FILLED – UX Designer – (Toronto)

My client is looking for an Interactive (UX) Designer to work collaboratively with members of their team to deliver valuable user experiences for their clients. This person will interact with the creative director, project managers, developers and other stakeholders, designing and implementing user interfaces on a variety of projects including websites, portals, intranets, applications and mobile. The ideal candidate would have a passion for exploring innovative design solutions to meet the business and user goals for a website or application.

Responsibilities

• Create engaging, useable designs on time and on brief
• Take part in client sessions, including briefing meetings and presentations
• Articulate the design process to clients and staff
• Contribute to written design proposals and presentations
• Assist developers and production staff in bringing designs to life using various technologies
• Assist in defining and shaping the solutions
• Formal training in design and/or visual art or equivalent real-world experience
• High level of competency in Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash
• Demonstrable experience in HTML and CSS
• A creative mind that can help turn great ideas into great finished products
• Strong communication skills
• Motivated self starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision
• An outstanding portfolio of work A high degree of knowledge about the internet and internet technologies

Mandatory Experience and Skills

• Formal training in design and/or visual art or equivalent real-world experience
• High level of competency in Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash
• Demonstrable experience in HTML and CSS
• A creative mind that can help turn great ideas into great finished products
• Strong communication skills
• Motivated self starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision
• An outstanding portfolio of work A high degree of knowledge about the internet and internet technologies

Desirable Experience and Skills

• 5 or more years of working experience
• An interest in illustration, photography, music and visual art
• Knowledge of JavaScript, ASP, XHTML, XML

Please email your resume & portfolio (or link) in confidence to: glenn@swanstaffing.com

Thanks Glenn

Glenn Swan
Swan Staffing – Fresh Ideas for Growing your Career
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(Web) Backend Technical Support – (Toronto)

I have a client in Toronto that is looking for a web technical support person. Person would need to have the following:

– thorough knowledge of javascript, HTML and CSS

– knowledge of PHP, Actionscript amd Cold Fusion

– Some experience with CMS

– Flash knowledge would be an asset, as would knowledge of Google analytics.

You will be liasing directly with their clients and vendor side technical teams, including programmers and developers to help troubleshoot advertising campaign tracking set-up.

My client – is a mid size advertising agency that is a North American leader in their area. They do good work for great clients, but more importantly – they are some of the nicest people I have ever worked with. Your personality needs to reflect a similar disposition.

There is a very good chance that this full time freelance position will turn into a full time permanent position.

Please send your resume in confidence to glenn@swanstaffing.com along with a short note (cover letter not necessary) itemizing your experience as it pertains to the requirements above. Please also provide your hourly rate.

Thanks Glenn

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