Visual Interaction Designer Location: Boise, Idaho Job Code: 1021R # of openings: 1
Description The Visual Interaction Designer ensures design of Healthwise products supports online interaction and learning models to help consumers change behavior and make better health decisions, and ensures look and feel of products are visually appealing, engaging, and audience-appropriate. The designer will work collaboratively as part of a cross-disciplinary team to develop new features and improve existing ones. Duties & Responsibilities * Works collaboratively in cross-functional teams, ranging from writers to engineers, to create design enhancements for Healthwise electronic products, marketing, and business-to-business initiatives, and proposes design solutions that best address the needs of users based on their input. * Develops high quality visual assets for concept, prototype, and final designs to support product navigation, features, and aesthetics. * Envisions, explains, and mocks up creative solutions for desired product features, and follows solutions from discovery through implementation. * Communicates effectively to present conceptual designs clearly to diverse team members with varying knowledge of design standards, and negotiates design solutions in relation to goals and competing priorities. * Creates design comps and mockups to support and/or replace detailed functional specifications. * Applies learning from usability test results, personas, mental models, and other user input to improve design. * Understands project management and works effectively under project timelines and deadlines. * Understands and applies design consistency standards. * Researches and advocates for visual design theories and technologies. Educates team on these findings and makes recommendations on incorporation into Healthwise products. * Works with other designers to successfully manage version control on visual assets, to ensure accuracy and currency of designs. Skills and Knowledge * Creatively conceptualizes ideas that may require extensive research in the field of health education and engagement. (Previous experience in healthcare a plus but not required). * Demonstrates a solid understanding of where visual design, interaction design, information architecture, and technology come together to create smart, compelling, and usable experiences across channels and devices. * Demonstrates flexibility in working independently or alongside other design team members and engineers, writers, and medical experts. * Can provide an outstanding online and in-person portfolio for presentation and discussion. * Demonstrates passion for design and the evolution of the interactive user experience. * Familiarity with designing for accessibility, including Section 508 requirements. * Understands design principles and how they apply to the interactive space. * Possesses skills in typography, iconography, effective storytelling, and an understanding of color theory, as well as a meticulous attention to detail. * Expertise in prevailing interface design tools, including Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Flash, and good knowledge of HTML/CSS. * Experience in creating comprehensive wireframes, sketches, UI, and final visual design for rich online interaction. * Ability to produce great work in short timeframes, manage time efficiently while multi-tasking across different projects and clients. * Comfortable taking specific direction as well as working independently with a general guidance. * Bachelor's degree or higher in interaction, visual design, or human factors. * 1-5 years of business experience in interactive and visual design and production. Design for mobile applications is a plus. * Demonstrates ability to accurately estimate, scope, and prioritize development work. * Familiarity with leveraging computer animation and illustration as a component of design. * Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills. Interested applicants should include a resume, cover letter, and work samples (please provide links to online work samples when possible). http://www.healthwise.org/a_careers.aspx ________________________________________________________________ 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
