Description :
Internet – User Experience Architect
Dallas 75243
Duration : 5++ yrs. contract
Internet – User Experience Architect
We are looking for a dynamic individual who can quickly and effectively make a valuable contribution to our growing internet marketing team.
You have experience designing dynamic, data-driven web pages, online applications, and end-user interactions utilizing established user interface design principles and your own expertise in usability, and human-computer interaction.
You are an ardent advocate of user-centered design and the customer experience.
Responsibilities:
• Actively participate in requirements gathering sessions. Lead and facilitate group sessions with stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams to collect needed information. Drive for group consensus and build prioritization in meetings.
• Design interactive solutions that address business and brand requirements, technical constraints, research findings, and the audience’s processes, tasks and goals.
• Document design intent clearly for business, creative, and technical audiences, using site maps, wireframes, interaction flow diagrams, with appropriate functional and behavioral annotations.
• Research the competitive landscape and make recommendations relating to web site functionality.
• Utilize usability-related research services, theories and methodologies to support recommendations.
• Participate in usability tests and synthesize research findings to aid project deliverables.
• Scope and provide input on user-centered design activities to plan and schedule for efficient on-time delivery of deliverables.
• Mentor creative staff on usability concepts.
• Work collaboratively with designers and technologists to design web site features and develop interface functionality.
• Keep all deliverables/documentation - paper and electronic - extremely well organized.
• Participate in quality assurance checks during production.
Qualifications:
• 3+ years of demonstrable hands-on work in designing interactive experiences in a professional development environment; experience with business-to-consumer Internet-related projects and in the electronics market is an asset.
• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent work experience), with multidisciplinary backgrounds such as psychology, computer science, information sciences, human/computer interface design, library science, graphic design
• Ability to translate audience, technology and business requirements into effective user-interface design solutions.
• Ability to resolve complex design and implementation issues, and to successfully negotiate the adoption of those design solutions.
• Experience developing and documenting task flows, and detailed interaction designs.
• Solid portfolio of varying deliverables that demonstrate relevant work or projects.
• Thorough and up-to-date knowledge of user-interface design principles, usability methodologies, industry standards and trends, particularly for consumer-based web sites.
• Experience applying research and analysis to site development.
• Understanding of graphic design principles required, and cross-training in visual design an asset.
• Practical knowledge of Visio and Microsoft Office applications. Familiarity with HTML and CSS capabilities and constraints required. Direct experience with HTML, DHTML, XML, Java, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, and/or Photoshop an asset.
• Innovative, creative problem solver with an eye for detail and accuracy.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate effectively in small and large groups, at all levels of the organization.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to prioritize, multi-task, and meet tight deadlines
• Self-motivated with proven ability to work with multiple groups, including business owners, product managers, creative designers, developers, and senior executives.
