HTML/CSS Designer, Markets

Job Description

Your role as a HTML/CSS Designer is to work closely with the product, design and development teams in an Agile environment to implement user-friendly, visually engaging experiences on our site, products, and tools.

Responsibilities include:
Partner with UX / Visual Designer to interpret high fidelity wireframes into modular HTML/CSS for final hand-off to engineering

Devise and implement creative/interactive prototypes as needed to validate assumptions and deliver the optimal experience

Advise on feasibility and offer creative solutions to interactive UI elements for optimal user experience and efficiency

Partner with designers and developers to advocate for consistency and guide the evolution of our front-end framework, without repressing inspiration or inhibiting innovation.

About the Team:
The Markets team drives the product vision, design, development and optimization for Investopedia’s new Markets experience (http://www.investopedia.com/markets/), including a watchlist, quotes pages, and markets homepage so investors can track stock performance and make investing decisions. The team is comprised of product managers, data analysts, designers and software developers who leverage lean and agile development principles to create exceptional user experiences.

AND we’re excited to work with you to launch a set of new, differentiated experiences for stock discovery and analysis. Qualifications

Expertise with HTML/CSS for rapid prototyping

Up-to-date with the latest developments in UI, responsive web design, cross-browser compatibility, general web functions and standards.

Demonstrable web design/implementation skills and sensibility with a strong portfolio

Familiarity with Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator or other visual design and wire-framing tools

Proficiency with Javascript is a plus

Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively

Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process

Commitment to establishing and promoting design guidelines, best practices and standards

Commitment to continuous improvement and working in a world-class culture

Additional Information

About Investopedia:
Investopedia is the world’s largest financial education platform, serving over 27 million unique visitors each month. Since 1999, it has been our mission to empower the investing and financial community with the knowledge to make intelligent financial decisions. Since joining IAC in 2014, we have entered an investment period and are rapidly expanding our content while introducing new tools to further cater to our most sophisticated audiences.

We are serious about continuing to drive a company culture that is both imaginative and fun, and we’re in the market for great team players who share that mentality. We are energetic, innovative and endlessly curious and are looking for the same in our talent.

Here are a few reasons to work with us…

Because we were voted one of the Best Places to Work two years in a row (2016 & 2017) by Business Intelligence Group (http://bit.ly/1UmhijO)

Because our employees love us on Glassdoor! (http://bit.ly/1VN8EgG)

Because we believe in SCOPE (http://bit.ly/INV_SCOPE)

Because you get to work with this guy! (David Siegel, CEO interview with Forbes) (http://onforb.es/1Qntovl)

And these guys and gals! (http://bit.ly/2chB0lX)

We care about our business and want you to know everything from goals to numbers to what’s for lunch. We have doubled in size in less than a year and we’re excited for growth, innovation, hard work and fun!

We have some of the greatest benefits such as: unlimited vacation for salaried employees, medical/dental/vision options, pet insurance, 401(k) matching, commuter subsidy, tuition reimbursement, charity gift matching, huge discounts to wireless/gym/travel/much more. Our office has free snacks, catered lunch more often than not, monthly in-house massages, and themed monthly snack. More importantly – we know how hard you work so we celebrate that hard work often.