--art & design--

Web/Interaction Designer

Nymag.com is always on the lookout for web designers to work with our user experience design team -- as of May 2008, we have a three-month freelance opportunity.

The interaction designer works with the information architect, web technologist, and other members of the design and development teams to realize user-centered, beautiful, production-friendly designs for page templates, site navigation, search applications, and other user interface elements and features of nymag.com.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Experience designing template-based sites or applications
  
• Strong functional knowledge of web presentation and UI technologies, particularly in terms of web standards
  
• The eye of a graphic designer and the mind of an information architect
  
• The assumption that elegance in function and beauty in visual design are not mutually exclusive
  
• Capacity to work effectively in collaboration with others to achieve shared goals
  
• Excellent communication skills
  
• Enthusiasm, curiosity, and flexibility
  
• At least three years’ experience as a web designer
  
• A portfolio that demonstrates all of the above

Additional web development skills (CSS, XHTML, standards-minded Javascript, Flash/Actionscript) are a big plus.

This is a junior- to mid-level position reporting to the design director.

To apply: E-mail a cover letter, résumé, urls, and compensation requirements to designjobs@nymag.com. Please put "Interaction Designer " in the subject line. No calls please.

--editorial--


Online Editorial Interns
Description: New York Magazine’s Website, nymag.com, is looking for fall semester online editorial interns who can work a minimum of two full days per week. Responsibilities include database production, fact-checking, research, reporting, and writing, along with some basic administrative duties.
Pay: $7.15/hour or school credit
To Apply: Please e-mail a cover letter, résumé, and two or three clips to nymjobs@nymag.com. Please put “Fall Semester Online Editorial Internship” in the subject line. No calls please.

Freelance Menu Project Assistant
Description: New York Magazine’s website, nymag.com, is seeking outdoor-types with an interest in the restaurant scene to collect menus by foot and by phone, and prep them for the data entry team (i.e., light clerical work and some typing). Candidates should be comfortable spending days walking the streets of Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, have excellent organizational skills, a professional phone manner, and previous typing experience. One full-time position. Must reside in the metro area.
Pay: $12/hour
To Apply: E-mail a résumé and cover letter to: nymjobs@nymag.com. Please put “Menu Project Assistant” in the subject field. No calls please.


Freelance Copyeditor
Description:New York Magazine's Web team is looking for a freelance copy editor to help out two to three days a week. The copy editor will edit blog posts, section pages, event listings, and newsletters in a fast-paced environment. Must have a strong command of grammar and an eye for detail. Should be familiar with Words Into Type. Experience using Movable Type and Dreamweaver a plus. Position is part-time.
To apply: E-mail hours of availability, a cover letter, résumé, clips, and salary requirements to lori_fradkin@nymag.com. Please put "Freelance Copy editor" in the subject line. No calls please.