NOTE: Apologies for the cross-posting: this is an updated job description. Tribal DDB London are looking for a Senior Information Architect/UX Designer.
Temporary Contract: Salary Competitive 3 months pro rata (no daily rates) The Senior Information Architect/UX Designer is responsible for developing IA documentation (site maps, transaction flows, schematics, navigation models) for both web sites and applications, and designing interfaces for rich internet applications. This person must be able to work closely alongside other team members including other Information Architects, Content Strategists, User Researchers, and others from our Creative, Technology and Strategy groups. You must also work closely with the client to develop, present and review IA/UX deliverables, while ensuring that the interests of the user are always kept in mind. Tribal DDB London is one of the most established and successful agencies around. We are a full-service digital agency that works with our clients to create ‘Brand Demand’, a business strategy that recognises the importance and power of today’s consumer. Much of our work is on digital marketing sites, where the emphasis is as much on persuasion and motivating the user as on the organization of information. Tribal is part of the Tribal Worldwide network with 45 offices over 28 different countries throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific. In 2008, Tribal DDB Worldwide was the world’s first digital agency network to be named Global Agency Network of the Year by Advertising Age. We are also part of DDB UK, which The Sunday Times recently identified as one of the 100 best places to work in the UK. Our clients include: Volkswagen, Philips, ExxonMobil, GSK, The Guardian and Hasbro. Senior Information Architect/UX Designer Core Duties/Responsibilities: • Creating the information architecture for marketing, informational, and transactional websites • Designing interfaces for rich internet applications • Understanding target audiences' needs, tasks, and goals and translating them into creative concepts and functional components • Working closely with clients and fellow team members to translate business requirements into meaningful interactive experiences • Leading and/or participating in 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 • Conducting competitive audits and market research • Developing and documenting detailed user experience specifications for highly interactive interfaces As a Senior Information Architect/UX Designer you will ideally have: • Demonstrated ability to execute on IA of complex transactional interfaces, taxonomies and metadata frameworks, and templates for content management systems • Demonstrated experience conducting user research and translating user research into design decisions • Demonstrated experience using web analytics data to inform design decisions • Demonstrated ability to develop big ideas, and execute flawlessly against them in a highly collaborative environment • Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills • Experience in client services and negotiating business decisions • Readiness on occasion to extend your role to encompass activities normally associated with other disciplines • Openness to contributions from other disciplines to the project’s information architecture or interaction design • Typically 5+ years experience as an information architect, interaction designer, or experience designer (or similar role) • Degree in a related field, such as Library Science, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Technical Communications, Anthropology, Economics • Advanced proficiency in a variety of design tools including Omnigraffle, Visio or equivalent, as well as the MS Office Suite You’ll be an expert at managing relationships and you’ll need enthusiasm for and strong knowledge of all things digital. We’re after a confident communicator who is comfortable expressing their opinion but also knows how to maintain a professional attitude and do what it takes to keep our clients smiling. Being part of the creative industry, fun is not just part of our culture, it's also what we're paid to deliver to the user; so if you have a can-do attitude and are willing to demonstrate your initiative you can expect plenty of stimulation in a company that will really develop your career. We are currently located on Bishop's Bridge Road just north of Paddington Station, although we will be moving to another central London location some time later this year. We're looking to fill the position as soon as possible. If you're interested, please contact Jason West <jason.w...@tribalddb.co.uk>, indicating where you saw this message. -- Tim Ostler Senior Information Architect Tribal DDB London ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
