We are looking for someone with web experience to help us redesign our website. Currently, the ksmoca.com website is not working for us as a functional portfolio. It’s difficult to navigate and it doesn’t give an accurate sense of the work we have done. We want the website to represent our many past projects and exhibitions, while prioritizing minimal, intuitive design.
This work should done during the months of December and January, with an ideal completion date of January 31. Earlier drafts should be sent to us in the weeks preceding the deadline.
The position includes:
-Building individual exhibition portfolio pages within the website and transferring current information to the new pages. (Currently, this is one long scrolling page, but we would like to make individual pages for each project http://www.ksmoca.com/projects/).
-Directly working with KSMoCA staff, but can work from wherever. Designer will follow a design outline created by KSMoCA staff and should be available for periodic in-person meetings.
-Resizing photos to web appropriate sizes.
-Researching other museum websites in order to gain a strong sense of how to portray multiple exhibitions and archives on one website.
Qualified candidates should:
-Have relevant web design experience and graphic design experience.
-Be proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and the Squarespace design platform.
-Posses a strong sense of website usability with an emphasis on intuitive navigation and flow.
-Bring a keen aesthetic sense and understanding of contemporary design.
-Be reliable, consistent, and finish work by deadlines.
-Have their own computer or access to a working computer. This is a remote work position and KSMoCA cannot provide any hardware.
This is a freelance position and pay will be determined based on prior experience.
To Apply:
Please email the following to ksmoca@gmail.com:
-Resume
-Availability in December and January. Indicate whether you can complete the design task by the end of January or near that deadline.
-Portfolio of web design and graphic design projects. Links to web design work.