Tribal DDB London are looking for a Middleweight Information Architect/Interaction Designer.
The IA/IxD is responsible for designing, developing and documenting the structure of both web sites and applications In this role, you will be expected to work collaboratively with a project team and support other IAs in the execution of all information architecture deliverables. Be aware that much of Tribal DDB's work is on digital marketing sites, where the emphasis is as much on persuasion and motivatiion as on usability or the organization of information. We are therefore particularly interested in individuals who are as interested in design as in IA, and who can demonstrate particular success in working alongside designers in a digital marketing context. Core Duties/Responsibilities: • Creating the information architecture for marketing, informational, and transactional sites and microsites • Understanding target audiences' needs, tasks, and goals and translating them into creative concepts and functional components. • Supporting the team in translating business requirements into involving interactive experiences. • Planning, facilitating and documenting immersive user research, concept testing, and usability testing. • Developing user personas and scenarios to clarify results of user research and focus the team's design efforts on the needs of key users. • Collaboratively developing prototypes for demonstration of concepts to clients. • Working alongside visual designers to develop user journeys that motivate users to engage fully with the interactive concept. • Conducting expert reviews, competitive benchmarking and market research. • Developing and documenting detailed user experience specifications for highly interactive interfaces. • Contributing to the further development of user experience design as an intellectual discipline both within Tribal DDB and in the wider professional context. Required Skills • Demonstrated ability to execute IA on complex transactional interfaces, taxonomies and metadata frameworks, and templates for content management systems. • Demonstrated ability to work in a highly collaborative environment. • Experience with user-centred design methodologies. • Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills. • Experience in client services and negotiating business decisions. • Readiness on occasion to extend his/her role to encompass activities normally associated with other disciplines • Openness to contributions from other disciplines to the project's information architecture or interaction design. Required Experience • Role typically requires 3+ years experience as an information architect, interaction designer, or experience designer (or similar role). • Degree in a related field, such as Library Science, Cognitive Science, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Technical Communications, English, History, Anthropology, Economics. • Proficiency in a variety of design tools including OmniGraffle, Visio or equivalent, as well as the MS Office Suite. Tribal DDB are currently located on Bishop's Bridge Road just north of Paddington Station, although we will be moving to another central London location sometime this year. Salary is negotiable. We're looking to fill the position as soon as possible, although we will of course wait on any notice you may have to give your current employer. If you're interested in this position, please contact Jason West <[email protected]>, indicating where you saw this message. -- Tim Ostler Senior Information Architect Tribal DDB London -- Tim Ostler E [email protected] ________________________________________________________________ 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
