Web/Graphic Designer job at Firemint

Firemint is a world leading iPhone and iPad game development studio. Our award-winning games Flight Control and Real Racing have been immensely successful and have enabled us to work exclusively on our own original titles.

We produce hit games through an irrational obsession with polish and creating a fun entertainment experience, and are currently looking for a talented Web Designer to join our team in a position that has just become available in the publishing side of our business, commencing ASAP.

Specific Accountabilities:

Your role will be to work with other Firemint team members to scope, design, implement and update/maintain web content for a variety of purposes, including:

• Firemint.com: studio/game information, news, blog and game promotions.
• Cloudcell.com: sites that integrate with data from our games, primarily used by our existing players (e.g. realracing.cloudcell.com and flightcontrol.cloudcell.com).
• Game embedded web content and various administrative tools and systems to support the development teams.

You will show exceptional flare for graphical design work, producing marketing materials, branding and collateral as required, and will take each project from concept to completion (with help from others as needed).

What skills are we looking for?

• At least 3 years experience in a similar role and are highly proficient with PhotoShop and Illustrator. You can hand-code web-standards compliant HTML and CSS.
• You’re comfortable working with WordPress installations (or similar) and are willing to learn how to work within our proprietary PHP/MySQL framework. You know enough about JavaScript and PHP to hack something together from examples and tutorials, and are keen to learn more. If you already know more, that’s awesome.
• You have an excellent eye for design and aesthetic judgement. You can critique your own work, and appreciate constructive criticism from others because you believe in constantly improving your skills and the work you produce. You take a lot of pride in producing fantastic work.
• You’re highly creative and excited by building solutions that achieve real results. You have a genuine desire to inform, entertain and engage web site visitors, and thrive on outcomes and solutions, not just artistic self-expression.
• You value user interface design principles including usability, accessibility and platform issues. If you don’t have formal experience, you nevertheless understand the importance of designing from the point of view of the user.
• You manage your own work and meet commitments you make.
• An interest in games is highly desirable.

What we can offer you:

• No suits. No clueless corporate clients or mind-numbingly boring government sites.
• A great, professional but laid back team environment with some of the smartest and most talented game makers anywhere.
• Light, open-plan modern studio environment; awesome coffee, many local cafes, restaurants and shops.
• Lots of small perks – free fresh fruit, game library, Friday drinks.
• The opportunity to do your best work yet.

TO APPLY

Fill out the application form here:

http://firemint.com/apply-for-a-job-at-firemint/

APPLICATIONS CLOSE FRIDAY 5TH AUGUST, 5PM

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