The Spark Networks team is made up of energetic, innovative, and self-starting individuals who thrive in a fast-moving and creative environment.

The UI Designer/Web Developer is responsible for an assigned project’s “look and feel” and is expected to uphold the very best in design excellence. This person should fully immerse him/herself in the project’s subject matter and become the visual and audio experts in their own rights. Strong communication, typography, graphic, programming, and Flash animation skills are common Designer requirements.

The UI Designer/Web Developer, working very closely with the other key players, should become very familiar with the tone, emotion and attitude being conveyed by the client. He/she will work closely with the rest of the core team to brainstorm, articulate, and present Creative-art-design functional support, as directed, to other functions of the business in a timely and professional manner. He/she must keep current with developments in relevant fields, new technologies, competitive trends, and emerging research in selected fields.

Essential Functions:
He/she must assist conceptual development and design of all:

• User interfaces, interpreting interaction design elements from project management software and client communications, and the development and implementation of workable templates and navigational tools from design concepts through final production
  
• Work with creative designers to construct mock-ups for new web projects
  
• Work with engineering to map-out how the web page will interact with the back-end
  
• Be a proponent of clear and concise ASP.Net, HTML, and CSS
  
• Develop HTML, CSS, and ASP.Net for the websites
  
• Help define and support a long term strategy for HTML, images, CSS, and ASP.Net

Minimum Qualifications:

• 2+ year graphic design degree. (B.A. or B.F.A.) or some technical degree
  
• Minimum two years of development/design experience in Web Design
  
• Minimum two years of permanent employment in the interactive designer role
  
• Extensive experience writing HTML and CSS
  
• A good understanding of HTML doctypes
  
• Experience and knowledge in browser compatibility and HTML bug avoidance
  
• Experience and expert knowledge in Adobe Photoshop
  
• Experience and expert knowledge in ASP.Net, specifically control types and purposes
  
• An understanding of what ASP.Net controls render out to the browser
  
• Experience with templating and code re-use
  
• Experience and understanding of JavaScript
  
• An understanding of source control management from an end-user perspective
  
• SEO optimization understanding and knowledge
  
• Ability to produce quality work within tight timelines
  
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills
  
• Hand code in HTML
  
• Experienced Microsoft Windows User
  
• Strong understanding of .Net, .Net controls, .Net code behind, AJAX, Javascript, C# and HTML required; CSS, CSS2, Actionscript, ASP knowledge a plus
  
• Experienced VisualStudio.net and SourceSafe are a plus

Application Instructions:

If you are ready to take on the challenges of this exciting and dynamic opportunity, and have the experience and qualifications we are looking for, we invite you to e-mail your cover letter, resume, as well as a link to your online portfolio to Spark4hire@spark.net. Applications will only be considered if they include a link to your online portfolio.

We're an equal opportunity employer with a comprehensive employment package that includes competitive salaries, medical benefits, a 401k program, and flex spending accounts. If you think your particular skills and experience would add to our team, we'd love to hear from you.