Visual Designer (fulltime, contract or contract-to-hire)Contract - Posted November 3

Seven Networks, Redwood City, CA

Job Title: Visual Designer

(fulltime, contract or contract-to-hire, W2)

Organization:  Product Management

Are you ready to help build a really useful technology that has the power to change the way people communicate? SEVEN empowers people to build and maintain connections to those who are most important to them.

SEVEN’s software provides secure, real-time access to consumer and business email across a wide variety of mobile devices. We’re working with the top global mobile operators, platform vendors, email service providers and device manufacturers to make mobile email available on every mobile phone at an affordable price.

Help us make it happen! We are dedicated to building a world-class team to create the next wave of innovative mobile services. We’ll support your efforts and provide career-advancing opportunities and challenges. Our high-energy work environment, innovative technology and strong investors will allow you to build your career and achieve great things at SEVEN.

Position Summary:

In this role you will design and implement user interfaces for the purpose of rapid, conceptual prototyping This position will explore and investigate, visualize, and design product concepts working with a small, tightly integrated team of product managers and user interface designers. The product concepts may take the form of high-level, functional models, or narrative animation sequences that communicate several dimensions of a proposed product.

Major Duties & Responsibilities

* Responsible for planning and executing projects independently

* Identify, address and solve technical problems as they relate to interface and mobile screen design

* Originates new concepts, strategies, or innovative approaches that have significant impact on the company.

QUALIFICATIONS

Skills & Experience Required

* A high level of artistic talent, design sense, and knowledge of trends and techniques in new media design and development.

* Thorough knowledge and solid skills in sketching and story-boarding.

* Strong design portfolio that clearly reflects an enlightened understanding of fundamental mobile user interface design techniques and possibly development processes, preferably in relation to application design.

* Ability to develop well conceived innovative creative work that reflects a conceptual strategy.

* Excellent design skills accompanied by the ability to guide and evaluate creative development.

* Ability to communicate effectively with creative and project management staff, engendering trust and respect.

* In depth experience with Photoshop, InDesign, Fireworks, vector graphics, CSS, Flash, etc.

* Great presentation skills.

Education Requirements

* Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts or Graphic Design is preferred.

* Minimum of 2-4 years directly related experience including screen art and interface design.·

PLEASE SUPPLY LINKS TO ONLINE PORTFOLIO in the summary of qualifications for your application.

Seven Networks, Inc., Equal Opportunity Employer, www.seven.com

Please email your resume to kiki@athire.com or kbeach@seven.com