UI Designer/Developer
Sprout Social’s Design Team is a dynamic, creative group of professionals. We’re looking for an outstanding UI Designer/Developer to join our team. Though a design role at heart, UI Design at Sprout is a very technical discipline, requiring expert-level HTML/CSS skills and strong Javascript fundamentals.
The UI Design Team crafts the user interface for software that is used by more than 17,000 brands around the world. Companies like Dropbox, Zendesk, Fender, Zipcar and Evernote rely on Sprout to create stronger relationships with their customers through social media.
If you’re prepared to push new features and enhance existing products at a fast pace using your strong command of design principles and front-end web technologies, we’d love to talk with you.
Responsibilities
- Delivering prototypes and production-ready user interfaces with intuitive design and well structured code
- Working effectively and efficiently with your immediate and extended teams such as Engineering, UX and Brand Design, and Sales and Marketing
- Contribute to testing, standardization, refactoring and general improvement of our products and processes
- Committed to professional growth and maintaining high standards
Desired Skills & Experience
- An eye for great design, typography and composition
- Strong experience writing clean, semantic HTML5 and CSS3 markup
- Working knowledge of Javascript/jQuery
- Ability to test in multiple browsers and platforms
- Experience designing both with Adobe Creative Suite and “in browser”
- Strong work ethic and curiosity
- Experience with React, Git and Grunt is a major plus
- Experience developing style guides and pattern libraries is ideal
Note: When applying, please submit a portfolio or examples of your design work as well as your favorite code samples and/or Github profile.
About Sprout Social
Sprout Social powers open communication between individuals, brands and communities through elegant, sophisticated software. We are relentless about solving hard problems for our customers and committed to both customer and team success.
Team Sprout is a group of very talented, smart and passionate people with broad interests and backgrounds. We’re proud to regularly be recognized for software, product and company culture achievements. Our team’s shared belief in Sprout’s mission promotes a culture of openness, empowerment and fun. We have built a benefits program to match the strength of our team. This program includes:
- Insurance and benefit options that are built for both individuals and families, including generous company contributions
- Progressive benefit programs, like our parental leave program and free Divvy bike memberships
- High-quality and well-maintained equipment - your computer will never prevent you from doing your best
- Beautiful, convenient and state-of-the-art offices in Chicago’s Loop
- Solid programs in some of the staples: transportation, disability and life insurance
- Wellness initiatives to ensure both health and financial well-being of our team
- Breakfast and lunch options onsite, and more healthy snack options and beverages than you can imagine
- Growing corporate social responsibility program that is driven by the involvement and passion of our team members