Are you a hotshot UI designer?
I don’t write about work on this blog, but my team at Blackboard is hiring a UI hotshot to work on Web 2.0-ish education applications. Having a full-time UI designer on my team will make my life a lot less stressful (borrowed resources & contractors make my head hurt), so I figured it can’t hurt to reach out wherever I can.
Check out the full job description for the Senior User Interface Designer position. This isn’t an entry-level position. We’re looking for someone with some serious UI design & AJAX chops to really make user interface and user interaction a focus on a team that’s focused on new product development. The team, the Blackboard Beyond Initiative, is a new division within the company that’s focused on building centrally hosted web applications, a different approach than Blackboard’s traditional enterprise, server-based product line.
Consequently, the team is sort of a start-up within the company, with both the benefits (more freedom to innovate, not hindered by legacy code or interfaces, etc.) and the challenges (yeah, we could use more headcount). One start-up challenge we don’t have, though, is the worry about where the next paycheck comes from, since Blackboard a stable public company with a market cap over a billion dollars.
Blackboard’s a great place to work — casual environment with lots of fun, really smart people. I’ve stayed at Blackboard for over 8 years now, longer than I’ve stayed at any other job, so they must be doing something right. Of course, I’m the product director for the Beyond team, so a potential downside is that you’d have to put up with me on a daily basis. ;-)
If you or someone you know sounds like a good fit, submit your resume through the regular channels, but drop me an email as well at my work address, greg.ritter@blackboard.com.