Front-end designer
Location: GB, LND, London
Employment type: Part-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: E-Learning
Function: Design
Salary range: 25000-35000
Company profile: Apps for Good (#URL_937118d268463f038aabd860063eb978f7ad6c0a78ed8e595e39bfa1de380e90#) is an award-winning technology education movement where young people learn to create apps that solve problems they care about and change the world.  From a modest start of two centres and 50 students in 2010, Apps for Good has grown to over 220 schools and 20,000 students across the UK, as well as expanding to international partners through our open-source content. Apps for Good is supported by hundreds of technology entrepreneurs, UX designers and developers as Expert volunteers, as well as tech industry partners like Facebook, Google, Samsung, Thomson Reuters and Barclaycard. Praised by Secretary of State Michael Gove, Apps for Good has been widely covered in national publications including The Times, Guardian, Wired, The Next Web, The Economist and BBC News. In June 2013, Apps for Good was announced as one of four awardees of the Global Impact Challenge - an initiative run by Google for organisations that are using the powers of technology and innovation to make the world a better place.
Description: We are looking for a front-end designer to join our growing agile tech team.The role is part-time (2-3 days per week) and based in our Central London offices.The tech team builds and maintains Apps for Good’s online platform, which hosts our content and supports our communities of teachers, students, partners and Experts.You will have an opportunity to make an impact on improving the design and user experience of both the platform and public-facing site. Your role will be to develop new and maintain existing designs and write HTML/CSS.The ideal candidate will have an interest in innovation in technology education, with the opportunity to have a voice in our course material.Responsibilities:Lead design and implement changes for the entire Apps for Good platform and website, working with the tech team and Communications & Communities teamProduce and convert high fidelity wireframes into accurate HTML and CSS codeContribute to improving user experienceContribute to other digital and print design projects as neededWork within an agile environment with the developer team
Requirements: Apps for Good is looking for people who are inspired and inspiring. Our mission is to grow the next generation of tech entrepreneurs and social problem-solvers, so we welcome and reward intellectual excellence, curiosity, and sophisticated thinking and look for:A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience2-3 years commercial front end and design experienceHTML/CSSProficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and/or InDesignGit is a plusUX experience is also a plusInterest in and experience working with agile developmentInterest in technology education a plusYou will need the ability to operate in a fast-moving environment, be extremely reliable when working on a broad range of tasks and work independently. In return, you will work with a passionate and vibrant team that is working hard on transforming the world through technology education.
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