Check out the job listings below. To inquire or apply, please contact jobs@wetpaint.com
- Editor
- Developer Evangelist
- Technical Integration Manager
- Online Advertising Sales Director
- QA Engineer
- Software Engineer
- UI Designer & Information Architect
- UI Developer
Wetpaint is an Equal Opportunity Employer
About Wetpaint
Wetpaint is a Web 2.0 startup developing a publishing platform that makes it fun and easy to create click-and-type wiki communities. Focusing on ease of use, Wetpaint’s technology is revolutionizing the way people share their passions and interests online. We want to be THE online community platform and since the company’s June 2006 debut, more than 600,000 user-created community sites have been created. Wetpaint has also partnered with prominent consumer brands within the key categories of entertainment (ABC, CBS, FOX, BET, and Viacom), technology (Dell, T-Mobile, HP, Oracle, and HTC), and lifestyle (Food & Wine, Executive Travel, Better Homes & Garden) to launch wiki communities around their brands and products.
Located in a funky loft space in the historic Pioneer Square district of Seattle, we are a small company where collaboration and innovation are championed. Funded by the same venture capital firms backing Facebook and Photobucket, Wetpaint is well positioned to change the way people interact on the internet.
Position Description
Our UI Designer & Information Architect is passionate about shaping the future of online collaboration. He/she will work closely with the executive team, program management, and development on designing current and future versions of Wetpaint’s product features in a deadline driven environment. The UI Designer must be an effective advocate for the user and be able to successfully drive implementation of feature-sets and interactions that provide an excellent customer experience. He/she uses strong technical and creative skills as a base for the design of site maps, annotated feature wire frames, user flows, labeling systems, prototypes for demos, and design proposals for the executive team that satisfy both customer needs and business requirements.
The ideal candidate is a change-agile individual looking for an opportunity to work with both business and creative teams in a rapidly evolving environment who possesses superior verbal and written communications skills and a strong understanding of relationships between all functional areas of the business. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives on making an impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Wireframe and graphic design.
- Concept generation and modeling.
- Task flow/process flow generation.
- Solution prototyping.
- User research/user testing.
- User experience audits and heuristic evaluations, user profiling and scenario generation.
- Site structure definition.
- Presentation of concepts and progress to team.
- Partner with other internal departments to assist with design needs.
Skills & Experience
- B.A./B.S. degree in graphic design, industrial design, visual communications, or related field.
- 4 – 6 years of experience with an emphasis in application/interaction design and information architecture.
- Working knowledge of information design and interface design principles and a good understanding of new media technology.
- Must posses a deep understanding in related creative tracks – design, interactive development (in order to understand limitations), copywriting, and content strategy.
- Understands the relationship between content, user interface, business, marketing and technology.
- Understanding of basic capabilities and limitations of HTML, ASP, JavaScript, AJAX, other leading-edge web technologies, latest design software and other industry standards/trends.
- Experience in managing and working on multiple projects simultaneously.
- Ability to work collaboratively on multi-disciplinary teams.
To Apply
Submit your résumé and salary requirements to jobs@wetpaint.com