Aristotle International

UI Designer/Front End Developer

Position Location:

Washington, DC

Position Type:

Full-time

Position Reports To:

Senior Vice President, Political Products

Position Description:

Typical tasks:

Communicate with front-end developers regularly to make sure that design is properly being brought to life.
Collaborate with Product Managers and other stakeholders for research and prototyping phrases
Find creative ways to transform business needs into design concepts
Gracefully translate detailed mockups into working products
Wireframe, study and design new products and pages
Integrate and update CSS responsibly
Implement JavaScript as necessary from technical specifications

Qualifications:

Requirements:

Passionate about creating pixel-perfect designs and navigable prototypes
Proficient in wire framing & prototyping software
Ability to translate and communicate technical semantics to non-technical/design stakeholders
Minimum two years of experience working as a designer/developer
Mastery of HTML5 and CSS3, understanding improvements between CSS2 and CSS3
Experience with Adobe Creative Suite
Experience with jQuery and Ajax
Experience with JavaScript MV* frameworks (Angular, Knockout)
Knowledge of CSS pre- and post-processors (LESS, SASS)
Ability to propose and modify existing frameworks (e.g. Bootstrap or Foundation) into production creation workflows
Proven experience building responsive websites.
Strong attention to detail and a sense of pride and ownership over the quality of the product
Excellent communication skills