PT Front-end UI/UX Specialist/Web Designer
Ivy Media Corp. GotoBus/TakeTours – Cambridge, MA
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts: near Davis T Station and Bus 77
TakeTours.com has an immediate opening for a self-motivated, talented front-end UX/UI Designer to work part time and onsite at our Cambridge office, with the potential to become a full-time opportunity. As a member of the UX team, you will work collaboratively with the product management and development teams to transform functional/business specifications into highly polished, intuitive UIs. This position affords opportunities to work across a broad range of UX-related disciplines, from UI prototyping and interaction design, to usability testing and information architecture. The ideal candidate will be a well-rounded UX generalist who combines outstanding design skills with strong analytic, technical, and problem-solving abilities. This is an excellent opportunity to learn and develop your skills as a UX/UI designer at a quickly-growing company in a fast-paced industry.
Job Functions:
- Independently manage multiple, concurrent projects in a fast-paced development environment, proactively ensuring that appropriate UX considerations are made
- Work with project stakeholders to build a consensus behind the best practical design solutions; produce final design specs to balance development deadlines and implementation costs against key design considerations
- Perform UX reviews for projects in active development to ensure that they adhere to design specifications and established style guidelines
- Organize and facilitate small-scale usability tests
- Help define, document, and communicate formal style guidelines
- Work closely with product managers to understand complex functional requirements and transform them into detailed design specifications
- Effectively communicate design recommendations using wire frames, flowcharts, high-fidelity design comps, interactive prototypes, and the occasional cocktail napkin, or whatever allows you to tap into your creative side!
- Create production-ready assets (icons, application themes, etc.) using design tools such as Photoshop and Illustrator
- Advocate for the needs of front-end users throughout the product design process; promote the best design principles and practices throughout the organization
Who We Are Looking For:
- 1-3 years of experience designing, developing, or documenting complex software solutions for the web or desktop environments; mobile design experience is a plus
- Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite; working knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator
- Thorough understanding of fundamental design principles and usability heuristics; ability to effectively articulate the reasoning behind design decisions and communicate with non-designers
- Prototyping experience strongly preferred — e.g. familiarity with HTML/CSS/JavaScript, WPF, XAML, C#, or similar.
- Proven ability to create polished, professional designs that anticipate and accommodate the needs of users
Additional pluses:
In addition to the requirements listed above, the ideal candidate would possess the following:
- Minimum 4-year degree (B.S. or B.A.) in web/multimedia design, computer science or related field.
- Working knowledge of the best SEO practices.
About GotoBus/TakeTours
GotoBus/TakeTours.com is a leading Boston-based, online travel reservation company, which specializes in securing the lowest discount bus tickets, tours, sightseeing trips, vacation packages and hotel prices. TakeTours.com’s network includes more than 300 bus and tour operators worldwide, and we are one of the fastest growing travel businesses on the internet. Our multinational staff, located throughout the world, provides a first -rate reservation service that uniquely combines local knowledge and connections to provide the best travel deals to our customers.
If interested, please submit your cover letter and resume to jobs@gotobus.com.