Join uiGarden

We are always looking for writers, editors, translaters, and volunteers to help with mission tasks to realize the dream, - bridging west and east design communities together.

You are invited to join our:

Editorial Team

Editors are responsible for determining and maintaining the editorial goals and policies of uiGarden. They are also expected to determine the theme of each monthly issue. Translators are responsible for ensuring the consistent and proper translation of documents into English or Chinese. Editors must be knowledgeable in one or more aspects of UX (user experience) in addition to having editorial skills. Translators need to be familiar with one or more aspects of UX. Editors and translators must have a mastery of English language, preferable CET6/IELTS6.5 or higher.

1. Setting up the editorial goals and policies of uiGarden
2. Liaising with advisors on the strategy of uiGarden webzine
3. Managing the team of editors

Editors

1. Working with the Chief Editor to establish and document editorial policies, process and guidelines
2. Developing style guidelines for authors
3. Determining the theme of each monthly issue
4. Planning and editing occasional special issues/features
5. Setting up deadlines, ensuring they are met, and in general maintaining the editorial calendar
6. Recruiting authors
7. Arranging translations for articles
8. Publishing articles and maintaining comments
9. Providing feedbacks to authors

Translators

1. Translating and proofreading articles

Web Team

The web team is responsible for maintaining the functionality of uiGarden website. This includes the both aesthetic and usability parts.

Webmaster

1. Ensuring the high quality of the implementation of uiGarden website
2. Managing a team of web developers
3. Ensuring that all links, both internal and external, work correctly
4. Making minor corrections and updates to web pages
5. Setting up, and moderating mailing lists
6. Ensuring there is no spam in the webzine

Web Developers

1. Maintaining the functionality of uiGarden website
2. Regularly checking up and installing necessary updates and plugins of the CMS system and forums
3. Ensuring the uiGarden website meets current usability and accessibility standards
4. XHTML, CSS layout, DHTML, JavaScript, MySQL, and PHP coding
5. Cross-browser compatibility 6. Validating all coding
6. Backing up all versions of coding on CD-ROMs

Graphic Artists

1. Creating and maintaining a high standard of design for the uiGarden website
2. Designing logos, web pages, graphic images for the web site
3. Designing brochures and advertisements, including typography, colour and layout
4. Designing presentations, including typography, colour and layout.

Business Team

The business team is responsible for uiGarden website’s business development, including sales and advertising management.  

Business Manager

1. Analysing and developing the business model for uiGarden website
2. Determining the scope of new services
3. Working with other teams to creating advertising revenue for uiGarden website
4. Recruiting sponsors and maintaining good relationships with them
5. Acquiring advertisers and maintaining good relationships with them
6. Negotiating prices with advertisers

Communication Manager

1. Promoting the value of uiGarden website to other user experience design communities
2. Writing press releases and promoting uiGarden website on other media
3. Making speeches and presentations about uiGarden
4. Maintaining good relationships with other on-line and traditional media
5. Archiving all uiGarden marketing copy on CD-ROMs

Research Team

The research team is responsible for the research activities that are taken by uiGarden.

Research Manager

1. Undertaking and organising research activities
2. Managing volunteers taking part in research activities
3. Publishing research findings on the uiGarden webzine

Researchers

1. Undertaking research activities

Values of working for uiGarden

• Being involved in a successful website. You can impress your friends and get credit that will help you in your career
• Being part of an international team which discusses cutting edge thinking and research on interaction design and HCI
• Working closely with advisors who are world-reknowned pioneers in the design field
• Having a reference to put on your resume and web site, and an association which will open other doors (at conferences, etc)
• Developing your skills
• Knowing how many people read and discuss what is published in uiGarden
• Having your picture on the site with a link to your own Website
• Getting a chance to write for uiGarden
• Becoming one of the first people to promote usability in China

If you are willing to volunteer some of your time, please send an email message to volunteer[at]uigarden.net.

Donate

Because of the amount of work that was needed to develop this online magazine (and will still be needed in the future), donations are much appreciated. No mather how small the donation is, it makes a difference!

Donations can be made by two ways:

Money donations are available using PayPal

You can also help us by ordering your UI and Usability books from Amazon.co.uk link from the site.

Thanks for helping us to provide better services!