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Location: San Francisco, CA
URL: http://www.tripit.com
Design Lead
TripIt, Inc.
About TripIt
TripIt is the personal travel assistant that automatically organizes all your travel plans -- no matter where you booked. Just forward travel confirmation emails to plans at tripit.com to...
- Quickly organize your travel - no matter where you book
- Automatically get itineraries with all your plans, weather, maps, restaurants and more
- Easily access your itineraries via paper, email, personal calendar or mobile device
- Share your trips and see where you overlap with friends and colleagues
TripIt is a next generation travel site founded by experienced online travel executives and entrepreneurs. We are venture backed and are moving quickly to tackle the largest e-commerce category on the Internet -- travel. If you are a high impact person who wants to have real influence on the future of the company and the travel industry, we want to talk to you.
Description
Our team has built a service unlike any that have come before it in the online travel space. Now it?s time for TripIt to grow to the next level, and to do that we need you. You are the type of designer that is driven by the challenge of solving unique UI problems in a compressed timeframe while balancing the needs of the business and the constraints of the medium. You will report directly to the Principal Designer and will work alongside TripIt?s product managers and engineers. You will be responsible for providing design leadership for all components of the TripIt service?from web pages, to emails, to mobile screens, and printed itineraries.
Responsibilities
- Leading design throughout the entire product lifecycle, from initial explorations through final design deliverables, user interface elements, and prototypes.
- Translating usability and field research findings into design improvements.
- Communicating design strategy and rationale to key stakeholders.
- Collaborating with engineers to deliver polished final product.
- Contributing to a culture of innovation and teamwork.
- Pushing the boundaries of what?s possible to create better experiences for people using TripIt.
Minimum Job Qualifications:
- Strong visual and UX design skills: attention to detail down to the pixel.
- The ability to work fast.
- Solid understanding of current web technologies (CSS, JavaScript, social media, iPhone apps).
- Strong communication skill and proven ability to work with cross-functional teams.
- Bachelor?s or Master?s degree in Graphic Design, Digital Media Design, HCI or related field, or equivalent experience.
- At least five years experience as a key member of a UI team through the product development cycle of several successfully launched web, mobile and/or software applications (as opposed to layout and decorative design).
To apply
Include portfolio URLs with your resume and cover letter.
Review TripIt prior to submitting your application. Be able to talk about what's right, what's wrong, and why.
Include examples of web-apps that you love and be able to tell us why.
What people are saying about TripIt
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TripIt is located in San Francisco, CA.
To apply: michelle@tripit.com or www.tripit.com
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