Position Overview:
Ecommerce stores are ripe for a visual makeover and we want you to be the person who defines and designs the next generation online shopping experience! We have attracted multi-million dollar businesses to improve their online stores – now it’s your turn. How could merchandising be displayed more interactively? Could you increase average order sizes with a fresh look at bundling or promotions? How could the checkout experience be improved? This position could be your canvas for your visual creativity.

As a Website Graphic Designer working within the Front-end department team, you will be involved in designing, developing and delivering visual store designs concepts for Elastic Path’s customers like Vancouver 2010, Aeroplan, Samsonite, Garmin, etc. You will do this through effective team leadership, client interaction, and general management skill, drawing on extensive experience in UI of ecommerce store design.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
• Help define the graphic identity, user interface, & interactive experience for large ecommerce websites
• Designing user interfaces and creating UI Specifications
• Lead visual design throughout the product lifecycle, from conceptualization to site launch
• Interact with cross-functional teams, including product managers, business analysts and developers to implement designs into the final product
• Designing interaction models, workflows and information architectures
• Think creatively to conceptualize, articulate and present visual concepts

Required Qualifications:
• A strong creative portfolio
• Expert proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks for the creation of visual application design deliverables
• 3+ years of experience creating visual designs and interaction designs for web-applications or consumer-oriented websites
• Strong visual design skills (illustrations, icons, layout, hierarchy, typography, color theory, patterns, compelling visual elements) and a strong attention to detail down to the pixel
• Experience designing highly usable, effective user interfaces for web sites and/or web-based applications with strong emphasis on usability
• Expertise in information and interaction design
• Skilled in graphic design, color theory, layout and typography for the Web
• Understanding of underlying technical concepts

Optional Qualifications:
The following skills are not required, but will be considered an asset:
• Wireframe and design prototype development
• Proficiency in Flash, Microsoft Visio, and Dreamweaver
• Previous experience in developing the design for market leading eCommerce sites
• Wireframe, site/system flow, and site architecture diagram creation
• Good understanding of current web technologies (xHTML, CSS, JavaScript, ActionScript, and AJAX) and anything else Web 2.0 and beyond
• Experience interfacing and communicating directly with clients

How to apply

We love to reward our employees for a job well done. If you are an extraordinary and flexible person who strives for excellence, please apply at www.elasticpath.com/company/jobs. Elastic Path is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to a diverse workforce.