK

• Experience designing applications for mobile devices and the desktop

• CSS, DHTML, JavaScript

If qualified and interested in this position, please call 312-424-0300 and reference job number 5257.

Labels: Developer

Posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 permalink.