Development Designer

Overview:

Grapevine is looking for a passionate technical designer to join our Boston based team. As the lead UI/UX developer you will be responsible for architecting and implementing application design and front-end source code. You should be comfortable from the command line and have the chops to talk shop with engineers while also being passionate and capable of designing beautiful interfaces. Your role as the design lead will require you to conduct research, present findings, and ultimately make decisions that drive the user experience of our platform. Your ability to think strategically around workflow design will be as important as your ability to write elegant CSS and JS patterns. Still with us? Ok! This might be for you so keep reading...

About Grapevine:

Grapevine is a MassChallenge 2014 Gold Winner that believes YouTube is THE new network. TV as we knew it is over. YouTube is the new network and we help YouTube content creators make money by connecting them to relevant brands. Hundreds of brands rely on Grapevine to create compelling, trustworthy, and original content reaching millions of engaged consumers every day. Check out more information on our website http://www.grapevinelogic.com

Responsibilities:

* Develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of our users. Care deeply about making their lives easier.

* Work with head of product to translate requirements into end-product design and functionality

* Communicate effectively with our back-end team

* Work to identify opportunities for improvement

* Write clean, object-oriented, SASS

* Understand marketplace design challenges and best practices

Required Skills:

* 4+ years working on large scale web applications

* 1-2 years designing mobile-first web applications

* Expert using SASS and OOCSS

* Solid experience working with jQuery

* Basic exposure to at least one MVC framework

* Understanding of version control (we use git)

* Bootstrap3

Bonus Points:

* Previous experience working on Django applications

* Git

* Experience with Angular

* Interest in other tools like Grunt

Compensation:

* Competitive Salary + Bonus

* Stock Options

* Health & Dental Insurance

* 401k w/ Matching

* Flexible office hours

* 22 day PTO:  (vacation + holidays)

* Option to rock and roll

* Ping-pong breaks