User Experience Architect / Sr IA - NYC
Did I get you at "boombastic"? :) "Largest senior-level job site on Earth" headquartered in NYC with enthusiastic, celebratory and gregarious dotcom-esque culture (kitchen full of treats, spirited rallies/outings/events, Manifest Destiny + forward-thinking thought process) seeks a (Sr) User Experience Architect to join their team immediately. Headquarters in NYC. 2 European offices now also established, with nearly 300 global employees overall. You would be joining pre-existing UX team with a strong team collective and many opportunities for collaboration, as well as high access and visibility to the greater organization overall, which "gets" and has a thirst for UX. Projects involve complex, highly transactional and content-rich web dev builds, as well as applications, conversion pages and some marketing sites/pages as well. >From the client: "As a User Experience Architect you will play an essential role in defining and designing the user experience of our web properties. You must be proficient in user-centered design principles and comfortable championing those principles across the organization. You have worked on a wide array of online products including marketing oriented B2C, social networking and B2B sites. You know how to keep it simple, but provide extensive functionality. You are an exceptional problem solver, always identifying new opportunities to improve the user experience. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in the development of web-based products and services as well as exceptional documentation skills. The User Experience Architect must possess a blend of business and technical savvy and be comfortable working directly with product, creative, and technical engineering teams. Responsibilities * Work with project teams to define and design user interfaces * Work with Business Owners and Product Managers to determine user goals and help define strategy and features for attaining those goals * Design the entire user experience as it relates to a particular project or program of projects * Perform all user interface design activities: interaction design, information architecture, etc. * Create wireframes, site maps, schematics, process maps, feature lists, mockups, functional specification, working prototypes and other artifacts to describe the intended user experience * Research target audiences, their profiles and functional needs, and present findings in clear understandable ways * Manage ongoing changes to product implementation in response to analysis and market changes * Confidently present your work to a variety of stakeholders Requirements * 5+ years as an Information Architect or Interaction Designer * Extensive experience conducting all user centered design activities including competitive analysis, user research, interaction design and information architecture * Strong knowledge of site design and aesthetics; * Strong understanding of HTML, Ajax, CSS, and other enabling technologies and their strengths and limitations * Thrive in a deadline-driven, fast-paced team environment * Excellent business and technical skills, quantitative & analytical skills * Excellent presentation skills both in documentation and presentations Interested? Email <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] joanne (at) joanneweavergroup (dot) com Referral bonus: Know someone great for this role, or know someone who could help us find the perfect person? $500-$1000 referral bonus eligibility; please feel free to rotate to high-calibre members of your network Thanks! Yours in recruiting love x2, Joanne The Joanne Weaver Group <http://www.joanneweavergroup.com> www.joanneweavergroup.com UX + Creative Talent Acquisition Joanne Weaver President The Joanne Weaver Group UX + Creative Talent Acquisition http://www.joanneweavergroup.com +1 917 623 9369 ________________________________________________________________ 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
