Archive for March, 2010

Senior Visual/ UX Designer, London, Circa £70k or competitive day rates for contractors (ref j303)

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

A leading financial organisation are looking for an established visual designer to join an exiting user experience and design team. This is an exciting high level role working on a range of projects including website interface design and application design.  As an individual you will be able to follow an interactive design process working in a team environment producing detailed user interfaces. It is essential you have strong interaction and visual design skills  with a portfolio that supports and demonstrates these skills.  Although you will be working in collaboration with your team you must be a self starter with the ability to manage your own time and work load. User centred design should be your passion and any experience within the financial services sector is advantageous. Your hands on skills should include the CS4 suite and any experience with technologies such as AJAX and Flex are desirable.

To hear more about this role please email your CV and portfolio / work samples to meera@wearefutureheads.co.uk or call 020 3326 0567

Superb User Experience Contractors – £400 to £550pd (ref 301)

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Have you ever thought about working in an environment where you get to actually meet with business stakeholders, learn what they are looking to achieve and build systems to help them with their daily work, systems that help them make good decisions quickly?

 Have you ever thought about working where budgets aren’t the biggest consideration, so you can execute projects properly, not cutting any corners?

 You need to have a superb folio, attention to detail, complex interaction design and the ability to stand up, lead and excite internal stakeholders.

 Have you ever thought about working from 9-6pm? (yes, really).

 I know…  if you believe you are the top 5% of great UX talent in the UK get in touch and I’ll fill your ears with more.

 Happy Friday Y’all.

Contact Be Kaler Blake on 0207 420 3539 / be@wearefutureheads.co.uk

Senior Designer with UE skills, West London, 6 month Contract, £250-300 (ref J300)

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Leading media company are looking for a talented designer to join them on a contract basis. You will be working alongside a creative lead and IA’s and be responsible for producing designs in accordance with them, clearly documenting your work ready for development. Working on a developing brand you will have the skills to push the brand forward whilst taking to consideration new technologies. You will be working directly with the client so must have excellent client facing skills with great attention to detail and be delivery focussed. As a designer who adopts a user centred design approach you will be experienced in working from wireframes to produce your designs. This role is best suited to someone with multi platform experience, including mobile, online and broadcast. Any experience of working in an Agile environment is advantageous. You should have excellent skills in Photoshop and Illustrator and some understanding of Flash, HTML and CSS

 This is an excellent opportunity to work for a leading brand on an exciting project. To apply please send your CV and portfolio link or work samples to meera@wearefutureheads.co.uk or call  020 3326 0567

Senior Designer, West London, 40-55k dependant on experience (ref J275)

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

A leading multi platform trading company with a strong UK and global presence is looking for an established designer to join their dedicated in house team user experience team. You will be responsible for the creative on new pages and site sections, as well as producing prototypes of exciting new developments. Working closely with IA’s and User Experience specialists you will be responsible for producing visual changes in response to User testing sessions. Acting as a brand guardian you will ensure that all work is produced within brand and design guidelines including managing the output of 3rd parties. You must be a passionate designer who loves your craft and is excited by new researching new trends and technologies.

It is essential that you have a design related degree or equivalent industry experience with an understanding of design and usability principles. Expert level CS4 skills are required and an understanding of javascript and flex are advantageous. Genuine passion for design coupled with a love of sports are also needed to succeed in this position.

 Please send your CV and work samples to meera@wearefutureheads.co.uk or call 020 3326 0567

Visual Designer, Central London, 25-35k dependant on experience (ref J294)

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

This role is a really exciting opportunity for an exceptionally talented digital designer to become part of a growing, hugely entrepreneurial business and will suit someone who wants to work in an exciting start up environment with an amazing team of hugely talented individuals working on a ground breaking web product.  As Visual Designer you will be an integral part of a team responsible for shaping the user experience and conceptual development of the product and you will be working on a range of projects including interface design, data viualisation and marketing materials so it’s essential that you are a creative thinker with a problem solving approach and someone who is dedicated to your craft with excellent attention to detail.

 Essential skills and experience for this role should include:

  • Excellent graphic design skills, including layout, typography and information design with a portfolio that demonstrates this.
  • Commercial experience of website design, user interfaces, data visualisation
  • An understanding of user-centered design principles and usability issues
  • Design related degree

 Ideally you will also have some skills in or working knowledge of HTML, CSS, Actionscript and Javascript and any experience is creating RIA’s is a real benefit

 So if you are looking for a challenge and the opportunity to grow with an exciting company please send your CV and portfolio or work samples to meera@wearefutureheads.co.uk or call 020 3326 0567.

Senior Digital Designer, 35-40k, Central London (ref J292)

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

A leading digital marketing agency currently have an exciting opening for a Senior Digital Designer to join an  established creative team. As an individual you must have a proven track record in designing and delivering high class commercial website and successful digital campaigns. This role would suit a confident, conceptual thinker who can lead and inspire others, present and pitch, develop brand guidelines whilst being a fantastic hands on designer.

 Working closely with the Creative Director you will be responsible for producing ideas and concepts on a range of projects including web sites, microsites, email campaigns and mobile applications. You should be used to working on multiple projects to tight deadlines with the ability to deliver work quickly without compromising on quality. Strong organisational skills with impeccable attention to detail are also essential.

 Your hands on skills must include an expert level or Photoshop/ Illustrator and Flash (ideally with AS2/3) and working knowledge of HTML/CSS and After Effects would be advantageous.

 If this sounds like you please send a copy of your CV with link to online portfolio to meera@wearefutureheads.co.uk or call 020 3326 0567 applications with no work samples will not be considered for this role.

Middleweight Digital Designer, 30-35k, Central London (ref j264)

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

 A leading digital marketing agency currently have an exciting opening for a middleweight web designer to join an  established creative team. As an individual you must have a proven track record in designing and delivering high class commercial website and successful digital campaigns. This role would suit a confident, conceptual thinker who is keen to learn and can inspire others.

 Working alongside a Senior Designer and Creative Director you will be responsible for design concepts and will see these through to finished designs. You will be working on multiple projects and must not be phased by working in a fast paced, deadline driven environment. Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills are also essential for this position.

 Your hands on skills must include an expert level or Photoshop/ Illustrator and Flash (ideally with AS2/3) and working knowledge of HTML/CSS and After Effects would be advantageous.

 If this sounds like you please send a copy of your CV with link to online portfolio to meera@wearefutureheads.co.uk  or call 020 3326 0567 applications with no work samples will not be considered for this role.

Digital Project Manager, to £30k, 3 month contract to perm (ref J193)

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

Our client is a small, creative and refreshing digital agency with a commitment to great service and high quality work. Founded by impressive Directors with big agency backgrounds, the agency has a lovely ‘family’ feel amongst their staff, a loyal and long-term client base and a philosophy that prioritises a human-centred, friendly approach.

 Due to expanding workload from existing and new clients, the agency is looking to hire a Project Manager, initially on a 3 month contract but with a view to a longer term, ideally permanent, commitment. The PM will have some good digital agency experience under their belts and have managed small to medium sized digital projects autonomously, from end to end, for recognisable brands or large organisations. Digital campaigns, microsites and games will feature on your CV, but it’s also important to have some larger web build exposure too, and an understanding of CMS-driven sites.

 Whilst you won’t be a slave to process and documentation, you must be naturally very organised and able to ‘button down’ the detail. It’s important that you have experience of producing a definitive SOW on your projects, be able to plan and manage budgets and schedules and be familiar with Basecamp and MS Project. Crucially, too, you must be client facing and have impeccable communication skills with the ability to judge a situation and a personality and to adapt your communication skills accordingly.

 You’ll be working with a small but highly talented team of designers and developers and must have proven abilities in briefing and managing internal resources, plus an appreciation of good design and a strong understanding of digital technologies. Any UX skills would be helpful too, such as basic wireframing abilities and an understanding of usability testing processes.

 Based in cool offices in Shoreditch, this post is initially offered on a 3 month contract on a pro rata salary of up to £30k, with a strong possibility of converting to permanent. Start date is as soon as possible, so please don’t hesitate to get in touch if this sounds like you.

 Contact Gill Arnold 020 7420 3538 / gill@wearefutureheads.co.uk

User Research Practitioner – 3 weeks – 250-300pday (ref J289)

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

This role is again to work alongside a senior in-house practitioner, on a 3 week User Research project for a major media conglomerate. You will be responsible for helping to create discussion guides, creating documentation and reports from the study, assist in the end-cycle presentation to the client, and assist in running the workshops. You should have strong research experience, and be comfortable with producing documentation and reports to support the work cycle.

  If these sound of interest please do drop me a line back with your CV and work samples. Contact Ben Tregoing on 020 3326 0568/ ben@wearefutureheads.co.uk

Flash Designer/ Developer – West London, £250 – £300 a day dependant on experience (ref J287)

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

A great opportunity has arisen for a hybrid designer/ developer to work for a leading broadcaster on a 3 month contract. Working as part of a talented in house team you will be responsible for designing and building flash pages, site sections and animations following a creative/ technical brief and working to brand guidelines. You will be an experienced designer/ developer with an extensive portfolio of commercial work to show. You mist have excellent skills in Photshop, Illustrator and Flash CS4 with an intermediate level or AS3 programming and exposure to MVC design patterns. You should also be familiar with animation libraries and timeline animation skills.

 If this sounds like you please send me your CV and portfolio with working Flash samples to meera@wearefutureheads.co.uk or 020 3326 0567