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Visual Designer, Mail, Yahoo!
Jul 27 05
Source: direct submission
COMPANY: Yahoo!
URL: http://yahoo.com
LOCATION: Sunnyvale, CA
POSITION TITLE: Visual Designer, Mail
DURATION: Full Time
JOB DESCRIPTION:
As a visual designer for Yahoo! Mail you will work closely with interaction/UI designers, usability researchers, producers and engineers to develop the visual UI for several Yahoo! web services.
You will work with the visual design team in the development and application of network-wide visual guidelines. Responsibilities
include: ensuring the consistent visual presentation of several Yahoo! properties; translating UI requirements into online visual user interfaces; being instrumental in the development of Yahoo!
visual style; and creating prototypes in HTML. Requirements:
Candidates must have a solid understanding of user-centered design principles and a desire to contribute to the constant development of a large network of products. Attention to detail, ability to write and debug clean html and a formal visual design education are required.Other requirements include professional web development experience; solid knowledge of major core web graphics tools; solid understanding of web graphics techniques; mastery of graphic design and web design principles, typography, color and page layout; strong creative and visual skills; strong interpersonal skills, ability to work independently as well as with a group. Please send URLs for online work samples in addition to resume.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Send your resume and portfolio link to
RX0100006675 in the subject heading of your email.
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COMPANY: Yahoo!
URL: http://yahoo.com
LOCATION: Sunnyvale, CA
POSITION TITLE: Director, User Experience & Design for Communications
DURATION: Full Time
JOB DESCRIPTION:
You will be responsible for managing the Communications User Experience and Design (UED) group. You will manage a team of 20 UED professionals responsible for crafting the User Experience of some of Yahoo’s most critical products – including most notably Yahoo Mail, Messenger, Photos as well as Yahoos advancing implementation regarding VoIP. Your success will depend upon having the vision, execution, leadership and collaborative team spirit that will separate you from the pack, and Yahoo from the competition!
How do you think that user experience can improve with email, instant messenger and VoIP to enable dynamic shifting between synchronous and asynchronous communication?
What do you think it will take to architect a rich address book and calendar experience that scales across all dimensions of one’s life?
RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Provide creative direction and leadership to deliver on the
overarching Communication products objectives resulting in high
quality user experiences
* Bring great people management skills and mentorship to a team of
interaction design, visual design, design management and design
research specialists. Deliver performance reviews; provide
management goals by objective; determine compensation and career
growth
* Understand the needs of internal and external customers, the
business, and the competitive landscape. Translate this
understanding into a user experience design strategy which meets the
needs of users, the business and fulfills the Yahoo Brand promise.
* Coordinate the activities of the team with other key departments,
ensuring accurate and highly professional communications,
coordination, and collaboration at all times.
* Oversee projects running concurrently on multiple tracks from
planning through launch in a very multitasking interdisciplinary
culture.
* Effectively manage shared resource schedules for optimum
productivity and efficiency
* Ensure successful knowledge sharing among both Communications and
User Experience Design teams.
QUALIFICATIONS:
* Excellent grasp of the competitive and economic dimensions of the
VoIP, messenger, mail and online photos space desirable.
* Extensive experience defining and developing consumer web
applications at all stages of the product lifecycle.
* Must communicate clearly and effectively; strong analytical and
oral communication skills; excellent interpersonal and leadership
skills; able to collaborate actively with others in a
cross-functional team.
* Strong matrix management skills
* Proactive customer oriented individual
* Highly organized and able to switch rapidly between different
projects in a fast-paced and exciting environment.
* At least 5 years experience leading a large web site design effort
with other designers and/or managing a design team
* At least 10-15 years' experience in product design, visual design,
interaction design, Human Factors, HCI, industrial design, or related
area
* MBA and/or MFA desirable
You will be a leader in one of the largest and most established User Experience groups in the industry; collaborating and sharing your knowledge with the over 100 staff from the following disciplines; interaction design, visual design, design research and design management.
ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Yahoo! Inc. is a leading provider of comprehensive online products and services to consumers and businesses worldwide. Yahoo! is the No.
1 Internet brand globally and the most trafficked Internet destination worldwide. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Yahoo!'s global network includes 25 world properties and is available in 13 languages. Come and join our family of over 7000 Yahoos! in this exciting role.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Send your resume and portfolio link to
RX0100007117 in the subject heading of your email.