Web Designer

NCsoft North America, the U.S. branch of NCsoft, the world's largest independent developer and publisher of online computer games, is seeking a talented and experienced Web Designer to create high- volume, customer-facing web sites and applications.

This person will be responsible for creating engaging user experiences and accomplish business or marketing goals. Experience with interface design, information architecture, and web application design is preferred. A passion for user-centered interactive design and the ability to clearly communicate creative solutions to developers and stakeholders is most desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop interactive, consumer-focused web sites and web applications.

• Produce innovative, engaging and effective designs that meet technical requirements, user needs and consumer goals.

• Lead the design process using wireframes and create rapid prototypes and mock-ups to validate design concepts.

• Ensure the quality and effectiveness of designs via design reviews, user testing and collaboration with the development team.

• Perform ongoing web site and web application maintenance and feature development.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional web design experience.

• Excellent visual design sensibilities and proven ability to design a polished, engaging look and feel for web sites and applications.

• Mastery of HTML, CSS, XML, DHTML and Javascript with knowledge of cross browser compatibility.

• Skilled at building table-free layouts using semantic markup and CSS.

• Strong proponent of web standards and usability.

• Expertise with Flash and ActionScript.

• Thorough understanding of standard design applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash).

• Ability to translate business requirements and user goals into effective design solutions.

• Proven ability to identify conflicting design requirements and constructively solve problems for the end-user’s best interests.

• Portfolio showcasing professional web site and application design expertise.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

• Experience working on large-scale web sites a plus

• Experience with content management systems (particularly Movable Type) a plus.

• Familiarity with video games and the gaming industry and trends a plus.

A casual work environment, comprehensive benefits and competitive salary are all part of the package. To apply for this position or to see other NCsoft opportunities, visit our jobs website at: http://www.plaync.com/us/jobs/ EOE

About NCsoft Corporation NCsoft North America is headquartered in Austin, Texas and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Korea-based NCsoft Corporation. NCsoft, with its own development and publishing offices in Texas and California, also works with other NCsoft subsidiaries and third party developers throughout North America to develop and publish innovative online entertainment software products. The company has successfully launched multiple online titles in the last three years and continues to support its franchises, which include Lineage®/Lineage II, City of Heroes/City of Villains, Guild Wars®/Guild Wars Factions®/Guild Wars Nightfall®/Guild Wars: Eye of the North™, Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa®, Dungeon Runners™, and Exteel™ More information about NCsoft can be found at http://www.plaync.com.