{"id":2185,"date":"2009-10-16T20:06:05","date_gmt":"2009-10-16T16:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2009\/10\/16\/job-part-time-freelance-visual-designer-web\/"},"modified":"2009-10-16T20:06:05","modified_gmt":"2009-10-16T16:06:05","slug":"job-part-time-freelance-visual-designer-web","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2009\/10\/16\/job-part-time-freelance-visual-designer-web\/","title":{"rendered":"[JOB] Part Time Freelance Visual Designer (Web)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The start-up I am working at is hiring a PT freelance visual designer.=A0 I=<br \/>\n&#39;m coordinating this hire, so feel free to contact me with questions, bu=<br \/>\nt send your application materials to design@purposecampaigns.com, not to my NYU address.=A0 Full list=<br \/>\ning below.<\/p>\n<p>Lee-Sean<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Part Time Freelance Visual Designer (Web)<\/p>\n<p>We are looking to hire a part time visual designer on a<br \/>\nproject-based freelance retainer basis to complement our small<br \/>\ninterdisciplinary team of strategists, designers, and programmers. A<br \/>\nmore permanent role may be considered as our relationship develops.<br \/>\nTelecommuting is a possibility, but you must be able to available to<br \/>\nattend meetings in our Union Square office two to three times a week.<\/p>\n<p>Purpose is an international team based in New York that builds<br \/>\ncutting-edge social and political movements. Our principals David<br \/>\nMadden and Jeremy Heimans co-founded GetUp.org =96 an Australian online<br \/>\npolitical movement that is now larger than all Australia=92s political<br \/>\nparties put together and www.avaaz.org=<br \/>\n\/en\/, the world=92s largest online<br \/>\npolitical community with more than 3.3 million members (a partnership<br \/>\nwith MoveOn.org).<\/p>\n<p>Purpose is currently advising advocacy groups and progressive<br \/>\ncompanies around the world and is also incubating new issue-based<br \/>\nmovements. We=92re a new, unusual and evolving combination of an agency<br \/>\nand a home for political and social entrepreneurship. Most recently<br \/>\nwe=92ve launched http:\/\/livestronga=<br \/>\nction.org, a movement platform<br \/>\ndesigned to raise awareness around the fight against cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Responsibilities:<\/p>\n<p>-Design the visuals for websites and emails based on campaign objective=<br \/>\ns and client branding specifications=20<br \/>\n<br \/>-Translate wireframes, sketches, and concept documents into smart desig=<br \/>\nn solutions and user-centric interactions<br \/>\n<br \/>-Design prototypes and mock ups to demonstrate proof of concepts<br \/>\n<br \/>-Visualize data in provocative, easy to understand ways to move users t=<br \/>\no take action on issues<br \/>\n<br \/>-Style Powerpoint\/Keynote presentations, print documents, and other rel=<br \/>\nated collateral as needed<br \/>\n<br \/>-Work closely with the Purpose team of strategists, designers,<br \/>\nand programmers to ensure that designs are delivered effectively and<br \/>\nremain true to concept<\/p>\n<p>Requirements:<\/p>\n<p>-Bachelors or equivalent in visual\/graphic design or web media<br \/>\ndesign, or equivalent work experience (MFA or related degree a plus)<br \/>\n<br \/>-Ability to work iteratively on producing uncluttered,<br \/>\nvisually striking, action-oriented web designs based on clients=92 brand<br \/>\nimage and style guidelines <br \/>-Highly developed skill and sensitivity in t=<br \/>\nypography, composition, color theory, and photography use and manipulation<br \/>\n<br \/>-Flexible, responsive, and with excellent oral and written<br \/>\ncommunications skills for interfacing with clients and the Purpose<br \/>\nCampaigns team<br \/>\n<br \/>-Three to five years experience designing launched web sites, experienc=<br \/>\ne designing for print and related collateral a plus<br \/>\n<br \/>-Fluency in CSS, HTML, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash<br \/>\n<br \/>-Familiarity with Drupal CMS and Javascript\/jQuery a plus<br \/>\n<br \/>-Awareness and passion for social and political issues<\/p>\n<p>Please respond to design (at) purposecampaigns * com with a<br \/>\ncover letter, resume, link to your portfolio, and rate requirements.<br \/>\nPurpose values team members with broad cross-cultural perspectives.<br \/>\nCandidates from all cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<br \/>\n459ffd6927690e6c1@lists.nyu.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The start-up I am working at is hiring a PT freelance visual designer.=A0 I= &#39;m coordinating this hire, so feel free to contact me with&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-job","category-listserv","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2185"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2185\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}