[IxDA Discuss] Job: Sr. Interaction Design- Loc: NYC. CO: Ariel Partners: Recruiter/ Full-time Employee or Contract long term
Senior Interaction Designer: Loc: NYC. CO:Ariel Partners LLC; Recruiter: Full-time Employee or Contract long term. Ariel Partners (www.arielpartners.com) has an immediate opening for an AJAX-oriented Information Architect/Interaction designer ! This position is for immediate hire. The salary/rate and tax structure is open for the right resource able to make a long term commitment; i.e. Full-time or Long term consulting will be considered. This opportunity involves the development of a Web based Enterprise Product on a J2EE Websphere platform employing Web 2.0/ AJAX Technologies on the front end. The Product is an Enterprise Scale Time and Attendance Workforce Management System to help large client and its sub-agencies manage critical resources. Location: Highly accessible; near Penn Station in NYC. Description:Designing for leading edge interactive AJAX web (thin client, rich GUI or RIA), developing screens; work closely with business analysts, clients, and the UI development team. Application UI/ID/UX position, major deliverables are Hi-Fi prototype, which use fairly complex JavaScript; used by development as a spec and by management to foster client feedback, and to support inside sales. Intermediate JavaScript skills would be necessary for a candidate to be successful. Visual design, information architecture and interaction design. Help refine the technological concepts like XSL/Ajax; that power the application front-end. Work closely with development to ensure successful implementation of GUI specifications. Required Strengths: * Strong Application Design background, with heavy thin client/browser based applications, * Ability to design from written and verbal requirements. * Ability to facilitate collaborative requirements definition meetings from a user advocates position. * Hands on experience with fundamentals of design; Full SDLC experience from a UI POV, including: Abstract design, articulate logic flows as well as screen-flows; states and transitions. (Focused Exp. Required) * Lo-Fi to Hi-Fi hands-on Prototyping (Focused Exp. Required) * Field research, CI (Contextual Inquiry) * User Testing Experience This individual could have e-commerce experience but MUST have very strong Application Design Experience; (not limited to corporate web site or shopping web site design) Excellent written and oral communication skills; Excellent problem solving and analytical skills. Technical Skills Profile: Required: * JavaScript: (Intermediate to Advanced level); ability to hand code simple JS, and repurpose complex JS libraries. * DHTML, CSS, in a production environment: (Advanced) * Advanced Experience with Design applications DreamWeaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, Visio or similar tools exp. To do mockup web pages * AJAX - Familiarity: The candidate should be cognizant of the latest trends in UI, i.e. AJAX/Web 2.0. * Object Oriented Programming concepts Pluses: * EXT Framework, Dojo, Scriptaculous, as well as familiarity with XML are big pluses. * AJAX/Web 2.0 Experience: High-end interactive design experience incorporating AJAX Web 2.0 technologies * Experience with Product Development; Strongly preferred Detail Elaboration for Profile and Environment Technical Knowledge needed: * HTML -- Intermediate to Advanced knowledge -- Required * DHTML -- Intermediate to Advanced knowledge -- Required * CSS -- Intermediate to Advanced knowledge -- Required * JavaScript -- Intermediate to Advanced knowledge -- Required JS Frameworks: * Scriptacuous -- Knowledge of to Advanced knowledge -- Nice to have * EXT -- Knowledge of to Advanced knowledge -- Nice to have Design Experience Must Have: * Excellent conceptual design skills, be able to design on the fly. * Ability to take spoken and written requirements and create Interaction Designs and User Interfaces from these requirements. * Excellent layout skills. Know proper usage of white space, contrast, consistency, precedence, and gestalt principles. * Intermediate Graphics skills. Be able to make reasonable icons and knowledge to use colors correctly. * Ability to create optimal screen flows. * Taxonomy development. * Flow Chart development. * Web 2.0/Ajax design. * Design for Enterprise Web Applications. Prototyping(intermediate to expert level, required) * Whiteboard Prototyping * Paper Prototyping * HTML Prototyping * Lo-fi Prototyping * Mid-fi Prototyping * Hi-fi Prototyping Project Management, Presentation abilities and General Knowledge,(all skills are required at Senior level): Must Have: * Ability to present and discuss complex interactions, with and without prototypes, to a variety of stakeholders. * Guide discussions in order to achieve optimal UI and Usability. * Be the User Interface/ Interaction Design Expert. * Understand and work within dynamic timelines. * Be flexible with changing requirements and feedback. * Elicit and interpret requirements from stakeholders in order to
[IxDA Discuss] Job: Sr. Interaction Design- Loc: NYC. CO: Ariel Partners: Recruiter/ Full-time Employee or Contract long term
Senior Interaction Designer: Loc: NYC. CO:Ariel Partners LLC; Recruiter: Full-time Employee or Contract long term. Ariel Partners (www.arielpartners.com) has an immediate opening for an AJAX-oriented Information Architect/Interaction designer ! This position is for immediate hire. The salary/rate and tax structure is open for the right resource able to make a long term commitment; i.e. Full-time or Long term consulting will be considered. This opportunity involves the development of a Web based Enterprise Product on a J2EE Websphere platform employing Web 2.0/ AJAX Technologies on the front end. The Product is an Enterprise Scale Time and Attendance Workforce Management System to help large client and its sub-agencies manage critical resources. Location: Highly accessible; near Penn Station in NYC. Description:Designing for leading edge interactive AJAX web (thin client, rich GUI or RIA), developing screens; work closely with business analysts, clients, and the UI development team. Application UI/ID/UX position, major deliverables are Hi-Fi prototype, which use fairly complex JavaScript; used by development as a spec and by management to foster client feedback, and to support inside sales. Intermediate JavaScript skills would be necessary for a candidate to be successful. Visual design, information architecture and interaction design. Help refine the technological concepts like XSL/Ajax; that power the application front-end. Work closely with development to ensure successful implementation of GUI specifications. Required Strengths: * Strong Application Design background, with heavy thin client/browser based applications, * Ability to design from written and verbal requirements. * Ability to facilitate collaborative requirements definition meetings from a user advocates position. * Hands on experience with fundamentals of design; Full SDLC experience from a UI POV, including: Abstract design, articulate logic flows as well as screen-flows; states and transitions. (Focused Exp. Required) * Lo-Fi to Hi-Fi hands-on Prototyping (Focused Exp. Required) * Field research, CI (Contextual Inquiry) * User Testing Experience This individual could have e-commerce experience but MUST have very strong Application Design Experience; (not limited to corporate web site or shopping web site design) Excellent written and oral communication skills; Excellent problem solving and analytical skills. Technical Skills Profile: Required: * JavaScript: (Intermediate to Advanced level); ability to hand code simple JS, and repurpose complex JS libraries. * DHTML, CSS, in a production environment: (Advanced) * Advanced Experience with Design applications DreamWeaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, Visio or similar tools exp. To do mockup web pages * AJAX - Familiarity: The candidate should be cognizant of the latest trends in UI, i.e. AJAX/Web 2.0. * Object Oriented Programming concepts Pluses: * EXT Framework, Dojo, Scriptaculous, as well as familiarity with XML are big pluses. * AJAX/Web 2.0 Experience: High-end interactive design experience incorporating AJAX Web 2.0 technologies * Experience with Product Development; Strongly preferred Detail Elaboration for Profile and Environment Technical Knowledge needed: * HTML -- Intermediate to Advanced knowledge -- Required * DHTML -- Intermediate to Advanced knowledge -- Required * CSS -- Intermediate to Advanced knowledge -- Required * JavaScript -- Intermediate to Advanced knowledge -- Required JS Frameworks: * Scriptacuous -- Knowledge of to Advanced knowledge -- Nice to have * EXT -- Knowledge of to Advanced knowledge -- Nice to have Design Experience Must Have: * Excellent conceptual design skills, be able to design on the fly. * Ability to take spoken and written requirements and create Interaction Designs and User Interfaces from these requirements. * Excellent layout skills. Know proper usage of white space, contrast, consistency, precedence, and gestalt principles. * Intermediate Graphics skills. Be able to make reasonable icons and knowledge to use colors correctly. * Ability to create optimal screen flows. * Taxonomy development. * Flow Chart development. * Web 2.0/Ajax design. * Design for Enterprise Web Applications. Prototyping(intermediate to expert level, required) * Whiteboard Prototyping * Paper Prototyping * HTML Prototyping * Lo-fi Prototyping * Mid-fi Prototyping * Hi-fi Prototyping Project Management, Presentation abilities and General Knowledge,(all skills are required at Senior level): Must Have: * Ability to present and discuss complex interactions, with and without prototypes, to a variety of stakeholders. * Guide discussions in order to achieve optimal UI and Usability. * Be the User Interface/ Interaction Design Expert. * Understand and work within dynamic timelines. * Be flexible with changing requirements and feedback. * Elicit and interpret requirements from stakeholders in order to achieve
[IxDA Discuss] Job: Sr. Interaction Design. Loc: NYC. CO: Ariel Partners: Recruiter/ Full-time Employee or Contract long term
Senior Interaction Designer: Loc: NYC. CO:Ariel Partners LLC; Recruiter: Full-time Employee or Contract long term. This position is for immediate hire. The salary/rate and tax structure is open for the right resource able to make a long term commitment; i.e. Full-time or Long term consulting will be considered. This opportunity involves the development of a Web based Enterprise Product on a J2EE Websphere platform employing Web 2.0/ AJAX Technologies on the front end. The Product is an Enterprise Scale Time and Attendance Workforce Management System to help large client and its sub-agencies manage critical resources. Location: Highly accessible; near Penn Station in NYC. Description:Designing for leading edge interactive AJAX web (thin client, rich GUI or RIA), developing screens; work closely with business analysts, clients, and the UI development team. Application UI/ID/UX position, major deliverables are Hi-Fi prototype, which use fairly complex JavaScript; used by development as a spec and by management to foster client feedback, and to support inside sales. Intermediate JavaScript skills would be necessary for a candidate to be successful. Visual design, information architecture and interaction design. Help refine the technological concepts like XSL/Ajax; that power the application front-end. Work closely with development to ensure successful implementation of GUI specifications. Required Strengths: * Strong Application Design background, with heavy thin client/browser based applications, * Ability to design from written and verbal requirements. * Ability to facilitate collaborative requirements definition meetings from a user advocates position. * Hands on experience with fundamentals of design; Full SDLC experience from a UI POV, including: Abstract design, articulate logic flows as well as screen-flows; states and transitions. (Focused Exp. Required) * Lo-Fi to Hi-Fi hands-on Prototyping (Focused Exp. Required) * Field research, CI (Contextual Inquiry) * User Testing Experience This individual could have e-commerce experience but MUST have very strong Application Design Experience; (not limited to corporate web site or shopping web site design) Excellent written and oral communication skills; Excellent problem solving and analytical skills. Technical Skills Profile: Required: * JavaScript: (Intermediate to Advanced level); ability to hand code simple JS, and repurpose complex JS libraries. * DHTML, CSS, in a production environment: (Advanced) * Advanced Experience with Design applications DreamWeaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, Visio or similar tools exp. To do mockup web pages * AJAX - Familiarity: The candidate should be cognizant of the latest trends in UI, i.e. AJAX/Web 2.0. * Object Oriented Programming concepts Pluses: * EXT Framework, Dojo, Scriptaculous, as well as familiarity with XML are big pluses. * AJAX/Web 2.0 Experience: High-end interactive design experience incorporating AJAX Web 2.0 technologies * Experience with Product Development; Strongly preferred Detail Elaboration for Profile and Environment Technical Knowledge needed: * HTML -- Intermediate to Advanced knowledge -- Required * DHTML -- Intermediate to Advanced knowledge -- Required * CSS -- Intermediate to Advanced knowledge -- Required * JavaScript -- Intermediate to Advanced knowledge -- Required JS Frameworks: * Scriptacuous -- Knowledge of to Advanced knowledge -- Nice to have * EXT -- Knowledge of to Advanced knowledge -- Nice to have Design Experience Must Have: * Excellent conceptual design skills, be able to design on the fly. * Ability to take spoken and written requirements and create Interaction Designs and User Interfaces from these requirements. * Excellent layout skills. Know proper usage of white space, contrast, consistency, precedence, and gestalt principles. * Intermediate Graphics skills. Be able to make reasonable icons and knowledge to use colors correctly. * Ability to create optimal screen flows. * Taxonomy development. * Flow Chart development. * Web 2.0/Ajax design. * Design for Enterprise Web Applications. Prototyping(intermediate to expert level, required) * Whiteboard Prototyping * Paper Prototyping * HTML Prototyping * Lo-fi Prototyping * Mid-fi Prototyping * Hi-fi Prototyping Project Management, Presentation abilities and General Knowledge,(all skills are required at Senior level): Must Have: * Ability to present and discuss complex interactions, with and without prototypes, to a variety of stakeholders. * Guide discussions in order to achieve optimal UI and Usability. * Be the User Interface/ Interaction Design Expert. * Understand and work within dynamic timelines. * Be flexible with changing requirements and feedback. * Elicit and interpret requirements from stakeholders in order to achieve successful and optimal UI. * Have a sense of humor and don't take feedback personally. * Designing in full SDLC. * Basically be
[IxDA Discuss] Job: Sr. Interaction Design. Loc: NYC. CO: Ariel Partners: Recruiter/ Full-time Employee or Contract long term ( 2-4 Years)
Senior Interaction Designer: Loc: NYC. CO:Ariel Partners LLC; Recruiter: Full-time Employee or Contract; long term ( 2-4 Years) This position is for immediate hire. The salary/rate and tax structure is open for the right resource able to make a long term commitment; i.e. Full-time or Long term consulting will be considered. This opportunity involves the development of a Web based product on a J2EE Websphere platform employing Web 2.0/ AJAX Technologies on the front end. The Product is an Enterprise Scale Time and Attendance Workforce Management System to help large client and its sub-agencies manage critical resources. Location: Highly accessible; near Penn Station in NYC. Description:Designing for leading edge interactive AJAX web (thin client, rich GUI or RIA), developing screens; work closely with business analysts, clients, and the UI development team. Application UI/ID/UX position, major deliverables are Hi-Fi prototype, which use fairly complex JavaScript; used by development as a spec and by management to foster client feedback, and to support inside sales. Intermediate JavaScript skills would be necessary for a candidate to be successful. Visual design, information architecture and interaction design. Help refine the technological concepts like XSL/Ajax; that power the application front-end. Work closely with development to ensure successful implementation of GUI specifications. Required Strengths: * Strong Application Design background, with heavy thin client/browser based applications, * Ability to design from written and verbal requirements. * Ability to facilitate collaborative requirements definition meetings from a user advocates position. * Hands on experience with fundamentals of design; Full SDLC experience from a UI POV, including: Abstract design, articulate logic flows as well as screen-flows; states and transitions. (Focused Exp. Required) * Lo-Fi to Hi-Fi hands-on Prototyping (Focused Exp. Required) * Field research, CI (Contextual Inquiry) * User Testing Experience This individual could have e-commerce experience but MUST have very strong Application Design Experience; (not limited to corporate web site or shopping web site design) Excellent written and oral communication skills; Excellent problem solving and analytical skills. Technical Skills Profile: Required: * JavaScript: (Intermediate to Advanced level); ability to hand code simple JS, and repurpose complex JS libraries. * DHTML, CSS, in a production environment: (Advanced) * Advanced Experience with Design applications DreamWeaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, Visio or similar tools exp. To do mockup web pages * AJAX - Familiarity: The candidate should be cognizant of the latest trends in UI, i.e. AJAX/Web 2.0. * Object Oriented Programming concepts Pluses: * EXT Framework, Dojo, Scriptaculous, as well as familiarity with XML are big pluses. * AJAX/Web 2.0 Experience: High-end interactive design experience incorporating AJAX Web 2.0 technologies * Experience with Product Development; Strongly preferred Detail Elaboration for Profile and Environment Technical Knowledge needed: * HTML -- Intermediate to Advanced knowledge -- Required * DHTML -- Intermediate to Advanced knowledge -- Required * CSS -- Intermediate to Advanced knowledge -- Required * JavaScript -- Intermediate to Advanced knowledge -- Required JS Frameworks: * Scriptacuous -- Knowledge of to Advanced knowledge -- Nice to have * EXT -- Knowledge of to Advanced knowledge -- Nice to have Design Experience Must Have: * Excellent conceptual design skills, be able to design on the fly. * Ability to take spoken and written requirements and create Interaction Designs and User Interfaces from these requirements. * Excellent layout skills. Know proper usage of white space, contrast, consistency, precedence, and gestalt principles. * Intermediate Graphics skills. Be able to make reasonable icons and knowledge to use colors correctly. * Ability to create optimal screen flows. * Taxonomy development. * Flow Chart development. * Web 2.0/Ajax design. * Design for Enterprise Web Applications. Prototyping(intermediate to expert level, required) * Whiteboard Prototyping * Paper Prototyping * HTML Prototyping * Lo-fi Prototyping * Mid-fi Prototyping * Hi-fi Prototyping Project Management, Presentation abilities and General Knowledge,(all skills are required at Senior level): Must Have: * Ability to present and discuss complex interactions, with and without prototypes, to a variety of stakeholders. * Guide discussions in order to achieve optimal UI and Usability. * Be the User Interface/ Interaction Design Expert. * Understand and work within dynamic timelines. * Be flexible with changing requirements and feedback. * Elicit and interpret requirements from stakeholders in order to achieve successful and optimal UI. * Have a sense of humor and don't take feedback personally. * Designing in full SDLC. * Basically be
[IxDA Discuss] Job: Sr. Interaction Design. Loc: NYC. CO: Ariel Partners: Recruiter/ Full-time Employee or Contract long term ( 2-4 Years)
*Senior Interaction Designer*: *Loc: *NYC.* CO: *Ariel Partners LLC; Recruiter: Full-time Employee or Contract; long term ( 2-4 Years) This position is for immediate hire. The salary/rate and tax structure is open for the right resource able to make a long term commitment; i.e. Full-time or Long term consulting will be considered. This opportunity involves the development of a Web based product on a J2EE Websphere platform employing Web 2.0/ AJAX Technologies on the front end. The Product is an Enterprise Scale Time and Attendance Workforce Management System to help large client and its sub-agencies manage critical resources. *Location:* Highly accessible; near Penn Station in NYC. *Description:* Designing for leading edge interactive AJAX web (thin client, rich GUI or RIA), developing screens; work closely with business analysts, clients, and the UI development team. Application UI/ID/UX position, major deliverables are Hi-Fi prototype, which use fairly complex JavaScript; used by development as a spec and by management to foster client feedback, and to support inside sales. Intermediate JavaScript skills would be necessary for a candidate to be successful. Visual design, information architecture and interaction design. Help refine the technological concepts like XSL/Ajax; that power the application front-end. Work closely with development to ensure successful implementation of GUI specifications. *Required Strengths:* * Strong Application Design background, with heavy thin client/browser based applications, * Ability to design from written and verbal requirements. * Ability to facilitate collaborative requirements definition meetings from a user advocates position. * Hands on experience with fundamentals of design; Full SDLC experience from a UI POV, including: Abstract design, articulate logic flows as well as screen-flows; states and transitions. (Focused Exp. Required) * Lo-Fi to Hi-Fi hands-on Prototyping (Focused Exp. Required) * Field research, CI (Contextual Inquiry) * User Testing Experience This individual could have e-commerce experience but MUST have very strong Application Design Experience; (not limited to corporate web site or shopping web site design) Excellent written and oral communication skills; Excellent problem solving and analytical skills. * T**echnical Skills Profile:* *Required:* * JavaScript: (Intermediate to Advanced level); ability to hand code simple JS, and repurpose complex JS libraries. * DHTML, CSS, in a production environment: (Advanced) * Advanced Experience with Design applications DreamWeaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, Visio or similar tools exp. To do mockup web pages * AJAX - Familiarity: The candidate should be cognizant of the latest trends in UI, i.e. AJAX/Web 2.0. * Object Oriented Programming concepts *Pluses:* * EXT Framework, Dojo, Scriptaculous, as well as familiarity with XML are big pluses. * AJAX/Web 2.0 Experience: High-end interactive design experience incorporating AJAX Web 2.0 technologies * Experience with Product Development; Strongly preferred *Detail Elaboration for Profile and Environment */*Technical Knowledge needed:*/ * HTML -- Intermediate to Advanced knowledge -- Required * DHTML -- Intermediate to Advanced knowledge -- Required * CSS -- Intermediate to Advanced knowledge -- Required * JavaScript -- Intermediate to Advanced knowledge -- Required /*JS Frameworks:* / * Scriptacuous -- Knowledge of to Advanced knowledge -- Nice to have * EXT -- Knowledge of to Advanced knowledge -- Nice to have */Design Experience/* *Must Have:* * Excellent conceptual design skills, be able to design on the fly. * Ability to take spoken and written requirements and create Interaction Designs and User Interfaces from these requirements. * Excellent layout skills. Know proper usage of white space, contrast, consistency, precedence, and gestalt principles. * Intermediate Graphics skills. Be able to make reasonable icons and knowledge to use colors correctly. * Ability to create optimal screen flows. * Taxonomy development. * Flow Chart development. * Web 2.0/Ajax design. * Design for Enterprise Web Applications. */Prototyping,/* (intermediate to expert level, required) * Whiteboard Prototyping * Paper Prototyping * HTML Prototyping * Lo-fi Prototyping * Mid-fi Prototyping * Hi-fi Prototyping */Project Management,/* Presentation abilities and General Knowledge, (all skills are required at Senior level):/ / * Must Have*: * Ability to present and discuss complex interactions, with and without prototypes, to a variety of stakeholders. * Guide discussions in order to achieve optimal UI and Usability. * Be the User Interface/ Interaction Design
