Associate Director of User Interface (UI) Development

Blend is expanding our user interface (UI) development team and we’re on the lookout for someone who can help both lead and manage the UI development process. 

On the technical side, we’re looking for someone who can take user-centered web design and make it real through solid UI development skills. On the leadership side, we’re looking for someone who can act as a mentor and leader within the department, serving as an extension of Blend’s existing director team. 

This is a leadership position that is both development-forward and design-minded.

Essentials.

• Lead, manage, and hold accountable a small team of UI developers, including:
  • Holding check-ins, quarterly conversations, and annual reviews.
  • Checking in on metrics and feedback.
  • Providing technical guidance and mentorship.
  • Guide best practices and processes within the UI discipline.
• Work with design to build design systems to act as a toolbox for the design process, leaning more toward blocks and elements than full-page templates.
• Extend existing design systems for support clients and ongoing sites.
• Work seamlessly with our back-end developers and the rest of the development team on projects of all sizes & scopes.
• Translate design mockups into flexible HTML and CSS to be used in the completed project.
• Maintain current skills and industry best-practices.
• Be accountable for tasks, track time, and keep team members in the loop
• Strong oral and written communication skills with both teams and clients
• Ability to be on-site once a week for company collaboration days

Bonus points.

• Has a strong eye for design and a desire to create user-centered, content-driven websites
• Experienced in grid systems/CSS frameworks (Bootstrap is our preference)
• Experienced in CSS pre-processing (Sass is our preference)
• Some familiarity with javascript/jQuery 
• An understanding of how design and UI fits within a content management system

Experience with agile methodologies is a plus, and we like to see experience working within a team and all the technologies that entails — from development technologies like source control and continuous integration to communication technologies like Slack and Figma. Familiarity with building accessible websites is also a big plus.

Our values.

Blend believes that our clients deserve our honesty and integrity and that our office culture should reflect those values. We believe in five core values: passion, progress, integrity, advocacy, and authenticity.

Within the role of UI developer, you will work with the team and our clients in a way that reflects these core values. Passion for building great things on the internet. Progress in continuously furthering your knowledge base. Integrity to do the right thing, even if it means suffering negative impact. Advocacy in providing the right solution even if it's more challenging. Authenticity in never being afraid to admit to limitations and understanding that the right answer to a question is an honest one.

The successful candidate will be able to align with these core values, and in doing so our clients and projects will benefit.

The perks.

• Competitive salary (based on experience)
• An employer-provided laptop for work and home use
• A formal profit-sharing plan, paid quarterly after the first year and based on company profits
• Group Health Insurance offered through UnitedHealthcare
• Vision and dental coverage through UnitedHealthcare Dental and Vision Service Plan
• Long Term Disability is provided at no additional cost to all employees 
• Basic (employer-paid) Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance
• Simple IRA Plan with a 3% employer match
• 11 1/2 paid company holidays
• Paid maternity & paternity leave
• 8 hours of paid volunteer time off (VTO) to contribute to the organization of your choice
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and WorkLife Services Benefit
• Be Well @ Blend Wellness Reimbursement Program
• Up to $2,000 per year professional development allowance
• Hybrid work environment

To view our office and learn a little more about our culture at Blend, visit our Instagram.