Tuesday, December 18, 2007

UI Designer in New York, NY

Tuesday, December 18, 2007
In a nutshell, the manager is looking for someone with confidence, strong communications and Visio experience.



Scope of Responsibilities:



Client defines an Interaction Designer as the advocate for the end user throughout the process of defining and implementing the site. The IAD works with project leads to define the User Experience and Functional Requirements. Once these areas are defined the IAD works closely with the producer and art director to ensure that the business requirements, functional requirements, and the overall goals of the user experience are documented and translated in to the page-level design.



Specific Responsibilities:

- Ensure that product features and functionality meet user needs and are appropriate for target audience

- Design and evaluate visual human interfaces utilizing user-centered design principles

- Work closely with design team to ensure UI implementation is properly visualized and executed

- Validate designs through end user testing and usability evaluations

- Gather requirements and create documentation and prototypes to communicate both the spirit and details of the architecture, information design, page flow and functionality to internal teams and the project client.
Experience: - 3-5 years professional experience as interactive designer, demonstrating successful interactive and online products

- Experience in designing, prototyping, and development of web interfaces and user interfaces in a software and/or Internet development environment

- Possess deep understanding of user centered interactive design philosophies and methodologies, interface design, and usability testing

- Excellent communications skills - Candidate needs to be able to; communicate the vision of the user experience and functionality to the team and Business Units, negotiate conflicts, build consensus and act as a strong advocate for our users.

- Strong teamwork and negotiation skills

- Excellent visual design sense

- Demonstrate initiative, excellent judgment, independence, and problem solving ability

- Proficient in current web development technologies and software applications

- Possess deep knowledge of the online industry and emerging interaction technologies

- Graphic design and formal human factors background a plus

- Agency experience a plus.

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