Hello IxDA, I am currently working on behalf of an excellent client on a long term Senior Interaction Designer contract. If this sounds interesting to you or you know someone that fits the bill, please get in touch!
DESCRIPTION: The successful candidate will sit in Glendale Arizona and travel to San Francisco will be required. This is the perfect opportunity to work with a large, well known institution. We are looking for candidates with heavy transactional experience (e.g. in banking, insurance, travel, etc). Experience working on an employee facing application is a big plus. The Interaction Designer leads user-centered design processes to ensure that web-based transactional applications are easy to use and help employees meet their goals. This position will deal primarily with the design of browser-based Enterprise software, including employee-facing sales and service interfaces across a wide variety of products. RESPONSIBILITIES: -Assist business partners in turning high-level business requirements into more specific project requirements. -Conduct user and task analyses to define user needs (user scenarios, persona/profile building and interpretation). -Develop high-level information flows and navigation systems (concept diagrams, flow charts, site maps, etc.). -Drive the optimum implementation of functionality through research and usability testing. -Develop detailed user experience specifications (wireframes, schematics, storyboards). -Work with visual designers to ensure look & feel of given initiatives meets intended user interaction. -Participate in the development of product prototypes for usability testing and proof of concept purposes. -Participate in usability tests by helping to define methodology, conducting walks-through and developing reports. -Represent proposed solutions to business partners. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: -Minimum 3 years web application interaction design and/or information architecture experience, undergraduate or graduate degree in HCI, Human Factors, Information Architecture or the like a plus. -Experience working with transactional web applications or software. -Demonstrated knowledge of the software application design and creation process, particularly how it pertains to web development. -Ability to understand and interpret existing site design and style guides and create effective solutions within those guidelines. -Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively through various formats (oral, written, graphic design) with staff as well as business and technology partners. -Conceptual understanding of various web-related technologies including HTML, DHTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript. -Working knowledge of interaction design tools including Visio, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, or similar. -Strong organizational skills. -Deadline- and detail-oriented CLIENT DESCRIPTION: This client is a large well respected national company. Aquent has a long history partnering with this client and contracts tend to be long term and stable. TO APPLY: Please send resumes and if possible samples of your previous work to [email protected]. Successful applicants will be contacted for an initial phone interview. Thank you! ________________________________________________________________ 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
