Web Designer

Booking.com, is the world’s leading accommodation website. We serve millions of customers all over the world from our headquarters in the center of Amsterdam where we’re looking for User Experience experts to join our front-end team of designers, developers & researchers.

As a Web Designer you will have graphically strong design skills, and a good technical understanding of web page creation. In this role you will be involved in the rapid development and enhancement of Booking.com. With your knowledge of user experience in a commercial environment, you will work closely with Senior Designers, Developers and Product Owners, developing ideas into mockups using Photoshop or Fireworks, and ideally you will also be involved in the implementation of HTML and CSS.

Key responsibilities
Work together with colleagues of Design, IT and Marketing to improve usability
Designing and developing the user interface of the Booking.com website with HTML/CSS
Conduct experiments for improving conversion
Create mock-ups and web pages

Required skills & experience
Strong sense for consistent design of user interfaces, usability and accessibility
Strong attention to detail
Familiarity with browser quirks and workarounds, cross-browser, HTML and CSS
Knowledge of web standards for web development
Able to work well independently and within a team
You are an excellent communicator with a pragmatic and hands-on approach to business
Confident working with version control systems
Ability to code hand-crafted html
Expert mastery of cross-browser front-end technologies: HTML and CSS
Experience in an e-commerce environment
Experience with templating systems
Experience with graphical software (e.g. Photoshop and/or Fireworks)

Interested?
We offer a competitive salary plus bonuses, with opportunities for career progression within our fast growing company. This position is open to worldwide candidates and in the case of relocation we will assist you with a relocation package insuring a smooth transition to working and living in the Netherlands, where you’ll be joining a team of people from all over the world who now call Amsterdam home.
Please submit your CV and Motivation Letter in English at our company's web page: www.booking.com/jobs

IMPORTANT!! All candidates must send a portfolio with personal design contributions or work samples, otherwise the application will not be taken into consideration.