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Visual Designer -Change the face of social media based web sites!
at Acquia in Boston, MA
Acquia is helping develop next generation websites with leading organizations worldwide.
Sony Music, Thomson Reuters, nVidia, Stanford, News Corp and the White House are a few
of the hundreds of thousands organizations who are using the open-source Drupal project
to manage interactive social media based websites. The unique blend of power, flexibility
and socially smart features are fueling a massive growth in Drupal deployments.
Founded by the Drupal creator, Acquia offers enterprise-class consulting, support, hosting,
website administration and soon a SaaS version of Drupal hosted in the cloud.
Acquia and Drupal are changing the face of social publishing on the web. We need a passionate, creative and collaborative visual designer to help drive this change. The successful candidate will be an integral member of the Acquia tight-knit engineering team working with marketing, product managers and customer facing groups to create engaging and effective visual design solutions. You must have superior visual design skills, and possess a keen understanding of design patterns and visual trends. You'll be counted on for high-level, out-of-the-box thinking, and for your ability to communicate and influence design solutions that best meet business objectives.
Essential Skills and Characteristics
• A well-rounded understanding of Web usability best practices
• A keen eye for detail and a proven track record producing consistent clean icons, graphics, and layouts
• Familiarity with web technologies and their impact on the feasibility of design solutions
• A strong portfolio, available for viewing, demonstrating a great sense of design and creativity
• Aptitude for designing for theme based CMS packages
• Ability to work with Fireworks
• 3-5 years of visual design experience and a degree in graphic design, communication design, information design, or other visual arts
• Ability to switch easily between different projects and handle a rapidly changing, high velocity environment while delivering quality results
• Ability to solicit and incorporate diverse perspectives
• Professional, team player with strong interpersonal skill
This position is available at Acquia’s main office in Woburn, MA just north of Boston.
Sony Music, Thomson Reuters, nVidia, Stanford, News Corp and the White House are a few
of the hundreds of thousands organizations who are using the open-source Drupal project
to manage interactive social media based websites. The unique blend of power, flexibility
and socially smart features are fueling a massive growth in Drupal deployments.
Founded by the Drupal creator, Acquia offers enterprise-class consulting, support, hosting,
website administration and soon a SaaS version of Drupal hosted in the cloud.
Acquia and Drupal are changing the face of social publishing on the web. We need a passionate, creative and collaborative visual designer to help drive this change. The successful candidate will be an integral member of the Acquia tight-knit engineering team working with marketing, product managers and customer facing groups to create engaging and effective visual design solutions. You must have superior visual design skills, and possess a keen understanding of design patterns and visual trends. You'll be counted on for high-level, out-of-the-box thinking, and for your ability to communicate and influence design solutions that best meet business objectives.
Essential Skills and Characteristics
• A well-rounded understanding of Web usability best practices
• A keen eye for detail and a proven track record producing consistent clean icons, graphics, and layouts
• Familiarity with web technologies and their impact on the feasibility of design solutions
• A strong portfolio, available for viewing, demonstrating a great sense of design and creativity
• Aptitude for designing for theme based CMS packages
• Ability to work with Fireworks
• 3-5 years of visual design experience and a degree in graphic design, communication design, information design, or other visual arts
• Ability to switch easily between different projects and handle a rapidly changing, high velocity environment while delivering quality results
• Ability to solicit and incorporate diverse perspectives
• Professional, team player with strong interpersonal skill
This position is available at Acquia’s main office in Woburn, MA just north of Boston.
Published at 15-01-2010
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