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UX / UI Designer needed

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If you have read my previous news post you will be aware that we are now looking to recruit a part-time User Experience / User Interface (UX/UI) Designer. This is integral to getting the redesign of the site correct and we need a professional to come onboard as soon as possible to help us!

We've received a heck of a lot of feedback from the survey we ran and on top of that lots of members have been sending me personal messages about what they'd like to see changed on the sites. From the information I've received, I know that you are all very interested in being a part of this process. The Nexus community is one of the best (if not the best) online community I've ever had the pleasure of being a part of and the devotion to the site is incredible. Because we know there's a lot of people who feel passionately about this redesign process we thought we would post this position here first to see if we have any takers.

Obviously we'd much rather work with a professional UX/UI designer who is already a part of this community. Someone from within the community will be much more attached to the project and have a deeper understanding of the requirements of the site as opposed to someone who's never used this site before.

If you're a professional UX/UI designer and you're interested in working with us then please take a look at the below job posting.

User Experience / User Interaction Designer

We here at Nexus Mods are looking for a passionate and like minded individual to work with our small but very fun team to do lots of amazing things including talking about cats and beards, taking the piss out of the Nexus Mod Manager programmers and chatting about random rubbish on Skype. Oh, and we would also like you to be able to do some UX/UI stuff, too!

This position is offered on a part-time, freelance contract basis. Fees can be discussed on a per-applicant basis, but this is, of course, a paying role as we're looking for a professional.

Ideally we're looking for someone who has at least 2 years previous proven experience or who has a very strong portfolio from University, college or similar.

We're looking for someone to:

  • Research and understand interaction design trends (those cool sliders, drop downs and things that make the site flow).
  • Analyze data given from the Nexus Mods community; including, but not limited to Surveys, Feedback Forms, Forums and PM's.
  • Consult closely with Robin and I regarding necessary functionality.
  • Have top notch design skills, attention to detail and an aptitude to do things off your own back.
  • Be able to create visual representations of sites using wireframes, process flows and visual design composites.
  • Have very strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

It would be great, but not essential, if you lived in or around (or can travel to) the South East of England, to make it easier to converse face to face.

The position will report directly to Robin and I.

If you feel that you have the necessary qualifications, ability and drive then we would love to hear from you.  Please email me at [email protected] and provide details of why you think you would be awesome for the role, a link to any portfolio you may have and also your Curriculum Vitae / Resume.

Robin and I look forward to hearing from you.

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  1. DrAJ
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    This is probably a stupid question - but doe it make a difference where I install the modding tool?
  2. BlueGunk
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    Hi All

    Apologies for jumping this discussion, but am I the only one getting a 'congratulations you've won an iPhone' box thrown at me that refuses to die and leads you off site? I've malwared, AVG'd my system, and got pop up blockers on, but it only comes up on Nexus and it is a nasty little thing, avoiding just about every precaution I take. And trust me - I take precautions! Please might the admin have a check?

    Thanks
    1. moduser23
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      I am having the same problem I thought I had installed some dodgy app on my phone, I thought it was just a coincidence that it only happened on the nexus. After closing all nexus tabs though it had stopped.
  3. FalconExport
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    Hey whats up with the gosh darn popup ads man!?
  4. Socratatus
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    I didn`t realise the Nexus was British. That`s nice to know.
    1. wagonborn
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      Some of the phrases and idioms used in posts implied that at least Dark0ne was from/living in the UK but I guess now we know!
    2. AmaekilShath
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      Hear hear!
    3. TheTokenGeek
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      A couple of us here in the UK, but we have a few hard working developers in Italy.
    4. Lancethederpgamer
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      That'd explain the dedication. Americans are known for our Laziness.
    5. jennawatson
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      True, I've fallen asleep 3 times this afternoon.
  5. Thandal
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    Just a gentle reminder folk, you don't need to post your qualifications in the forum!
     

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    If you feel that you have the necessary qualifications, ability and drive then we would love to hear from you.  Please email me at [email protected] and provide details of why you think you would be awesome for the role, a link to any portfolio you may have and also your Curriculum Vitae / Resume.

    Robin and I look forward to hearing from you.
     

    1. jennawatson
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      Hi Thandal.
  6. avelwc
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    Just getting back into the groove here (sorry for the cliche). I'm a co-founder of the game software company Missing Worlds Media, Inc. I'm also generally their UI lead (among the various other hats I have to wear). Technically I'm also the owner/operator of a web design/programming company, Basketcase Software (http://TheBasketcaseSoftware.com/) but I've not had a lot of time to work on doing a redesign of my company site. I'm quite familiar with liquid/dynamic layout design, modern libraries, HTML5/CSS3, graphics design, etc. (look under the services link - that part of the redesign is at least that complete). I've been in programming and general IT, both software and hardware (embedded systems programmer for a telecommunications company for exampe), for in excess of 30 years.
    1. jennawatson
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      wow. That's a lot.
  7. bdore
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    Some feedback would be nice in order to keep people from wasting their time if the position is already taken.
  8. bdore
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    Hello, I sent an email asking if the position is still open but didn't get an answer. After the recent posts I suppose it is, I'll introduce myself properly over email.
    1. mashuk
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      Nor have I. I'm guessing they are just collecting all the CVs etc. for sifting through later.

      I unfortunately have let myself get emotionally invested in the website, and have already tried wire-framing a few bits and pieces.
  9. awjnash
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    I think giving users the ability to choose their own themes while on the site would be very cool. So, for example, you could choose a Skyrim Nexus theme to suit your in-game Skyrim character!
  10. revoix
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    You just need to make it more like the GTA V page here and more rounded

    http://www.rockstargames.com/V/
    1. Zaldiir
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      That was one messy page.