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Interaction Designer

Position located in Mountain View

We love delighting users. We don't expect our average user to notice consistent button margins, a one-click buddy icon selection user flow, or a background image that updates depending upon the screen size. However, we attribute much of Meebo's growth to our users discovering Meebo, experiencing delight, and then having a deep desire to share that experience with their friends. To cultivate this process, we relentlessly strive to understand our users and are passionate about fostering a creative, open-minded atmosphere within Meebo. We don't always get it right—however, with user feedback, we keep trying and trying and trying.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Designing complex Web application interactions
• Conducting informal and formal usability testing
• Promoting consistency across Meebo's products
• Documenting design decisions and interaction guidelines
• Driving mockups, sitemaps, and page flows
• Keeping up-to-date with similar user interfaces and products
• Working with a diverse team to cultivate ideas and positively influence design direction
• Proactively suggest improvements for Meebo's existing and future products
• Maintaining perspective while balancing polish, edge cases, a strong core user experience, and project deadlines
• Serving as an advocate for the end-user

To be most effective, you will:

• Be familiar with HTML/CSS/JavaScript and have the drive to learn more depending upon the project
• Have at least basic Photoshop, Illustrator, or Visio experience for prototyping and concept visualization
• Be familiar with Mac and Windows Interface Design principles
• Have a keen eye for typography, layout, and user interaction. Even after you've stared at an interface for hours, you can still spot inconsistencies and potential improvements.
• Be comfortable with statistical analysis tools and data-mining packages and know how to use the data to influence design.
• Have the communication and team skills to facilitate logical design discussions within Meebo's engineering, design, and business teams
• Promote a clean, intuitive experience that Meebo's users will be excited to share with friends and family
• Have a background in Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or comparable degree/experience. However, we're more impressed by passion rather than GPAs, degree titles, or years of experience.