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(Washington DC)

Environment & Energy Publishing (E&E), a subscription-based online news organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., seeks a junior-level web developer to join our four-person tech department.

Working closely with our two senior developers, the junior-level web developer will use Rails, Sinatra, MySQL, Redis, Backbone, and Coffeescript to serve a suite of internal web applications to our editorial and sales staff. We're looking for talented applicants who can work up and down our software stack, backend to frontend, from optimizing MySQL queries to implementing new features in our Backbone layer, and anything in between.

Required Qualifications

• Experience with Git, Ruby, Rails, and Javascript-heavy applications.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable code. 
• Good design sense, with the ability to craft visually appealing and intuitive user experiences.
• Familiarity with the Unix command line.

In addition, please let us know if you have experience with multiple languages and datastores, are familiar with service oriented design, or have contributed to open source projects.

About E&E and benefits

Based on Capitol Hill, E&E is the leading source for objective, daily coverage of environmental and energy policy and markets. Each day, we produce five subscription-based publications and one video program on our website (www.eenews.net).

We’re an equal opportunity employer that offers a competitive salary, a 401(k) plan, Metro passes, good health/dental and a fun, fast-paced work environment at a great Capitol Hill location.

So if you are a smart and energetic programmer who enjoys taking on new challenges and wants to build practical business solutions using cutting-edge code, E&E wants to see your resume. You’ll be joining a successful and growing company known as the go-to source for people who demand the most timely and thorough information about energy politics and policy. 

Apply: Candidates should e-mail a cover letter, resume and include links to existing applications and/or your Github account.

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Location: San Francisco, CA
URL: http://www.Click2apply.net/qvtcms8

• Care about your users
• Expertise in JavaScript, HTTP, HTML/DOM, and CSS
• Command of programming on a web server: Python, Ruby, Java, C++, etc.
• Test-driven development
• Excitement about the challenges of internationalization
• Comfortable working in a Unix environment
• Excellent typing ability in the presence of flying nerf darts

• Love of Python
• Battle-worn MySQL knowledge
• Firebug is your best friend
• Active contributor to open source software
• Mobile web development experience (XHTML)
• Proficiency with Fireworks, Photoshop, etc.
• Pointers to websites you've built

To apply: Apply Online

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Location: San Francisco, CA
URL: http://www.Click2apply.net/7vhcc3j

• Optimize and tune MySQL and InnoDB performance to keep our site fast!
• Install, configure, and maintain MySQL instances in production
• Configure and support replication
• Continually improve monitoring, perform database capacity and usage planning
• Manage backup and restore, maintaining runbooks & planning for disaster recovery
• Assist developers with query tuning and schema design
• Write and maintain scripts to automate tasks

• Solid understanding of MySQL Server and InnoDB storage engine
• Familiarity with MySQL replication, configuration, and strategies
• Demonstrated experience with relational database performance tuning and capacity planning (preferably with MySQL)
• Strong systems administration and automation skills
• Strong command of your favorite scripting and/or programming language.  Yelp mostly uses bash and python, but we try to treat all Turing Complete languages equally
• Min. BS Computer Science or equivalent
• Min. 2 years experience as a DBA or equivalent
• Excellent communication skills
• A sense of humor!

• Knowledge and enthusiasm around all things Percona Server
• InnoDB internals/debugging/tuning experience, and hankering to do more
• Experience at a large-scale consumer internet site
• Experience with distributed database systems
• Passion for experiments, trying new things, and developing tools

To apply: Apply Online

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Status: Full-time Estimated Duration: Full-time Starts: Ready to interview Rate: around $70K DOE Job Description: Interactive fashion company seeking a Mobile UX Designer. You'll be working to help define new concepts, tools and experience through the entire project life cycle. The focus will be on designing visually pleasing mobile interfaces. ... [more]

http://www.krop.com/jobs/339sw/

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(San Francisco)

Revision3, a Discovery Communications Company, seeks a Creative Director to focus on leading the UIX strategy for website development, internal tools relating to the core product, and partner application development, such as Xbox, GoogleTV, mobile, tablet, desktop applications, and beyond.

The Creative Director will be a leader in workshops for conceptualizing and strategizing brand definition, developing guidelines for visual identity usage, and creative reproducible workflows in graphic packages for implementation across a variety of video platforms, web applications, distribution partners, and marketing efforts.

At a high level, the ideal candidate should have demonstrated skill in designing and maintaining strong consumer-centric brands from conception to completion across a variety of platforms, with a portfolio of work in branding and UIX across mobile, tablet, desktop and OTT devices. This person will also have an excellent ability to manage staff, project timelines and projections, and inter-department deliverables.

Candidates must have a strong technical background and understand development cycles, being able to work closely with both in-house and 3rd party platform and client application developers to create an intuitive, user-friendly, and video centric UIX.

This candidate should also be familiar with the business of television and video distribution, being willing to become an expert in how Revision3 produces and capitalizes on content and talent.

Responsibilities Include, but are not limited to:

• UIX design for web applications, mobile/tablet/desktop applications, and any 3rd party video distribution source.
• Lead creative sessions for visual branding kick-offs with both internal departments at all levels, contractors and with show teams /talent
• Work with internal teams to generate visual identities for marketable new show/network brands
• Provide creative art direction and storyboarding for motion & sound design editors
• Manage multiple projects from concept through completion
• Strategize and practice long-term archival of assets and documented workflows
• Supervise, inspire, and manage a team of designers to create and follow branding guidelines across distribution properties
• Oversee the team's maintenance and integrity of daily episodic content thumbnails and marketing materials to optimize views.

• 5-10 years demonstrated experience designing and developing brands (both business centric and consumer centric preferred)
• 5+ years demonstrated experience in desktop, mobile, tablet, and OTT device UI/UX design
• Ability to train and provide knowledge transfer of best practices in digital, print and motion design
• Solid understanding of RSS feeds, HTML, HTML5, CSS, Javascript, AJAX, responsive deign, and cross-browser compliant considerations for interactive design
• Extensive knowledge of the business of video distribution and online media (i.e. RSS feeds, partners such as YouTube)
• Strong leadership, interpersonal communication, and presentation skills
• Ability to work calmly under pressure, manage several projects at the same time, and meet hard deadlines
• Ability to work in a development cycle environment and provide requirements and estimates of work
• Passion for excellent design in technology, digital media and gadgets, and Internet video
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Graphic Design, Graphic Communication, Interactive Design, or similar.

Job Perks: Annual volunteer opportunities with Discovery Communications Competitive health, vision, dental & vacation benefits Design, tech & development conference opportunities

Apply: Please provide resume with your design portfolio (either a URL or PDF document).

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(San Francisco, CA)

Fitbit is seeking a lead visual designer to create, guide and support the visual language of products across web, mobile, desktop and devices. This position works closely with our product managers, designers, engineers and executives to create engaging and original designs that reflect business requirements, support user needs, and are technically feasible. Qualified candidates will be highly experienced visual designers with a love for perfecting simple and stunning user interfaces. You will be a member of the Fitbit User Experience Design team, working across different products and platforms and expected to push the state-of-the-art in interactive design.

Join a team of hackers, designers, hardware geeks and health enthusiasts. Our mission is nothing short of making the world a healthier place!

Ideal skills:

• At least 5 years of experience in interactive design

• Exceptional ability in graphic design and typography, preferably with experience in digital consumer products

• Deep understanding of branding as it relates to user experience

• Superb ability to apply a brand's look and feel across web and mobile

• Understanding of interaction design patterns related to web design, mobile, and desktop applications

• Stellar information design abilities

• Technical understanding of interface design in an agile development environment

• Expert-level proficiency of common graphics design and web design tools

• A proven track record of interactive UI design with preferable hands on experience building products from inception to launch

• A positive attitude, open mind, and a desire to collaborate and learn

• Passion to solve visual design problems

• Driven by purpose

Bonus skills:

• Experience designing interfaces for hardware devices and familiarity with firmware development

• Prototyping skills, including device, web, mobile and desktop experiences

• Motion design and illustration skills

• Passion for and experience in the health and wellness space

Qualified candidates must share a portfolio

Candidates must share a portfolio to be considered for the role with work that demonstrates exceptional visual design skill and stylistic breadth. Portfolios should include examples of interactive work with a focus on mobile and web design of shipping products.

We like animators and print designers, but that’s not the job we’re hiring for. This is a full-time position at our San Francisco office.

About Fitbit:

Fitbit is the market leader in the fast-growing category of connected health and fitness products, an exciting business that combines cutting-edge wearable tracking devices with motivating online and mobile experiences to help people reach their health & fitness goals.

Fitbit’s product line includes a number of tracking devices that measure everyday activity–such as daily steps, distance traveled, calories burned, stairs climbed and even how long and well you sleep–to encourage you to be more active. We also make the Aria Wi-Fi Smart Scale and are working aggressively on new products. All of our products wirelessly and automatically sync your data with Fitbit’s online and mobile dashboard, which keeps you motivated through charts and graphs, badges, motivating competitions with friends and family, and fun notifications of your progress.

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(Austin, TX)

You love clients and getting to be a conduit for communication. You love what feels like magic when something beautiful is created to solve a business goal and meet a user’s need. You love working with other designers across a variety of projects. You don’t shy away from difficult conversations, and you are a natural mentor.  

Creating visual designs in a fast-paced environment means bringing a strong voice, an efficiency of speed, and an eye for critiquing. Our environment calls for extreme communication, enthusiasm and empathy. As the Art Director, you understand that we have no time for divas or wannabe superheroes. You understand that success is determined by the strength of your team as a whole, and it’s essential each member carry his/her weight.

As the Art Director, you’ll work closely with clients across a variety of verticals in both the consumer and enterprise space. These projects should push you outside of your comfort zone, while your industry experience will be utilized to help shape the future of Mutual Mobile’s design team.

• Leading work across 1 - 2 key accounts

• Defining projects in terms of scope, schedule and roadmap with other Account team leads

• Promoting and perfecting the integration of agile techniques into the design process

• Working with diverse teams to divide work and stay focused on the big picture

• Participating in Business Development pursuits and pitches

• Working to help define the design process

• Coaching and mentoring other designers to help them progress their career development

• 3+ years of interactive visual design experience

• Strong conceptual skills and the desire to solve complex design problems

• Enough technical experience that you can comfortably express and react to the technical and user interface limits of mobile and touch interfaces

• Experience working with a Lean UX process in an agile environment

• Expert level knowledge of relevant industry tools

• Strong ability to guide and mentor junior designers

• Strong communication skills to effectively interact with clients and internal teams

• Ability to work autonomously under tight deadlines on multiple projects

• Experience to set the look and feel for large-scale mobile applications

• 2 years as an Art Director at a top digital agency or similar role

• Interaction Design skills (wireframing, prototyping, research)

• Basic HTML, Javascript and CSS skills (for prototyping)  

• Experience managing and mentoring other designers

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Location: Austin, TX
URL: www.mutualmobile.com

• Leading work across 1 - 2 key accounts
• Defining projects in terms of scope, schedule and roadmap with other Account team leads
• Promoting and perfecting the integration of agile techniques into the design process
• Working with diverse teams to divide work and stay focused on the big picture
• Participating in Business Development pursuits and pitches
• Working to help define the design process
• Coaching and mentoring other designers to help them progress their career development
• Leading teams through user research tactics and ongoing usability testing  

• BS/BA in Design, HCI or related degree preferred
• +3 years of interactive, visual design experience
• Experience working with a Lean UX process in an agile environment
• Proven ability to apply interaction design principles to application development
• Knowledge of basic usability heuristics, relevant interaction design literature, and best practices for application user experience
• Ability to work autonomously under tight deadlines
• Experience managing teams in a cross-functional environment
• A passion for mentoring others
• Ability to skillfully navigate sensitive client conversations
• Strong written and verbal communication with skills to present your work and rationale to the team & clients

• 2 years as a UX Lead at a top digital agency or similar role
• Experience working in mobile
• Visual design skills (typography, illustration, layout)
• Basic HTML, Javascript and CSS skills (for prototyping)

To apply: To apply, visit: http://www.mutualmobile.com/company/?section=careers&r=37signals