You should've played around with stuff. We want the keedas. If you don't have the keedas, you're not for us.
And yeah, what you're actually looking for in this field: Paper experience doesn't matter to us.
You need to be a ninja, who can speak with designs & express with colours. You should know how to fight with the lethal weapons of design, which include Marquees, Brushes, the Pen & Filters.
If you ask us for a list, well knowing/having the following is a necessity:
- XHTML/CSS
- JavaScript
- jQuery/jQueryUI
While knowing/having any of the following is a super-bonus:
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Flash
- Web Programming
- Content Writing