Senior Visual Designer
This is a unique opportunity to be part of a small but cutting-edge design team led by an award-winning design industry veteran. We are looking for an experienced and skilled design technologist who is passionate about design, innovation and technology.
Send your resume and cover letter to: careers@optionshouse.com.
Core Responsibilities
- Create and design websites for highly successful and entrepreneurial financial services firm
- Help shape brand identity and presence for emerging entrepreneurial business units
- Contribute to the design of cutting-edge trading applications
- Collaborate intimately with software developers, senior management, and stakeholders
Knowledge/Experience/Skills
- 5+ years experience in visual design, graphics design, web application development
- 5+ years experience using Photoshop, Illustrator, Video and Animation tools or demonstrated equivalent
Development Skills
- Exposure to JavaScript, XML, and HTML/DHTML - a plus
- Exposure to programming languages such as C#, VB, Java - a plus
- 2+ years experience working on a product delivery team - a plus
- Knowledge/familiarity with Microsoft environments, technologies and OSs (Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP)
- Deep knowledge of the complexities of design solutions to heterogeneous audiences
- Manages time effectively Has strong communication skills
- Meticulous
- Online investing experience a plus
- Fast creator - can create high quality work at lightning speeds
- Fast learner - will be immersed in a highly sophisticated domain that requires technical knowledge
- Has proven examples of transactional, data/content rich websites
- Experience with Rich Internet Application development a plus
- Has proven examples of successful offline design
- Experience with new product development and deployment a plus
- Proven participation in design-related professional organizations a plus