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Cricut® is a world leader in personal electronic cutting machines that help people achieve their creative best. For 50 years, Cricut® has inspired creativity and made DIY more capable and easier than ever with tools like the Cricut® electronic cutting machine, Cricut Craft Room® design software, and the Cricut Cuttlebug™ embosser and die cutter. Today, millions of people use Cricut® products to create masterful and surprisingly simple projects, and Cricut® products have won dozens of industry awards. Redefine DIY—join the Cricut® revolution!  

Cricut has an exciting opportunity for a Front-end Engineering Manager who is looking to join a fast-paced growing company. This opportunity gives you the chance to manage existing engineers and over time, build a larger team while playing a highly visible role with an industry leader. The Front-end Engineering Manager will report into the VP Creative, liaise closely with the UX, Design and Development teams. You will be instrumental in ensuring our digital efforts are executed with precision and efficiency by overseeing the hand-off team between Creative and Development.

Responsibilities

• Building the client-side code for polished templates, from HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript that meet W3C standards.
• Collaborate in a fast-paced environment to rapidly iterate and prototype digital products.
• Testing and troubleshooting HTML across multi-platform browsers and email clients
• Produce and execute creative/content for e-Commerce website and email materials
• Optimize web graphics to ensure maximum download speed while maintaining high visual quality
• Investigate front-end website bugs and implement HTML/CSS fixes
• Follow brand standards and web style guides to ensure brand maintains their unique visual identity
• Performs other duties as required/assigned by manager

• 5+ years front-end design/development experience
• HTML5, CCS3, JS and jQuery
  
• CSS Pre-processor(Sass,Less)
• Understanding of grid framework such as Foundation or Bootstrap
• Responsive email templates
• Email testing tools (Litmus, Emailonacid, etc.)
• Understanding of Git, SourceTree, Stash 
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Experience with email campaigns and email service providers
• Experience with web graphic optimization techniques
• Ability to multi-task meet deadlines in fast pace environment
• Work well in a close team environment
• Must have a strong portfolio that exemplifies a broad range of web experience and working on site design and coding
  
• Should be well-versed in Web technologies, best practices, emerging trends in media, and marketing
• Must have previous experience managing and/or building a team
• Must possess strong conception, presentation, and client-facing skills
• Fluency with core graphic design principles: typography, form, color relationships, composition, imagery, etc.
• Ability to take design direction from concept through execution with great attention to detail
• Team player; works well in collaborative projects environments
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

What to Do Next: 

Please send us a resume and a cover telling us why no one is more right for the position than you. You can be sure that Cricut is a workplace that values individuality and variety, so write to us in your real voice and tell us what you’re all about. Please submit any online presence you may have (Twitter, Facebook, Fan pages made because of you), and if you are a DIY enthusiast, whether you think you are a good one or not, that means a lot to us, and we would love to hear about it when you send us your information!