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Rich Internet Applications Designer
Pocket Tales is looking for a full-time Rich Internet Applications Designer to start at the ground level of building an exciting web application for children’s ebooks. The designer will work with a team of developers and designers to bring the Pocket Tales online store and web application to life. The ideal candidate can produce professional, clean and highly interactive user experiences that appeal to children and are easy for them to use.

Responsibilities will include:

• Develop media rich internet applications with fast rendering time.
• Rapidly create website designs, web graphics and visual mock-ups.
• Seamlessly integrate RIA front end with server-side data.

• Work with both the design and development team to create beautiful user experiences.

What We’re Looking For:

• Proficiency with RIA programming languages including Flash, Actionscript, Flex, Air, Javascript, CSS, HTML5 and/or Silverlight.
• Experience developing rich user experiences and interfaces.
• Experience developing websites with significant interaction with databases and server-side architecture (personal or side projects as important as formal work experience).

• Desire to work in a startup environment and an appreciation of its challenges and rewards.

Extra Consideration Given to Candidates that:

• Have experience developing interfaces for children’s websites.

• Can convert website designs into standards-compliant HTML/XHTML/CSS (see position for Frontend Web Developer).

Compensation
Compensation will include salary + equity/ stock options

About Pocket Tales
Pocket Tales is an online store and reading environment for digital children’s books. In other words, Pocket Tales will make it possible for parents and kids to purchase their favorite children’s books in a digital format, and then read and interact with them directly in their web browser.

How to Apply
Please send a short email describing your interest and a resume (or a link to it) to joinus@pockettales.com