Senior Interaction Designer Traction (www.tractionco.com) is a San Francisco creative agency with a digital core. We are tenacious problem solvers that provide compelling interactive and direct marketing solutions that ignite brands and grow customer relationships. We are currently seeking an experienced, versatile and creative Interaction Designer to significantly improve the user experience and front-end design for a major financial client. The Interaction Designer will be an important member of a dedicated team of visual designers, interaction designers, writers and coders working on ongoing projects. These projects may include web pages, mobile pages, demos and user interfaces.
In addition to thoughtful wireframe design, the Interaction Designer will also be responsible for developing and documenting front-end requirements as well as developing materials for usability testing. The successful candidate will be passionate about improving user experience and able to look beyond the front end to see the product as a whole. Although a thorough understanding of front-end implementation strategies is required, the position involves little or no development work other than to illustrate solutions and iterate requirements. Past work with financial clients is preferable but not essential. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES • Work with client in developing requirements for new features and applications • Develop the user interface for new features, including functionality of elements, layout, page relationships and logic, navigation, visual design and graphics • Enhance the visual appeal and usability of legacy features • Develop materials and take a leading role in usability testing • Help recruit and oversee up to 4 junior team members • Research and present innovative solutions to user interface problems • Iteratively develop requirements documentation, including wireframes, storyboards, and front-end functional specifications • Document the visual design and functionality of the user experience • Produce final documentation for use by developers and testers • Serve as agency representative with the client • Thrives in a highly collaborative environment REQUIREMENTS • Minimum 6 years agency experience • Proven ability to deliver outstanding design solutions for complex web features and applications • Comprehensive understanding of "best practice" approaches and solutions in user interface design • Demonstrated ability to quickly iterate through multiple concepts, designs and layouts, effectively incorporating feedback • Enthusiastic team player, effective collaborator with strong interpersonal skills • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Microsoft Visio user TO APPLY Please e-mail your cover letter and resume to [EMAIL PROTECTED] When providing links to web sites you have worked on, please describe the scope of your work precisely. ________________________________________________________________ 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
