Graphic Designer - 8 Securities - Hong Kong

Web 2.0 consumer financial services company & social network seeking a graphic designer to deliver incredible user experience. We are seeking a talented graphic designer to lead the design of the core online product (web 2.0 trading interface and social network), iPhone, iPad and Android applications, website, external social outreach (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn company pages, company blog and all marketing including online display advertising, email, newsletters, landing pages and print. The graphic designer will also be the brand owner to ensure corporate identity is consistent through every customer touch point. Our annual marketing budget is in excess of $1MM USD per annum. We have a highly talented team of internal developers but now require a creative designer to compliment them. All of our products leverage HTML, JavaScript and CSS. We are inspired by minimalist design such as Twitter, Mint.com, Disqus and Apple. Strong English and Chinese and location in Hong Kong is a must.

About 8 Securities
Founded by the management of E- TRADE, 8 Securities was born from our desire to reinvest online investing in Hong Kong. A secure service with an elegant online and mobile experience with great customer service. We put control in the hands of our customers to personalize their own investing experience with the latest Web 2.0 technology while sharing ideas with a forward looking community through an integrated social network. The business is fully funded and will launch in 2011.

Our Offer Includes
Competitive salary and benefits, 25 days annual vacation available day one, fully comprehensive Aetna health care plan including $10,000 USD maternity coverage, one month paid maternity leave before birth (we want Moms to rest), two weeks paid paternity leave (we want involved Dads), Macbook Pro or iMac (your choice), company paid ongoing education, no dress code, a highly flexible working arrangement that will strive to balance your professional and personal life and a FUN environment!

Get in touch with Mikaal Abdulla, CEO at mikaal.abdulla@8securities.com

Web Designer - Owliance - Lebanon

The Web Designer will participate in the design and implementation of various projects: website, web animation, promotional banners, advertisements and promotional tools.

We are looking for someone with a developed artistic sense and who is open to criticism, autonomous, flexible and who can easily fit with an experienced team. The candidate must be creative and ambitious as well as having an extensive knowledge of graphic design principles and a wide range of media and production methods.

Responsibilities
- Concept design, production of interactive presentations and Web pages and suggest new approaches/methods of computer graphics production;
- Create visual content including text layout and formatting;
- Participate in the development of the graphical interface and visual content with other team members;
- Ensure consistency of visual and ergonomic achievements.

Requirements
- Advanced knowledge Adobe CS (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver,...)
- Knowledge of In design appreciated;
- Good knowledge of the Internet;
- Bilingual (Fluent English - French, written and spoken).
- Minimum two (2) years of relevant experience in graphic design within a Web environment.

Other requirements
A presentation file illustrating your creative skills and artistic talent is mandatory for your application to be considered.

web@owliance.com

Web Designer - Booking.com - Netherlands

Because of our continuing growth we are in search of a number of Web Designers for our headquarters in Amsterdam (NL). In the case of relocation we will assist you with a relocation package insuring a smooth transition to working and living in the Netherlands.

As a Web Designer you will have graphically strong web design skills, and a good technical understanding of web page creation. In this role you will be involved in the rapid development and enhancement of Booking.com. With your knowledge of user experience in a commercial environment, you will work closely with Senior Designers, Developers and Product Owners, developing ideas into mock-ups using Photoshop or Fireworks, and ideally you will also be involved in the implementation of html and CSS.
Booking.com is the market leader in Europe for on-line hotel reservations with more than 1500 s worldwide and a total of 30+ offices worldwide. Our headquarters is located in the centre of Amsterdam and we offer a dynamic international work environment.

Key Responsibilities
- Work together with colleagues of Design, IT and Marketing to improve usability
- Designing and developing the user interface of the Booking.com website with HTML/CSS
- Conduct experiments for improving conversion
- Create mock-ups and web pages

Required Skills
- Strong sense for consistent design of user interfaces, usability and accessibility
- Strong attention to detail
- Familiarity with browser quirks and workarounds, cross-browser, HTML and CSS
- Knowledge of web standards for web development
- Able to work well independently and within a team
- You are an excellent communicator with a pragmatic and hands-on approach to business
- Confident working with version control systems
- Ability to code hand-crafted html

Required Experience
- Expert mastery of cross-browser front-end technologies: HTML and CSS
- Experience in an e-commerce environment
- Experience with templating systems
- Experience with graphical software (e.g. Photoshop and/or Fireworks)

Submit your CV in English and your portfolio along with your personal design contributions on our website, http://www.booking.com/jobs

We want people who are really motivated to work with us and further their career. When submitting your CV please include a letter that describes your motivation so we understand how important it is to you. With your portfolio of design and web development work please provide clear examples with an explanation of your involvement which demonstrate your suitability for the role.

Web Design / Development Nerd - Nerd Communications - Germany

As a Web Design / Development Nerd, you work closely with our Lead Web Nerd on creating design- and experience-oriented web properties that get the public talking. In this role you will also collaborate with our entire Nerd team and play an important role during the full project cycle — from concept to final product to later updates and optimizations.

Skills
- Brain
- Experience and demonstrated success with PHP, Javascript, and all the constantly evolving implementations and branches of HTML.
- Strong knowledge of the jQuery framework, Mobile Webkit Javascript, and experience with CSS3 and Internet Explorer filters.
- Bonus points for knowing what’s required to achieve true cross-browser compatibility, and how to achieve it.
- Familiarity with Photoshop and Adobe Creative Suite.
- Strong English communication skills and an appreciation for the importance of impeccable design and UI / UX experiences are most definitely required.
- Balls
- No fear of diving into unknown depths of web development and (intelligently) breaking a few rules in the process.
- No fear leading the charge into new and developing platforms and frameworks.
- No fear of being deeply involved in every step of a project.
- Heart
- Passionate about creating immersive web experiences, as well as meeting new events and standards within the online world head-on, and you’re thrilled by the idea of making brain, balls and heart bigger and bigger and bigger…

Reward
- Fair industry-level compensation, plus a totally nerd-friendly work environment.

Send CV and portfolio to Chris Wilson info@nerdcommunications.com with "Web Design / Development Nerd" in the subject line

Interactive Art Director - Sid Lee - Canada

The Interactive Art Director is responsible for the design and artistic direction of interactive projects and the company in general. He works in collaboration with web designers, copywriters, co-creative directors, ux designers and production teams that ensure the quality of his projects.

Responsibilities
- Provide creative concepts for advertising, experiential, interactive and design projects, and oversee the artistic direction.
- Work in close collaboration with copywriters, strategists and the account management team
- Provide artistic direction of photography, film and motion design
- Present creative concepts and projects to clients
- Develop new, creative approaches
- Through a creative approach, contribute to the constant evolution of Sid Lee’s products

Professional skills
- Dynamic
- Flexible
- Autonomous
- Strong team skills
- Exceptional creative vision
- World-class creative approach
- Passionate about popular culture

Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field
- At least 2-3 years of agency experience
- Ability to come up with concepts and designs
- Familiar with creative tools for PC and Mac operating systems
- Good understanding of the creative process
- Fluent in English, written and spoken

info@sidlee.com

Interface and Interaction Designer (Senior/Junior) - Intuity Media Lab - Germany

We are looking for an experienced interaction designer with a deep understanding of user interfaces and services and a passion for excellent design. Being both a visionary and a craftsman, you know your trade in all stages of an interaction design project, from conceptual ideation workshops to production. You love the challenge of creating innovative, usable and desirable interface solutions. You keep an eye on the overall information architecture and design vision, while developing and communicating your ideas through ui-workflows, wireframes and design prototypes. You have your finger on the pulse of technology, while being an advocate of creative design solutions.

At intuity, we strongly believe in the power of team play in an open studio atmosphere. We are looking for someone who is happy to work within larger team constellations, as well as independently. You should be courageous yet responsible. You are giving honest feedback and you appreciate constructive critique, as it is the source for mutual respect, for personal development and excellence. A sense of humor also helps.

Founded in 2002, intuity is one of the leading design studios for Design Innovation, User Experience and Interaction Design. As part of a highly talented team, you will work at eye level and in close cooperation with our clients’ R&D divisions, strategists and management teams.
Typical subjects we are working on:

- Shaping the future of mobility
- Internet of things
- Life science products and services
- Communication technology
- Energy efficiency and smart grids
- Domotics

Send your application to Marianne Geiger at jobs@intuity.de

Graphic Designer - Colorcode - Lebanon

Colorcode advertising agency needs a talented and creative graphic designer.

- BA in graphic design
- Minimum 1 year of experience in communication design.
- Good skills in developing concepts and brand identities.
- Excellent sense of design, layout and typography.
- Highly organized and able to work with multiple projects.
- Web and multimedia design experience is a plus.

Send CV and portfolio to info@color-code.me

User Interface & Graphic Designer - Cinemoz - Lebanon

Cinemoz, a premium online video and entertainment company for the Arab World, is seeking a full-time designer who will be working with our product manager and web developers team to ensure the design and user interface of our state of the art online Video On Demand platform targeting the Arab World with a fresh and innovative perspective. This position will also involve designing email marketing materials, as well as occasional print materials.

The Candidate will
- Participate in new product development and prototyping.
- Work hands-on in the design of a highly interactive web site.
- Design Cinemoz platform Look and Feel
- Design Cinemoz platform User Interface
- Design Cinemoz platform User Experience with Product Manager and Developers
- Design email-marketing templates
- Enhance UI of main platform, marketing and advertising features and proprietary back-end applications.

Requirements
- Experience designing high traffic web sites and user interfaces.
- Experience with the following: Photoshop and Illustrator
- Experience with Photoshop, User Interface, Graphic Design, User Experience, Flash, HTML, CSS, Work Flow.

Key Competencies
- Experience in design for the web (portfolio required).
- Strong knowledge in Photoshop and Illustrator.
- Familiar with Flash, 3D Max, Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, etc…) and other Digital Media Applications.
- Experience in working with Arabic Calligraphy, design and fonts.
- Fluent in English and Arabic.

Send CV and related documents (cover letter, portfolio, etc...) to jobs@seeqnce.com

Social Media Specialist - ThinkMedia Labs - Lebanon

Description
We are looking for a Social Media Specialist to implement different Social Media strategies, develop brand awareness, generate inbound traffic, and encourage product adoption. This role coordinates with the strategy and marketing teams to support their respective missions, ensuring consistency in voice and cultivating a social media referral network.

The person will have to be extremely entrepreneurial and results driven as and performance will be measured based on actual results.

Attributes and required skills are: confidence, motivation, innovation, determination, good organizational and time management skills, attention to details, the ability to work well on your own and also as part of a team, and the ability to develop in-depth knowledge about Clients’ products and markets.

Your key responsibilities and duties for this position would include, but not limited to, the following:

- Create a comprehensive social media strategy to define programs that use social media marketing techniques to increase visibility and traffic across all social media platforms
- Build outreach initiatives outside of sales or marketing goals to give the clients’ brands a personality and voice within the industry and the communities
- Produce blog updates, podcasts, videos, online posts, and newsletters to promote the community, featured members, new content,…
- Manage social media campaigns and day-to-day activities. Duties include online advocacy, writing editorial, community-outreach efforts, promotions,…
- Manage presence in social networking sites including Facebook, Twitter, and other similar community sites, posting on relevant blogs, seeding content into social applications as needed, daily monitoring,…
- Implement the social media strategy, coordinate with stakeholders to ensure its effectiveness, encourage adoption of relevant social media techniques into the corporate culture and into all of the company’s products and services
- Ensure you are always up to date on the latest social media tools
- Become an advocate of the Company and its clients in social media spaces, engaging in dialogues, and answering questions where appropriate
- Monitor effective benchmarks for measuring the impact of social media programs, and analyze, review, and report on effectiveness of campaigns in an effort to maximize results
- Monitor trends in social media techniques
- Measure Results: Constantly measure the impact and results of social media on the overall marketing efforts with different tracking and analysis tools. Review what is working and what needs improvement.
- Prepare status reports on social media efforts and success rates
- Establish relevant metrics to map the impact of social media activities in both a qualitative and quantitative fashion, and amend strategies based on learnings and patterns

Desired Skills & Experience
Our ideal candidate will have experience in the following areas:
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of social media platforms and their respective participants (Facebook, Digg, Youtube, Twitter, Flickr etc.) and how they can be deployed in different scenarios
- Has a strong understanding of social networking and social media marketing
- Leadership experience with the strategic planning and marketing of at least one successful online community
- Proven ability to create and execute online social media campaigns with significant growth patterns
- Expertise publishing or participating on blogs, social news, video/photo sharing, social networking applications, widgets / gadgets, viral marketing campaigns, and podcasts. Should already have profiles established on some of the more well-known sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn
- Ability to quantitatively assess Web analytics and data to adapt creative and business objectives in response to market feedback and user activity trends
- Ability to effectively communicate information and ideas in written and verbal format, and build and maintain relationships
- Team player, with the confidence to take the lead and guide other departments when necessary
- Has strong writing skills (Arabic or English or both - French is a plus)
- Public relations, Marketing, Sales, or Community Management experience are a plus

Send CV to jobs@thinkmedialabs.com

Web Designer - FreeBalance - Lebanon

As a Web Designer at FreeBalance you will have the responsibility for designing the website as per FreeBalance customer requirements.

Responsibilities
- Designing the web and software tools and programs based on the functional requirements;
- Participate in all phases of full life-cycle development of the project including requirements analysis, software design, software implementation, testing, deployment, training and user guide preparation;
- Employ best practices and a standardized IT methodology during the Analysis, Requirements and Detail Design phases;
- Execute and lead the preparation of all required technical documents, reports, plans and outputs as required by the project.;
- Work closely with other team members and client representatives to meet the project requirements and functional objectives;
- Maintain alignment of the project outputs and results with the missions, visions and the expectations;
- Maintain the software application designs applicability and congruence to the business requirements.

Education and Experience
- University graduates in Computer Science, software/database or related web designing courses.
- 5+ years experience in web application design and development.
- Ability to demonstrate experience in design languages and knowledge of international standard including portal development.
- In depth knowledge of understanding of the components of Web based architectures.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Arabic and English.
- Strong problem solving skills that enable quick identification and efficient resolution of issues are essential.
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
- Previous experience in public sector considered an asset.

Send CV to hr@freebalance.com

Senior Production/Prepress Artwork Finalizer - TagBrands - Lebanon

Tagbrands' Senior Production /Prepress Artwork Finalizer is responsible for working with Senior Designers to design and produce high quality marketing materials (collateral, direct mail, advertising, and event materials). Specifically in this position he/she will prepare and finalize marketing materials for production including updating and finalizing text, overall quality control review, managing the process with the printer and internal project owner, as well as archiving materials and bringing quotations. The position requires the ability to build and work in mechanical layouts as well as a solid knowledge of pre-press. The position requires the ability to build and work in mechanical layouts as well as a solid knowledge of pre-press.

Send CV to hr@tagbrands.com

Graphic Designer - Amira Magazine - Lebanon

Amira Magazine is seeking a Graphic Designer

Send CV to dar_dalal@hotmail.com

Communication and Design Specialist - D-RASATI - Lebanon

D-RASATI is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The D-RASATI program in Lebanon is seeking a creative design consultant/firm to assist in developing communication materials for the project. D-RASATI is looking to engage a consultant or firm on retainer. Work will be intermittent, by task as needed, with payment by deliverable.

Qualifications
- Established design credentials (reputation and track record for a firm; degree/training certificate and track record for individual consultant)
- Previous work with non-profit, non-governmental organizations or philanthropic organizations required;
- Knowledge of the field of education a plus;
- Portfolio of work for review.

D-RASATI initial work
he first task required is the design of a project brochure that explains the project and its aims. The information in the brochure will not exceed an A4 paper. The project has drafted text; hence the task mainly focuses on the graphic design and layout of the brochure in an attractive and compelling manner.
Requirements
- Bachelor Degree in Communication and/or Information management
- 2+ years Work Experience

Send CV to hr@d-rasati.org

Junior Graphic Designer - In House Communications - Lebanon

In House Communications is looking for a Junior Graphic Designer.

Send CV and portfolio to ziad@inhousecommunications.me

Graphic Designer - Librairie Reflexion - Lebanon

Librairie Reflexion is recruiting a Graphic Designer.

Send CV to librairiereflexion@hotmail.com

Graphic Designer - Advertising Effect - Lebanon

Advertising Effect media company is seeking a graphic designer with 0 to 2 years experience.

christina@advertisingeffect.com