Powell Tate, the Washington, DC office of Weber Shandwick, a global public relations and communications firm is expanding our Digital Communications team. We are looking for a *Digital Architect* focused on user experience to help us create intuitive, effective and engaging online experiences for our clients and their users. This is a job for someone who understands how people interact with information online and how to effectively communicate over the emerging social Web. The role focuses on the initial planning and concepting stages of a project to gather and process requirements and objectives and synthesize this information into a blueprint for the creation of a great user experience. The ideal candidate * understands how to address users' needs to ensure intuitive access to information and to drive them to take action.
The work will touch on some of the most pressing issues of the day through the work of our nonprofit, corporate, association and government clients. *Job Responsibilities:* * Work with team members and clients to identify and define user needs and project objectives * Turn gathered requirements into visuals to guide design and development including use cases, personas, site maps and wireframes * Plan and execute research activities including surveys, process tests * Work with designers, developers and content editors to guide development of the ideal product for our clients * Follow and evaluate emerging Web technologies, design trends, social media and UX techniques for opportunities to apply to our client work *Required Qualifications:* * 2-3 years of relevant digital communications experience; Broad knowledge of social media and digital communications * Strong understanding of the principles of Web usability, accessibility, interface design, information architecture, user research * Knowledge of HTML, DHTML, Flash, JavaScript and related Interactions * Work well with a variety of key internal and external stakeholders * Be proficient at managing multiple projects across many teams at one time * A fun, collaborative attitude *Desired Qualifications:* * Experience with user research techniques * Proficiency in creating diagrams using applications like Microsoft Visio, OmniGraffle, Adobe Illustrator or similar * Background in Web design, development and/or human-computer interaction To apply, please send cover letter, resume and compensation history to: j...@powelltate.com Powell Tate is an equal opportunity employer. EEO/AA.M/F/D/V ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
