Hi IxDAers, got a fresh bass o' a job that just came down the pike at one of my favorite clients---please pass along to your favorite entry/mid-level IA
$500 referral bonus offered JR/MIDLEVEL INFORMATION ARCHITECT, "Doing Good" entrepreneurial digital design firm, LA The Company: This is for a v. v. cool, super-casual 35-person boutique branding/ideation/digital design agency based in downtown LA whose bread + butter lies in ideating and realizing entrepreneurs' visions about new online products, mostly in the green/sustainability space. Their motto is "Doing Good." They want people who want to Do Good in terms of design and bettering their community + environment thru design + technology + whatever other means necessary. Work incorporates interactive/digital, mobile, broadband, anything you can dream up ;) Continuing education + employees' personal interests are important to them; all fulltime employees get one free course at the Design Center per semester (pottery, photography, etc) Cultural fit is very important---you'll shine in this place if you're highly collaborative, excited about the ideation/brainstorming process, eager to contribute their ideas and points of view and recommendations, are OK interfacing with clients regularly (it's a very transparent, casual client-agency relationship there), and be thoughtful + passionate about good design. Job Description for Jr/Midlevel IA . Know the business and user goals for all the projects you work on. . Make informed user experience decisions with the users' best intentions in mind. . Collaborate with visual designers, copywriters, technical teams to develop the most appropriate and innovative interaction experiences. . Be agile and work very closely and transparently with client stakeholders. . Being familiar with Agile/Scrum project management methodologies is a major plus. . Conduct user surveys, studies, and testing to inform the user experience process. . Scope and accurately estimate the time and effort as required for all relevant tasks particular to your projects. . Visualize concepts quickly with well thought out sketches and prototypes. . Produce highly visual and clean user flows, site maps, diagrams and wireframes. . Make effective presentations that are clear and concise throughout the interface development process. . Stay organized and in touch with project team members at all times of the project life-cycle. . Possess strong leadership and communication skills to lead internal and client facing brainstorm sessions and meetings. Candidates should possess: . Minimum 1-2 years experience in an information architecture, interaction design, user experience role . Strong writing, speaking, presentation and interpersonal skills . Proficiency with the following software skills: Adobe Fireworks, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Axure, Omnigraffle, Keynote, MS Office. All folks should have experience doing large website builds, and if you've got experience w/ applications, mobile, broadband, etc., all the better. Design agency experience preferred. Email joanne (at) joanneweavergroup (dot) com to apply. [EMAIL PROTECTED] $500 referral bonus offered; please forward thru your trusted networks---my enduring gratitude and the knowledge that you gave someone an awesome shot at an illustrious UX career comes included. Thanks! Joanne Weaver President The Joanne Weaver Group UX + Creative Talent Acquisition http://www.joanneweavergroup.com +1 917 623 9369 ________________________________________________________________ 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
