Interaction Designer II Job Location: Redwood City Description: Visto is seeking an Interaction Designer to join our Product Design team in Redwood Shores. The Interaction Designer will design web and desktop applications that interact with our mobile applications across a variety of wireless platforms. This is a demanding role in a fast-paced environment that offers the right candidate a chance to work on and extend one of the most exciting mobile application platforms on the market today. A successful candidate will be well trained in design, illustrate an ability to apply business goals and user priorities to design work, possess an understanding of both work flow and user tasks, and will be known for having usability focus and aesthetic values. Candidate will have worked as a hands-on UI design practitioner. Responsibilities include: * Produce high level flows and detailed storyboards, mock-ups and prototypes to effectively communicate designs * Create user interaction models of key customer experiences and projects, concentrating on end-to-end scenarios and top user tasks * Work with usability findings to validate designs and rapidly iterate on findings * Maintain current knowledge of what's possible with the technologies and interface standards across a broad range of Internet and mobile platforms * Work with all customer-focused product teams to create a superior end-user/customer experience for all Visto product lines and relegated online interfaces * Work collaboratively with product design managers to create product specifications * Create necessary UI resources (icons, graphics, text, CSS) * Work closely with engineering teams to implement final designs * Design and conduct usability test plans that map to user scenarios * Work closely with product team to define products that fit with our customers' goals and workflows Educational Requirements: * Four-year product/interaction design degree, computer-human interface degree, computer science degree, graphic design degree, or related experience Required Skills & Experience: * 2-4 years experience designing usable interfaces for web-based and desktop platforms, PDA's, and wireless handheld devices * Experience designing web applications targeted at AJAX/Web 2.0 interaction models * Knowledge of CSS and HTML standards * Experience with user-centered design methodology * Demonstrated work experience in human factors and usability engineering * Strong information and interaction design experience * Strong visualization and presentation skills (illustration, graphic design) * Proficient with a variety of design tools including: Visio, Photoshop, Word and PowerPoint * Ability to work in a team-based development environment * Passionate about design, usability and human factors * Strong portfolio * Experience iteratively improving designs based on usability feedback * Experience with paper or Flash prototyping of designs for usability testing * Ability to work independently. * Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal Bonus Points for: * Specific experience with Windows Mobile or Symbian platforms * Experience with complex, telecommunication or messaging enterprise solutions * Fluency in French, Italian, German, Spanish or Japanese * Experience with XSLT and XML * Experience designing for Flash, including use of ActionScript Steve Silvers Product Design Manager Visto Corporation Work: 1.650.486.6080 Cell: 1.650.245.8880 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Web: http://www.visto.com <http://www.visto.com/>
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