UX Designer Job in New York, New York US
UX Designer
Job Description Job Category: Software Engineering: User Experience Location: New York, NY, US Job ID: 785105-74354 Division: Skype DESIGNER About Us GroupMe is a group messaging app that helps millions of people around the world stay connected. Since we launched less than two years ago, we've processed billions of messages, grown the company to 25 people, won the Breakout award at SXSW, and been acquired. Now as a part of the Skype division at Microsoft, our goal is to be the daily communications provider for *billions* of people. Even though we're part of a huge company, we have a great deal of autonomy, and continue to operate like an independent startup that works hard and iterates quickly. We work in a sunlight-filled loft near Union Square with hardwood floors, a ping pong table, and a pinball machine. We sing karaoke across the street sometimes. Basically, we love our jobs and have a lot of fun doing them. The Job We are looking for someone with ambition, confidence, and talent, whose primary responsibility will be collaborating with our designers and engineers in order to develop product ideas from early wireframes and sketches to pixel-perfect final designs. In addition, responsibilities will include supporting other departments in all design functions: presentations, spreadsheets, marketing materials, whatever. You should feel comfortable working on multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment. Requirements - An online portfolio that contains work that is beautiful and usable, demonstrating a love for tight detailing and impeccable typography. Ideally, it should show off your work in a range of platforms (web, mobile, tablet, print) and applications (sites, apps, branding, marketing). Nice To Haves - Coding experience - Illustration, Video, Motion Graphics skills - Experience conducting usability testing sessions - A passion for photo-shopping your coworkers faces onto other people's bodies