Mobile Application Designer at Circa in San Francisco, CA

About Us:

Goal: Circa is looking to re-imagine the way you consume news.  We're creating an experience that we feel is missing in today's world of news and building the product that, as users, we would want.

Vision statement: We want to create the best news experience by optimizing for truths, encouraging diversity, and empowering the readers.

Work Environment: We have an office in SOMA at 11th and Folsom.  It's an open, collaborative layout decked out tons of natural lighting, adjustable height desks, white boards galore, and a bunch of casual seating for when you don't want to be at your desk.

Team: The company was founded by CEO, Matt Galligan (SimpleGeo, Socialthing), CTO, Arsenio Santos (Sonic Living, Digg), and Ben Huh (Cheezburger Network).

Responsibilities:

• Circa's Mobile Application Designer will be responsible for conceptualizing and creating intuitive, engaging, and brand-consistent mobile experiences.
• Define the user interface and user experience for all mobile products and features. 
• Participate in the development process from definition, through design, build, test, release, and maintenance.
• Provide input into project planning tasks and deliverables
• Research and track advancements in mobile application design patterns
• Travel to design and mobile related conferences

Requirements:

• 1-2 years experience designing mobile applications
• Must have a portfolio with examples of mobile application design
• Deep understanding of Apple’s human interface design guidelines, Android Design and other mobile platforms’ design.
• Mobile UX experience
• 3-5 years experience in visual design
• Must have a deep appreciation for clean, simple, usable interfaces. 
• Solid skills in visual design, with an eye for typography, intuitive layout, and a pixel-level attention to detail.
• Degree in visual design, human factor and interaction design (or equivalent experience).

Bonus Points:

• You're a news junkie

• Experience designing for other mediums such a web, print, and iconography

Perks:

• Excellent health, dental, and vision insurance plans
• Open vacation policy
• Lunch provided at office 2-3 days a week
• Kegerator - we're craft beer nuts so we'll constantly have some delicious stuff on tap

• Lounge separate from the work space for when you need to give your brain a little break