Job opening: Los Angeles, CA USA Regular/ Full-time Sr. Interaction Designer
Design the Total Experience. Get in on the ground floor. Do you want to design the entire consumer experience? At Belkin you could be doing strategy and design work for product interfaces, instruction guides, out-of-box, web apps, in-store signage, packaging, manuals, product graphics, and desktop software. If you have a holistic vision for the user's experience and you are very broadly skilled, this job is for you. Belkin International, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of high technology products for consumers and business. Our broad product lines include our popular iPod accessories, stylish and useful laptop accessories, and leading N1 wireless networking gear. Belkin products are globally recognized in the marketplace for their good design, ease of use, and innovation. Headquartered in Los Angeles California, the company has twice made Inc. magazine's list of the 500 fastest growing privately held companies in the U.S. Check us out at http://www.belkin.com Your Role * Create and deliver fantastic user experiences across numerous touchpoints * Be an advocate for user needs * Use your skills and knowledge to influence how products get developed * Be part of a team of creative and smart people Responsibilities * Handle all of the interaction design requests from the business unit assigned to you. * Interact with Belkin's product development and marketing teams * Create project deliverables, such as scenarios, flowcharts, wireframes, prototypes, and detailed designs. * Work with other related people, like user researchers and usability engineers. * Manage your own projects like an internal consultant: high quality, valuable, on-time results. * Help Belkin to further integrate user-centered design methodology * When possible, help your assigned business unit define their vision for future plans and products * Supervise outside vendors if needed for your projects Qualifications * Minimum 5 years experience in user centered design (8 years experience preferred) * Preferred: Masters degree in interaction design. Acceptable: Bachelor's degree in interaction design, human-computer interaction, industrial design, graphic design, human factors, or related field * Experience and expertise in user centered design processes and techniques. * Years of experience in product creation and/or software/site development processes. Experience in consumer electronics is a big plus. * Intuitive understanding and empathy for everyday users: their motivators, their goals, their barriers * Ability to turn complex design challenges into innovative elegant solutions, and to put those solutions into tangible form. * Proven track record of user centered design projects and deliverables (portfolio required). * Years of experience working with other related disciplines such as usability engineering and prototyping/coding. * Ability to explain usability and user experience to other departments-- in their language. * Experience participating in user research and usability testing * A good understanding of graphic design and an ability to use visual design techniques to organize information and improve usability * Excellent verbal and interpersonal communication skills * Ability to work collaboratively or independently * Ability to prioritize projects and to meet critical deadlines * Ability to run presentation meetings, design reviews, and creative workshops * Proven track record of working with people on all levels in a company-- executive suite to the warehouse * A positive outlook and a can-do attitude Benefits * See http://www.belkin.com/jobs/benefits/ For more information * Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Belkin is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Confidential This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are the property of Belkin International, Inc. and/or its affiliates, are confidential, and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom this e-mail is addressed. If you are not one of the named recipients or otherwise have reason to believe that you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender and delete this message immediately from your computer. Any other use, retention, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. ________________________________________________________________ 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
