Senior Visual Designer
Job Type: Full Time
Location: San Francisco
SendMe Inc, the fastest growing direct to consumer mobile start-up in the US, is looking for a senior visual design leader to play a key role in shaping the look, feel , UI and overall user experience for our ever expanding portfolio of online offerings.
At SendMe we believe in hiring smart, talented, passionate people who want to create amazing experiences that merge the worlds of online & mobile. We focus on savvy mobile users in the 13-28 year-old demographic; interest in music, pop culture, and what's new in design is a definite plus. We want to create clean, beautiful and above all usable products and services that just feel right.
Visual Designers will work closely with the product, engineering and marketing teams to develop graphic assets for our existing properties (SendMeMobile.com, SoLow.com, mbuzzy.com) and lead creative development for all our online efforts. You will play a key role in on-going site redesigns and new product launches, including spearheading the translation of wireframe and product requirements into living, breathing prototypes and ultimately new product launches.
Candidates should have solid experience with user-focused design principles and web design / development in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. We value interaction and feedback: designers should be constantly engaged and interested in ways to improve user happiness - we see design as a key component of the success of our brands.
Requirements:
- 4+ Years of Online / Interactive Design Experience
- Mastery of graphic software (Photoshop, Illustrator; Flash / Actionscript a plus)
- Mastery of web and graphic design principles: Layout, Typography, Web Graphics
- Solid understanding of HTML, CSS and user-centric design
- Strong portfolio containing multiple graphic & interaction design examples
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a large product development team
- Link to your online portfolio / live examples of prior work
- Bachelor of Arts Degree or Equivalent
Please provide a link to your portfolio or links to reference works with any resume submission.
About SendMe
SendMe, Inc. turns any mobile phone into a portable playground. As the premier U.S. mobile media company, SendMe's family of destination sites lets you take the fun from the Web to your mobile phone with the broadest and best content, entertainment and community. SendMe's three properties - http://www.mbuzzy.com/, http://www.sendmemobile.com/ and http://www.solow.com/ - deliver content from today's pop culture sensations, niche independent creations, stuff from our own community, and one-of-a-kind mobile games that will keep you coming back for more. So whether you're looking for new ways to show your personal style, eager for some mobile gaming excitement, or trying to stay connected to the people and things you love most, SendMe brings it all to you - how you want it, when you want it. Founded in 2006 by three veteran online and mobile entrepreneurs, SendMe is funded by GrandBanks Capital, Spark Capital and True Ventures.
As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.