Talent Oppotunity (Designer)
Reporting and functionally to the Director, the incumbent designs, produces and maintains various websites and contributes to the overall Web Communications strategy and special projects. Primary responsibilities
- Create design prototypes, including graphic design, site navigation, and layout of content, for the main websites and for all new websites.
- Ensure that the layout of the content is accessible and logical; recommend improvements if necessary.
- Create visual concepts that match the content and the image wanted by the clients but that fit Thinkcyber image; ensure that sites are easy to navigate.
- Build websites using technologies that conform to international standards and make sure that they are universally accessible.
- Perform maintenance and updates to existing websites when requested by clients.
- Provide training on maintenance and update procedures to clients who choose to take charge of their own websites.
- Contribute to the overall development of the Web Communications group and of all new websites.
- Bachelor´s degree in communications or other discipline related to the primary responsibilities and two to four years of experience in web design, of which a minimum of two years producing table-less, XHTML, standards-compliant cross browser, and gracefully-degrading code and a minimum of one year experience with DOM scripting and Movable Type.
- Experience working in a communications/ public relations environment.
- Advanced knowledge of XHTML, CSS, and of digital imaging and illustration with Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXPress and Illustrator with formal training an asset.
- Knowledge of JavaScript, Jquery, CSS, PHP, AJAX and dynamic HTML; experience with Macromedia Flash.
- Knowledge and demonstrated experience with cross-browser and cross-platform issues (IE, Firefox, Safari, etc.)
- Extensive experience working on a Windows and Mac platform.
- Very good spoken and written English (level 5) in order to design prototypes and train staff.
- Attention to detail, customer-service orientation, and creativity in problem-solving.
- Ability to work in a team and to communicate in a clear way to provide training to staff.
- Formal training in desktop publishing applications, and photography definite assets.
- Superior knowledge of current web-design trends and techniques, a strong online portfolio displaying user-centred design, and experience with web database solutions definite assets.
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