Information Designer for Digital Scholarly Publications
Brown University
Providence

The Information Designer provides design expertise to support the development
of innovative digital scholarship. As a member of the
Library's Center for Digital Scholarship (CDS), the Information Designer works
with a team of technical staff and scholars to conceive and develop digital
publications in the humanities and social sciences. The
incumbent identifies and implements approaches to visual expression that offer
clear, persuasive, and thematically-coherent experiences for an academic
audience. S/he works to conceive, prototype, test, and
implement visually compelling designs for digital publications that pay
particular attention to reader experience, effective integration of media and
data, and the communication of the scholars' ideas. The Information Designer
maintains current awareness of relevant technologies, and applies that
knowledge as part of a team. This is a grant-supported position with funding
until the end of 2019.

  
Position Requirements

  * Bachelor's Degree
  * 3+ years of professional experience in web or digital publication design
  * Strong knowledge of visual design and data representation principles
  * Knowledge of web standards, data formats and accessibility
  * Expert knowledge of front-end technologies; HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap
  * Knowledge of Adobe Creative suite and/or common multimedia editing software
  * Knowledge of wireframing software such as Axure or Balsamiq desirable
  * Working knowledge of relevant JavaScript frameworks and libraries, such as D3 and Angular
  * Familiarity with academic projects or other scholarly communications
  * Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  * Ability to work as part of a team in an agile project management environment



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