Current Openings
Mid to Sr. Level Ruby Engineer
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Earth Aid is looking for a top-notch web designer (UI/UX) interested in an opportunity to join a growing start-up company with clear direction and proven potential. This is a contract to hire opportunity to get in at the ground level with a growing team developing a concept that is going to be huge!
About Earth Aid
Earth Aid Enterprises is a quickly growing green-tech start-up dedicated to helping Americans become more energy efficient in their homes. In April Earth Aid Enterprises launched EarthAid.net, a unique online platform that helps individuals track and reduce their energy usage and earn rewards for their energy savings.
What we're after...
Earth Aid is seeking a talented and experienced web designer to take the lead in improving and continually reinventing the aesthetics of the user interface of our site and application - you'll also be called upon periodically to develop slick, related offline materials. We're preparing to rapidly scale-up, and we're looking to you to shape our look and feel - online, offline, and mobile. This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience working in the quickly growing green energy field and to work with Ruby on Rails in a small, friendly, forward-thinking team environment.
How to apply...
Send a resume, short cover letter, and portfolio to designer [at] earthaid [dot] net.
With your application, show us a sample (or samples) of how you would re-imagine the Earth Aid logo and the Earth Aid homepage. Don't feel bound by what we've got already - if you join the team, you'll be charged with leading and executing all design work for Earth Aid.
(Bonus: We're about helping people save energy and helping them visualize their impact and their savings. What creative ideas and mechanisms for scalably implementing such ideas do you have for visualizing Earth Aid's unique stream of consumption data and for observed changes in that consumption data?)
Requirements:
Advanced knowledge of CSS and tableless design
Advanced knowledge of "strict" XHTML design
Familiarity with Javascript, specifically jQuery and Prototype
You know when and how to use AJAX to enhance a site's design
Advanced knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, and the like
Familiarity with Flash
SEO is a key component to your designs
Demonstrated experience or aptitude for slick, creative data visualization
Local to Washington, DC (or within a reasonable commute)
Thorough knowledge of web design standards and best practices
Bonus:
Experience working in a Ruby on Rails environment
Advanced knowledge of Javascript, specifically jQuery and Prototype
You are a Red Sox or Chicago Cubs fan; Nationals fans are OK, too
You can manage yourself and meet or exceed deadlines
You enjoy working on something that matters. Our work should become something you're passionate about