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Information Architect, Ascentium Corporation
Sep 14 04
Source: SigIA
Position title: Information
Architect
Position Summary:
Serve as the information and interaction design expert on projects, performing the IA aspect of client work on project teams, ensuring that the most effective, innovative solutions are used.
Act as subject matter expert in business development opportunities.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
7 Work with clients, design staff, and
other project team members to architect
information effectively for websites and other creative projects.
7 Perform content analysis, task
analysis, task modeling, and usage scenarios.
7 Create and documents information design
concepts and solutions by various means, including sketches, diagrams, maps, storyboards, and rapid prototypes.
7 Develop effective user-centered
solutions for various types of advanced web-based transactions. Work with developers and testers to ensure high usability of applications.
7 Develop expert-level knowledge in
information and interaction design; apply this knowledge appropriately to create solutions that best meet clients strategic needs and build desired client-customer relationships.
7 Work to integrate effective information
and interaction design strategies and practices into our overall design process.
7 Maintain consistent focus on
exceptional customer service, working to ensure that all information architecture practices effectively and directly address client needs.
Establish knowledge and results-based
relationships with clients, including keeping clients informed about information architecture progress and issues, aiding project development, maintaining a clear understanding of clients business issues and objectives, identifying changes in project scope, addressing quality assurance issues, and communicating client concerns to project managers / creative director / appropriate members of the project team.
7 Stay abreast of new and innovative
trends in the information architecture discipline as well as industry news and developments; work to build similar knowledge among other design and production team members.
7 Assist in sales and business
development efforts as required, from
requirements gathering to writing formal process descriptions to proposal and presentation material development.
7 Assist project managers, account
managers, and creative director in scoping and estimating IA projects, and presenting concepts to client when appropriate.
7 Help strengthen our design practice by
supplementing subject matter expertise and credibility.
Michael Thore - Recruiter
Ascentium Corporation
425.519.7778
michaelt@ascentium.com