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I would like to post the following job on ixda.org. Let me know if there are any questions, thank you. * Position: Senior Interaction Designer, Yahoo! News and Information Location: Santa Monica, CA The Internet is a big, busy place, and we at Yahoo! are proud to stand out in the crowd. As the world's number one Internet brand, servicing over a half billion people, we're determined to maintain our commitment to delivering news, entertainment, information and fun... each and every day. In order to maintain our position as one of the world's most trafficked Internet destinations, we're always on the lookout for people with big ideas and big talent to help us provide our visitors with the innovative products and services they've come to expect from Yahoo!. We're looking for people like you. How Big Can You Think? Design the future of how millions of people consume the world's news everyday. As an Interaction Designer on Yahoo! News, you'll collaborate with product & marketing managers, engineers, visual designers and user experience researchers to develop new product offerings and improve existing ones. Your primary responsibilities include: - Ability to quickly understand the constraints of a design problem and identify the tradeoffs; the ability to communicate those tradeoffs to fellow decision makers - Strong empathic skills: you should be able to understand how and why an interface succeeds or fails and spot problems in layout, architecture, flow, copy or presentation before they go into production - Setting product direction and UI requirements based on business, user and brand needs - Translating usability and field research findings into design improvements; - Collaborating with other Yahoo! product teams to develop cross-product standards both inside of News and across the Yahoo! network Screen and user flow design communicated in a way that works for all the parties involved (engineers, product managers, partners,etc.) - Strong visual design skills and a fanatical attention to detail down to the pixel - Push the boundaries of what's possible on the web to create better experiences for users Desired experience: - Academic background in human factors/ergonomics, cognitive science, psychology or HCI; and - Experience as a key member of a UI team through the product development cycle of several successfully launched web, mobile and/or software applications (as opposed to layout and decorative design). Please send portfolio URLs in addition to your resume. Yahoo! Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. For more information or to search all of our openings, please visit http://careers.yahoo.com/jdescription.php?frm=jsres&oid=14287 * Position: Senior Interaction Designer, Yahoo! Search Location: Santa Clara, CA The Internet is a big, busy place, and we at Yahoo! are proud to stand out in the crowd. As the world's number one Internet brand, servicing over a half billion people, we're determined to maintain our commitment to delivering news, entertainment, information and fun... each and every day. In order to maintain our position as one of the world's most trafficked Internet destinations, we're always on the lookout for people with big ideas and big talent to help us provide our visitors with the innovative products and services they've come to expect from Yahoo!. We're looking for people like you.How big can you think? Yahoo! Inc. is looking for a Sr. Interaction Designer to join the User Experience & Design (UED) team for Search. Enrich people's lives by providing them with richer, more useful search results so that they can complete their tasks more efficiently and get from ''to do'' to ''done.'' That is our vision, and we need a strong Interaction Designer, who can think strategically while executing with great eye for detail, to help us accomplish that vision. The group's charter is to define and design the user experience for all aspects of the Yahoo! Search Experience, including core Web Search, Multimedia Search, Vertical Search, and the integration of Search across the Yahoo! Network and beyond. This is a great opportunity to work on products that impact millions of people. RESPONSIBILITIES - Identify UI requirements, define project approach and scoping and author the user experience strategy. Check out: search.yahoo.com - Set conceptual design and product direction based on field research and functional requirements - Create and be accountable for the user interaction model, workflows, information architecture, schematics, prototypes and interface guidelines - Work with user experience researchers to design and observe usability studies and translates the findings into design improvements - Collaborate with visual designers to refine the interactive experience and retain a user focus - Work hand in hand with web developers and engineers to deliver the final product - Manage project communication and asset exchange across multidisciplinary team throughout all phases of projects REQUIREMENTS - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human Factors, HCI, industrial design or related area - Ideally 5+ years experience as a key member of a UI team participating in the complete product development lifecycle of several successfully launched web and/or software applications - Must demonstrate strong interaction design skills and have a solid understanding of user centered design principles - Able to develop new approaches to complex design problems and can convey ideas into tangible form - Be an avid practitioner of consistency, minimalism and have a keen design sensitivity. Must have a great eye for detail - Experience working on Search or related products preferred. - Must communicate clearly and effectively to varying audiences; have strong analytical skills; have excellent interpersonal skills; able to collaborate actively with others in a cross-functional team with the ability to build consensus - Organized and able to act independently - Works well under pressure and able to meet aggressive deadlines - Able to switch rapidly between different projects in a fast-paced environment - Must have solid understanding of website design with working knowledge of HTML and Flash - Passion for developing innovative interfaces Yahoo! Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. For more information or to search all of our openings, please visit http://careers.yahoo.com <http://careers.yahoo.com/> Dayna L. Cho Talent Scout/Recruiter Yahoo! User Experience and Design (UED) [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yahoo! is hiring! Check out our openings at http://careers.yahoo.com/
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