Visual Design Manager

Ellie Mae (NYSE:ELLI) is a leading provider of enterprise on-demand solutions, including an online network, software and services for the residential mortgage industry. Ellie Mae is leading the mortgage industry into the future, developing and marketing software solutions that are transforming how mortgage lenders, investors, and settlement service providers work—and work together.

Ellie Mae is looking for a top-notch Visual Design Manager with product design experiences to help us deliver a user experience that is unparalleled among business applications. If you share our passion for simplicity and conviction that business applications should be strikingly better than what has been the convention, this may be the place for you.

* Define visual design principles and language for desktop, web, iOS, and Android products * Identify visual user interface requirements and define design approach * Create conceptual design and suggest product direction based on field research and visual requirements * Create guidelines and design language that express the Ellie Mae brand * Develop visual design prototypes ranging from comps to interactive mock-ups to detailed design(Photoshop, Powerpoint, Flash) * Own and manage the Visual Library. * Develop and own CSS library * Develop Visual Interface Specifications * Produce final visual design assets * Work with interaction designers to integrate visual and interaction design * Work closely with engineers to deliver the final product * Facilitate project communication across a multidisciplinary team through all phases of projects * Conduct quality assurance for all products. * File bugs for UI defects. * Manage projects and manage visual design team.

* 8+ years of experience and a solid body of work demonstrating successful delivery of beautiful user interfaces for web and mobile applications * 2+ years of experience providing art direction and managing visual design team. * Excellent time-management and prioritization skills, meticulous attention to detail, and the ability to multi-task across projects * Ability to develop new approaches to complex design problems and to convey these designs in the form of comps and design specifications * Must communicate clearly and effectively * Expertise with Adobe CS and a strong working knowledge of HTML, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flash, and After Effects (nice to have) * Bachelors or Master's degree in Graphics Design, Industrial Design, Communication Arts, Fine Art, or related field(nice to have)