User Experience Designer
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Location: Manhattan, New York City
Patch Labs is building new ways to make life easier for you and your neighbors.
We need your help. We’re building a small band of talented professionals with the imagination to dream up new ideas and the drive to turn them into intuitively useful software.
About you
- You’re smart, and make it happen
- You love being part of a small team that solves big problems
- You design with end users in mind (including those with very different wants and needs from your own).
- You care more about ease and comfort than the perfect shade of gray.
- You’re a pragmatist, informed by a purist approach but with an understanding of what it takes to ship and reach real users
- You’re Agile where it makes sense, but always sensible, clever and hard-working
Role
Responsibilities
As a founding member of Patch Labs, you will work closely with a front-end engineer, platform engineer and product manager to create really useful, intuitive software. Specifically, you will:
- Conceive, implement and refine intuitive user experiences
- Create interaction models, user task flows, prototypes, screen designs and user interface assets
- Visualize complex sets of data and interactions in ways that are easy to comprehend
Requirements
- Passion for building software that makes life easier
- Empathy for users and a realistic, humble view of how software fits into their everyday lives
- Strong proficiency in the latest design software (e.g. Illustrator, Photoshop, Fireworks)
- Prototyping skills in HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript. Basic Rails skills are a plus.
- Experience with practical ways to solicit and integrate user research and feedback before, during and after the development process
- Stellar layout, color, and typography skills
- Strong copy writing skills - words are just as important as other visual elements
- 5+ years designing highly usable, elegant interfaces
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
What We Offer
- A driven, motivated, and talented team that believes in working hard and reaping the rewards
- Laid-back office environment in the heart of SoHo
- Competitive compensation and excellent benefits
To Apply
Send all of the following (and anything else to help you stand-out) to labs+designer@patch.com:
- Cover note explaining why we should work together
- Resume in a standard format (.txt, .doc, .pdf) and/or link to online career profile (e.g. LinkedIn)
- Links to online portfolios, sample projects, live applications, etc.
