Freelance Jobs – February 22 2011
Interactive/Web Designer
DESCRIPTION:
ABOUT CAMPUSCRED (CAMPUSCRED.COM)
CampusCred is a startup that has established itself as the market leader and only company to successfully target students in the rapidly growing group buying space. After a successful launch at UC Berkeley, we recently expanded to UC Davis, UCLA, and UC Santa Cruz with great success and are expanding rapidly. Our current team is young, extremely hard working, and obsessively passionate about our product, user experience, and growth. We take design seriously and push changes daily with our development team.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
As we continue to grow, we’re in need for an design wizard who can turn ideas into a visually stunning product. Designers must be experienced with web and mobile platforms. Attention to detail as well as understanding of UI/UX is necessary. This position is contractually based in the beginning, but if successful, you will be in a unique position to not only join full time(and earn equity options) as a lead designer, but build and lead a team.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Create theme appropriate designs for future web features as well as entire mobile platforms
- Mastery of Photoshop and Illustrator
- Proficiency of Rails, JQuery, CSS, and front end development is preferred
- A great eye for visual design (layout, colors, feel, etc)
- Proficiency in print designs (flyers, banners, etc)
- Portfolio of previous and relevant work
- Proactive, driven, and able to work well in a small team setting.
Please send your resume and portfolio/link to your work to sagar@campuscred.com
Company Information: CampusCred
Contact Information: Email
URL: http://www.authenticjobs.com/jobs/7666
Hiring a Senior Software Engineer
DESCRIPTION:
Want to be on the ground floor of a well funded internet start-up in downtown San Francisco? Limos.com is the #1 internet site for limo and ground travel service and seeking to build this internet category. Most importantly, we are profitable. Were looking for a well rounded engineer to be a full time key member of the team composed of seasoned travel executives formerly from IAC/InterActiveCorp, Hotwire.com and Starwood. To learn more about us, please visit our website at www.limos.com.
Senior Software Engineer (Ruby on Rails)
The Senior Software Engineer will be a leader on the growing software engineering team for Limos.com.
Responsibilities:
- Conceive, design, build, test, and release features and enhancements in an Agile development environment
- Produce creative solutions with an emphasis on usability and simplicity
- Work proficiently in all layers of the stack from SQL to Rails to HTML/CSS and Javascript
- Rapidly fix bugs and solve problems
Limos.com LLC, an equal opportunity employer, is located in downtown San Francisco in the Embarcadero Center with great access to all commuting options (including MUNI, BART, CalTrain and the Transbay Terminal). We are open to a remote work arrangement for the right candidate. We offer a chance to work with talented people in a collaborative environment and provide top-notch benefits including health insurance, generous time off and much more.
If you are interested in applying for this opportunity, please submit your resume and salary requirements to the email address below. All submissions will be evaluated and interviews will be conducted for those applicants who most strongly fit our needs. If you are not contacted for an interview, your resume will remain on file and active for available positions for a period of one year.
No Phone Calls Please
No Agencies or Recruiters
REQUIREMENTS:
- 5+ years of web development; specifically Ruby On Rails development experience
- Strong knowledge of MySQL, jQuery and HTML/CSS
- Command of your favorite modern programming language: Python, Ruby, Java, Objective-C, C++, etc
- Comfortable working in a Unix environment
- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience required
Desired skills:
- Strong teamwork and communication skills
- The ability to work independently, multi-task, and meet deadlines with minimal supervision
- Organized, self-sufficient worker with a disciplined, analytical approach to problem solving
- Thrive working in a start-up environment
Company Information: Limos.com LLC
Contact information: Email
URL: http://www.genuinejobs.com/jobs_detail.php?id=6001
Senior Designer
DESCRIPTION:
Reporting to the Studio Manager, this position will be responsible for creating award winning concept driven design for Nixon under the Art Director’s creative guidance. The Senior Designer must be highly organized, able to work efficiently on multiple projects in a tight deadline oriented environment and follow through with details of all projects from concept to completion. A thorough understanding of graphic design, acute sensitivity to typography, strong understanding of contemporary design trends and adherence to Nixon’s brand ID standards are paramount to success in this position.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Seasonal Ad Campaign Design and Conception.
- Product and consumer catalog layout and design.
- Point-of-purchase concept and design.
- Packaging design.
- Design of wire frames for nixonnow.com.
- Seasonal graphic forecasting for product department briefs.
- Concept development of product photography for both print and web when needed.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum 4 years experience, in-house or agency art department
- BA or AA in Graphics Arts, or equivalent combination of experience and education
- Ability to take creative direction and adapt to Nixon’s brand standards
- Excellent technical skills with Adobe Creative Suite
- Understanding of multimedia platforms and html a plus
ABOUT NIXON:
Founded in 1997 in Encinitas, CA, Nixon is the premium watch and accessories brand for the youth lifestyle market. Focused on making the little stuff better, Nixon began with a small line of team-designed, custom-built watches sold exclusively in specialty boardsport and fashion retailers. Currently distributed in over 40 countries, Nixon’s product range has grown to include select mens and womens softgoods, leather goods and custom headphones.
Company Information: Nixon Inc
Contact Information: Email
URL: http://www.genuinejobs.com/jobs_detail.php?id=5998
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