Tuesday, January 29, 2013

[KITlist] Sr. Web Designer (Silicon Valley, CA)

Please direct your responses to: rachel.gillespie@whitehatsec.com

WhiteHat Security is the industry leader in Web (or application) security, with an impressive client list of Fortune 500 companies. While most companies are diligent in protecting their networks, websites have emerged as the number one target for attacks. Website attacks can be catastrophic to a company and WhiteHat helps clients mitigate risks before they can be exploited. Founded in 2001 by Jeremiah Grossman – a former Yahoo! Information Security Officer and application security pioneer, WhiteHat combines a revolutionary, cloud-based technology platform with an extraordinary team of the best application security experts in the business (our team includes super talented folks from the likes of Google, Yahoo!, HP and BigFix (IBM) to name just a few.) This incredible combination of resources enables our customers in key verticals including e-commerce, financial services, information technology, and healthcare, to prevent damaging hacker attacks.

Not only are our products and technology leading the industry, but we have a thriving culture and impressive team that collectively make WhiteHat an exceptional place to work. If you are seeking a leading edge technology company where you can make a tremendous impact and build your career in meaningful ways, take a look at us! We´d love the opportunity to get to know you.

WhiteHat Security is headquartered in the Silicon Valley (Santa Clara) and also has a key technical team in Houston, Texas.


We are looking for a Sr. Web Designer for our Santa Clara office.



RESPONSIBILITIES
Website

Design, develop & manage the WhiteHat Security corporate website. Bring backend code and front-end interface up to latest industry standards.
Provide guidance and expertise in making marketing programs come to life on the web. Own your role as an extremely critical part of the marketing organization.
Develop a thorough understanding of the various analytics and marketing tools that are used on our website, and maintain them meticulously. Stay current with industry trends and topics in order to keep the website as modern and effective as possible.
Constantly refine Web design and code base to align with marketing goals, testing, and optimization efforts.
Ensure Web content is current and accurate by developing relationships with other departments.
Technical management and site improvement of other Web assets such as corporate blog, partner portal, etc.
Work closely with the marketing team to carefully balance and prioritize daily tasks such as content updates, website fixes, landing page optimization, and fast-moving campaign creation. Constantly refine Web design and code base to align with marketing goals, testing, and optimization efforts.

Marketing Campaign Efforts

Design / code landing pages for SEM projects and lead generation programs.
Work with marketing team to improve SEO on corporate website. Ensure search words match, and are relevant, with Google efforts and campaigns.
Develop a thorough understanding of the various analytics and marketing tools that are used on our website, and maintain them meticulously. Stay current with industry trends and topics in order to keep the website as modern and effective as possible.

Design

Create art assets (e.g. icons, feature images, and promotional banners) for online advertising and corporate website.
Strict adherence and enforcement of corporate branding visual standards across all media.
Create library of forward-facing product videos.

 
SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

Solid understanding modern Web technologies. (This is not a coding/programming position, but you need to understand the ins and outs of HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript)
Expert with DreamWeaver and have the ability to hand-code CSS and HTML
Expert in creating layouts/comps with Adobe Photoshop and then executing comps into Web pages and landing pages
Experience with: Adobe Creative Suite, Wordpress, and JavaScript
Familiarity with SEO / SEM best practices
Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently, sometimes with short turnarounds
Knowledge of trends in design and new Web technologies
Good balance of creative and technical skills
Understanding of brand principles; ability to create innovative designs within brand guidelines, and to develop new guidelines when necessary
Bonus if you can update print materials using InDesign and Adobe Illustrator and/or edit/produce online videos
B.A. or equivalent in graphic design, visual communications, or similar


Please provide resume and portfolio featuring real world examples of design work for web and print if available. A link to online examples is preferred.




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