Information Architect in NYC for 6 mo at 50/hour (W2) This is a contract position paying $50/hour for 6 months or longer in New York City. No telecommuting allowed. US Citizens, Green Card holders or EAD only please. Local candidates only please. Full company details provided on request to qualified candidates.
The IA must then iterate their design with the client to ensure approval and produce page-level schematics (black and white Visio diagrams) detailing the information design of every unique page on the site. The Architect and dev team uses these schematics to guide the graphic design and the build out of the clients functionality. The IA ensures that all deliverables are consistent in look and feel and flow, cross-validated and complete by the end of the requirements stage. The IA also plays an advisory role across the lifespan of the project, ensuring in the graphic design stage that visual treatments are consistent with the information architecture and page schematics, and testing the presentation layer of the site during the build and test stages. Finally the IA is the usability advocate or expert on the team. He she may conduct usability testing at any stage of the project. Skills Required During the course of the project, the information architect will: * Conduct discovery interviews with the client for site organization, content and functionality * Create oage schematics and any BRD or Functional Spec * Inventory existing back-end processes and needed functionality and design UI flow for that functionality * Create and manage the information architecture and page schematics * Establish usability guidelines and usability plan. Ensure that they are adhered to consistently over the life of the project. This may include usability testing of the site, but some level of usability testing should always be conducted * Produce click-through (optional) with development lead * Validate visual design treatments against the information architecture and page schematics for concept and content * Assist the quality assurance team with testing the site presentation layer, including validating the build against the information architecture and page schematics and, on occasion, final site copy * Identify areas of potential risk and/or issues communicate these to the project lead * Attend the weekly team status meetings and/or daily stand-ups To be considered, please submit your resume and a portfolio if you have one to beau-AT-open-source-staffing.com Thank you, Beau J. Gould Open Source Staffing www.open-source-staffing.com beau-AT-open-source-staffing.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HCIJobs http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1958128 ________________________________________________________________ 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