Contact: julian.placino@
About Bottle Rocket:
Bottle Rocket is dedicated to creating high quality iPhone, iPad and Android applications. We believe exceptionally innovative technology not only enhances the way we do things—it redefines the way we live our lives. To us, iOS and Android are more than sophisticated mobile operating system—they are game-changing platforms uniting information, instant access and unlimited range to create entertainment and enterprise solutions.
About Working for Bottle Rocket:
We are a rapidly growing mobile development company at the forefront of the app revolution. We have developed and released over 60 high profile, premium brand experience apps for companies like NPR, PBS, Discovery Channel, Disney, American Express, AARP, Bravo, ESPN, SPIN Magazine, BET, A&E Television and the National Science Foundation, as well extremely popular games such as Doodle Bomb and Annoying Orange: Kitchen Carnage. Our apps are regularly featured in the press and have received critical acclaim. We estimate that over 15 million people use the apps we have built. These apps are just the tip of the iceberg. We continue to push the envelope of design and architecture and have literally dozens of new projects you may find very interesting.
Of course, such high visibility and growth comes with its own challenges. Our services are in such high demand that we need the most talented individuals to continue to grow our brand, our organization, and our skill sets. We can offer you as much challenge as you can handle! We have been wildly successful because we work hard for our clients, our end users, and for each other. We have staffed our teams with “A” players that do not accept anything less than the best from themselves and each other. This allows us to continually improve our work, our processes, and our vision.
UX Strategy intern Position:
As part of our UEX team, it’s essential that every person we bring on board clearly understands how Bottle Rocket approaches app creation:
- We build brand experiences
- Our apps have purpose, aligning to brand and business strategies
- Our apps are relevant and personal to the end user
- Our apps exploit mobile technology and the latest UEX advancements to deliver an experience unique to the device
- Our apps are NOT repurposed websites
We believe in hiring smart, well-rounded strategic brains. We expect our strategists to be a mix of strategy, experience design, information architecture, interaction design and creative direction. As an intern, we’d expect you to throw yourself headlong into this pursuit. Yes, we know we are asking a lot…that’s just how we roll.
If you are excited by working with a team of committed individuals, and want to make a difference in a young organization, then this is the place for you! This position is not about fetching coffee or wristing out someone else’s ideas. It is about building great products and being excited about going to work every day!
For full time employees, we offer competitive salaries and a full range of benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401k. For interns, we offer paid hourly experience building cool stuff and the opportunity to make yourself indispensable in a “we should hire this person” kind of a way.
Intern Responsibilities:
- Contribute to client discovery sessions where we tease out the business drivers, brand equities and user insights that will shape an awesome app
- Work with a lead strategist to define how Bottle Rocket will approach the project and provide the client with thoughtful, unique solutions to their app needs
- Help define an app vision and mission statement
- Design an app experience through pencils, prototypes and other lo-fi methods to communicate ideas to clients, designers and engineers
- Balance high-level thought with detailed specifications
Requirements:
- Understanding of the vocabulary of business, digital and brand strategy
- A portfolio or remarkable example of an understanding of user experience
- A compelling cover letter that demonstrates your passion for user experience, specifically what you feel the untapped opportunities are for mobile devices
- Passion
- Curiosity
- Humility
- Must own an iPhone or Android smartphone (and have owned it at least a year)
Bonus Points:
- Comfortable in a collaborative and open work environment
- Background in creative design, information architecture or experience design
- Experience in both large and small workplaces
- Understand the vocabulary of CMS, feeds, APIs and publishing tools
- Being a fully digital person
- Being a maker
- Being an information junkie
- Being fearless
