JOB: Visual Designer, Green River
EXPERIENCED VISUAL DESIGNER, COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABILITY
The internet is a societal nervous system—a growing global network of awareness and intelligence that we must put to good use. Writing software designed to protect the environment and improve education requires software skills, analytical experience, business sophistication, and a genuine commitment to ethics and social responsibility. Incorporated in 2000, Green River has a team of 15 software engineers, two project managers, and a user experience designer. We are looking for a creative visual designer with front-end coding skills. Our clients include Starbucks, US Green Building Council, NBCUniversal, B Lab, and many others. We are located in scenic southern Vermont, with a satellite office in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as well as remote staff around the country.
Our projects offer intriguing design challenges: communicating stories based on complex data and creating beautiful, intuitive interfaces that foster insight and sometimes even delight. Green River’s approach to software development continuously evolves as new best practices emerge. Together, we’ve created a collaborative atmosphere in our company—shaping the kind of work and lifestyle we want and fostering career paths through mentorship. This has resulted in exceptionally long-term relationships with both our clients and our staff.
WE’RE LOOKING FOR A TEAM MEMBER WHO WILL:
Collaborate with clients and developers to design effective software
Design beautiful, scalable, accessible visual systems for use in responsive web applications
Design complex data information visualizations
Develop front-end code in CSS and JavaScript
Communicate effectively with clients and developers
Review implementation of visual and interaction design
Stay engaged with design trends and technologies
Share ideas for improving how we do things at Green River
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
3 – 5+ years experience with web application design in a professional setting
Solid understanding of user interface design to maximize usability on desktop and mobile devices
Experience producing semantic and responsive design, HTML, JavaScript and CSS
Experience working with developers to ensure seamless integration of front- and back-end functionality
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Ability to manage time effectively and meet deadlines
SOME THINGS PEOPLE LOVE ABOUT WORKING AT GREEN RIVER:
Creative team who value a workplace where you can learn and laugh
Long-term relationships with smart, engaged clients
Competitive salary with great benefits, including 100% of health insurance, five weeks paid time off, retirement benefits, and so on.
As the population rises, the climate changes, and critical resource thresholds are reached and exceeded, it’s becoming increasingly important for information systems to help us obtain and interpret data about people and organizations, in terms of both economic benefits and human and ecological health. This vision of the future is what drives us at Green River.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Please send a cover letter, résumé, and links to recent work with a description of your role in that work to jobs@greenriver.org
Green River is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In accordance with our beliefs and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Green River will not discriminate against employees or clients based on race, creed, color, ethnic origin, nationality, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or disability.
