Company: EnergyHub Job Title: Interaction Designer Location: Carroll Gardens/Park Slope Brooklyn (Gowanus)
Description: EnergyHub is a funded, early-stage startup dedicated to developing green consumer electronics for reducing home energy consumption. We are a small office of engineers and designers who share a passion for elegant, user-centered design and enjoy developing innovative solutions to tough design problems. We're looking for a talented interaction designer to work closely with the Design Director to develop the look, feel, and key functionality of the screen-based user interfaces in support of the overall product experience. Responsibilities will include the following: · Act as the primary interaction designer of engaging and simple, data-driven user interfaces for both stand-alone devices and web-based applications. · Design and produce documentation, wireframes, and functional specifications of the interfaces and work with the lead software engineer to implement and validate your designs. · Be an active participant in building and refining our company’s brand and visual identity. · Participate in user research - including observation and interviews - to better understand our audience, their needs, affinities, and capabilities. Research will also be performed to gather data on general use patterns and to assess usability of our products as iterations of the designs are completed. Qualifications and Skills: · Strong graphic design sensibility and skill set to facilitate the creation of visually rich wireframes, presentation graphics, and prototype interfaces for testing. These skills will be essential as we develop the company’s brand and visual identity. · Demonstrated ability to manage short and long term projects/ timelines, while being sure that identified deadlines and schedules are met. · The ability to drive research, communicate findings, and make research findings actionable. · Prior experience in designing consumer-oriented interfaces. · Bachelors degree in Graphic or Human Factors, Interaction Design or a related program and a minimum of 2 years’ relevant work experience, OR 4 or more years designing interactive experiences - including information architecture, user interface, and information design. Preferred Qualifications: · Advanced degree in human-computer interaction, visual design, and/or information science or related field. Compensation is commensurate with experience. Please send your resume along with a cover letter briefly describing your interests, any relevant experiences you have had, and be sure to include some visual examples from projects you have worked on to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
