Top of Form *Senior Information Architect*
*RDVO, Inc *** *www.rdvo.com* * * *Summary* RDVO, one of Boston's leading user experience design firms, is looking for an exceptional information architect/user experience specialist to join our team. The ideal candidate will be a practical-minded perfectionist with the ability to both create compelling concepts and work through complex details. We are looking for an experienced practitioner who can handle a range of project types – some of them simultaneously – from discovery to concept to design to implementation.** You should have extensive experience working in collaborative environments, integrating user-centered design, technology, and traditional research methods. You should enjoy working independently, taking initiative, and innovating. It is a bonus if you have a demonstrated experience planning and conducting sophisticated user research and analysis. *Job Description:* - Design the information architecture and user interface for client projects, which include websites, software UI, devices, and other emerging platforms - Work in close collaboration with clients and internal teams to develop initial strategy – addressing product, brand, marketing, content, and overall user experience. - Manage user research efforts including contextual interviews and usability testing - Lead client workshops and meetings - Create internal and external deliverables including wireframes, site maps, interaction flows, storyboards, paper prototypes, content inventories, taxonomies, and detailed functional specifications - Develop new types of deliverables, workshops, or presentations as necessary - Collaborate with visual designers, technical developers, and project managers to generate superb design work and happy clients - Direct the work of junior information architects - Contribute to RDVO's positive internal atmosphere, quality of work, and growth into new fields or industries *Requirements: * - Minimum 3 years dedicated experience in information architecture, experience design strategy, or related field - Experience conducting user research, including contextual inquiry and usability testing - Superb writing and presentation skills - Familiarity with technical issues around web development and ability to work constructively with design and engineering teams - Great attitude and ability to handle change - Ability to work independently, prioritize, and solve problems proactively - Creativity and attention to detail - Demonstrated ability to manage clients, communicate persuasively, and resolve issues - Experience working in small collaborative teams - Ability to articulate business strategy and branding issues, and to balance these with user needs and technological constraints - An outstanding portfolio of detailed page schematics, functional specifications, interaction flows, site maps, navigation systems, and web-appropriate writing *About RDVO* Founded in 2000, RDVO has grown into one of the top user experience design agencies in the Northeast. A multidisciplinary digital consultancy that specializes in the research, design and development, we have provided innovative solutions for clients including Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, Hewlett-Packard, Eastman Kodak, Oxfam, MBTA, and Fidelity Investments. *To Apply: Email email and cover letter to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ 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
