Work from Anywhere:
The Hive is a virtual organization. We log in from our homes, a nearby office, one of our global office locations, or wherever we have an internet connection.

Who we are:
The Hive is an organization of developers and engineers who are excited about the ever-changing world of software and technology. Our passion is building the next generation of consumer and business applications. We don’t utilize the “factory” approach to software development, believing that coding is a creative process akin to an artistic endeavor. We also believe strongly in the benefits and sustainability of open source software and the philosophy behind it.

Open Salary
Our desire is to find and reward the best talent in the industry. As such, we do not set specific salary ranges for any position within our organization. Instead, we base salaries on the accomplishments of candidates as well as their salary history.

The Opportunity
The Hive is looking for a superior graphic designer to join our team. The ideal candidate for this position excels at designing and creating assets for use in websites, online ad campaigns, blogs, desktop applications and GUIs. Experience creating corporate identities and brands is also a plus. Design tasks will include complete websites, rich media banners, corporate identities, icons, and more.

Joining Us

• Be in the top 5% of designers and have a superior eye for design with the drive to create
• Experience leading and providing direction for artistic and creative teams
• Ability to formulate and design fresh and innovative concepts with a minimum of guidance
• Must have online portfolio available (provide link in response). Myspace, Deviantart and Flickr are not acceptable
• Must have extensive web experience, including both web sites and banner ads
• Must have a strong background in design and color theory
• Must have a good working knowledge of XHTML and CSS
• Must be able to stay focused and multitask
• Be able to research and provide photographs from existing stock as well as update an in-house image library with a constant stream of new images
• Experience working under Mac OS X
• Experience working with Flash

Always a plus

• Advanced knowledge of JavaScript and ActionScript
• Experience cutting up website designs into usable templates (using CSS)
• BA or BFA in Graphic Arts/Design from an accredited University

Consideration
If you do not meet these requirements and feel you’ve accomplished something outstanding and have a passion for technology, feel free to contact us anyway. We are always looking for talent, even if they don’t exactly fit our published needs.

Work Environment

• Work from anywhere
• Structured 8 hour day lets you have a life outside of work
• High-end Mac desktops and laptops with dual 30″ cinema displays
• Executive desk with your choice of ergonomic chair
• Full benefits
• Work with some of the brightest and best minds in the industry

Philosophy
Bandwidth and software have finally reached the point where online collaboration online is as rich, or more-so, than in person. As such, we’ve begun building out the foundation for a new breed of distributed workplace, The Hive.

Traditional workplaces try to build magic palaces, forcing everyone into one location and lifestyle. That practice is about to come to an end, and open source is leading this
change. It doesn’t matter how intoxicating the palace is, every coder is part artist, eccentric and ideated. Big boof a coder’s passions.

The Hive is our collective vision of the next generation office environment. We are building the tools to empower a rich collaborative team software development
experience: always available video conferencing, VoIP, IM, presence, and virtual white boarding, all connected through smart self- managing project tools.

We live anywhere, dream anything, and code everything.

Thank you for your interest,

Matt Cashner
Talent Scout
The Hive