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Unique ID:
#5957
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Posted on:
18th of April 2015 at 10:23 PM
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Expires in:
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Saffron Marigold (www.saffronmarigold.com) is home to a collection of unique, hand printed bedding and linens printed using the traditional craft of wood block printing. We offer home furnishings that have a story to tell, that have been created by human hands, that are unique yet affordable, and that have imprinted upon its fibers generations of skill, culture and tradition. We are a small team spread across the globe and sell our products via our website to customers worldwide.
We are looking for a web designer. You should be a “web aware” artist/designer who loves textiles. You will help us grow our web presence by bringing out the essence of our prints in their online presentation across all sales channels via both images and text.
All work will be done via email &/or telephone calls. However, if you are good in the areas of photography and graphics production you can join our photography team, in which case in person presence will be required during photoshoots (see Nice to have skills below). We are located in Petaluma, 50 miles north of San Francisco.
We will start with approximately 20hrs/month, which can grow based on your interest and skills.
Skills:
Must have:
You should:
. have an eye for detail. Getting the right color and the correct pixel placements should matter a lot
. be motivated to finish projects quickly and to get things done
. be a team player with an uncanny ability to lead, guide and collaborate
. be customer focussed with the understanding that we are here to service our customers
You should:
. understand color and typography
. have mastery on the tools of the trade (Photoshop, CSS, HTML5)
. understand what responsive design entails
. have work experience with retail clients
. enjoy working as a freelancer/ contractor
Nice to have:
You should:
. understand digital photography
. know all about monitor calibration and color matching
. be familiar with challenges around getting colors right for web images
. enjoy graphics production e.g image post processing
Please send your detailed resume and respond to *all* questions below in brief:
. Why did you choose to be a web designer? Point us to 2-3 samples of your work that you are most proud of and tell us why.
. Point us to 2-3 retail websites that you think are designed well and tell us why?
. Review our website and tell us the top 3 things you think should be improved?
. What is your expectation on hourly wages?
. If you have the nice to have skills listed above, list the steps you would take to ensure accurate color representation of our linen online.
Thank you in advance for taking the time to respond to us. We look forward to hearing from you. •Principals only. Recruiters, please don’t contact this job poster.
•do NOT contact us with unsolicited services or offers