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Web Designer - Santa Monica - Cars.com

Posted: 5-15-2008

Description/Duties

NewCars.com, a division of Cars.com and Classified Ventures, is one of the leaders in the online automotive leads space. We are a small progressive technology and search engine marketing division based in Santa Monica, CA. Due to the rapid growth of our business, we are in need of a dynamic individual who will work hard, learn quickly, and be a self-starter. This is a great opportunity to make a significant contribution and gain valuable experience, while working for a fun company in a casual work environment. We are currently seeking a Web User Interface Designer to support our Santa Monica location. Come join our rapidly growing team!

Location of Santa Monica Office (Google Maps)

Who We Are

Find out what it means to work for a company that has the best of both worlds - an intimate, productive, innovative work environment coupled with the benefits of a large corporate company. Our Santa Monica office is an independent online marketing and tech division of Cars.com, a leader in the online automotive space. Centrally located in beautiful Santa Monica, we have a casual team-focused workplace, and a very competitive compensation and benefits package - PPO Health, matching 401K plan, bonus plan, free parking and more.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities for this job include conceptualizing, designing and assisting in maintaining all web sites under the Cars.com (Santa Monica) division. Work with a friendly team of skilled professionals driven for excellence. Create full-color mock-ups with the ability to code and implement into full working HTML prototypes. The Web Designer will play a key role in helping the company succeed through improving the design and brand of the web pages. The ideal candidate will be able to effectively translate business concepts and specifications into compelling revenue generating pages.

Skills / Experience / Requirements

• Must be familiar with user-interface and information architecture principles and how to design web sites with complex information or functionality. Ideally has worked on consumer facing transactional or ecommerce oriented sites.
• Must be skilled in Photoshop or Fireworks and Dreamweaver.
• Must have the ability to hand-code HTML and a deep understanding of CSS.
• Familiarity with developing interfaces for PHP based sites and data driven Flash apps is a plus.
• Should be comfortable with basic JavaScript editing.
• Should have strong conceptual and creative skills with a demonstrated depth of experience in copy/design integration, typography and interactive interface design.
• Should be a self starter comfortable working with both small and large teams.
• Must have good communication skills.
• Enthusiasm for and knowledge of the automotive space a plus.

Big Pluses

• DHTML / AJAX
• Experience with multivariant testing
• Experience with lead generation web sites

TO APPLY: Email your resume, area of programming expertise, and any UI examples to jobs@newcars.com