Wanted: UX / Front-End Web Designer/Developer Opportunity

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Wanted: UX / Front-End Web Designer/Developer Opportunity

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Opportunity Summary

  • Location: Chicago, IL (Target range: Downtown Chicago north through Northern Suburbs
  • Employee Type: Full-Time Preferred, will consider Long-term Contract
  • Industry: Open
  • Job Type: Internet, Design, Marketing
  • Education: High School, Some College
  • Experience: 18 years
  • Travel: Negligible
  • Post Date: 4/23/2012

Dennis Deacon (the candidate) is currently looking for a User Experience or a Front-End Web Development opportunity in the Chicagoland area (sorry, no relocations). The opportunity must rely on the candidate’s 18 years experience with HTML/XHTML, 12+ years experience with CSS, 2+ year experience with CSS3 and at least high-level knowledge of HTML5. Opportunity must need proficiency in using the Adobe Create Suite. Some user experience work and a marketing mindset is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the day-to-day update of websites, microsites and landing pages
  • Responsible for the creation of new online solutions, i.e. websites, microsites and landing pages, that impact the business’s bottom line
  • Responsible for Email marketing, i.e. HTML email creation, distribution, tracking
  • Perform user experience research to gain target market insight to improve ROI
  • Leverages semantic markup and SEO best practices to ensure the best possible search engine placement
  • Use web analytics software to track online success and areas for improvement

Requirements

  • 10+ years experience hand-coding HTML & CSS
  • 1-2 years experience hand-coding HTML5 and CSS3
  • 5+ years experience Adobe Creative Suite
  • 3+ years experience HTML Email marketing
  • 2-3 years User Experience research and design experience preferred
  • Knowledge of search engine optimization best practices
  • Knowledge of web analytic software, reporting
  • Experience with Javascript / jQuery nice to have; will allow for growth
  • Experience of social media marketing preferred, not required
  • Good communication skills
  • Can work independently or effectively in a team environment

To discuss this type of opportunity further, contact Dennis Deacon using the contact form link above or via provided email address.