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Senior Interaction Designer, MITRE
Oct 19 04
Source: ID Discuss
The Senior Interaction Designer will be a key player in a talented creative and engineering team dedicated to developing world-class web, PDA, and Open Source-based products.
They will use their skills in user interface engineering, enterprise engineering, conceptual design and information architecture in partnership with MITRE and AF designers to create new products for advancing the government's technology frontier. This individual will be a leader in user interface design for new product development efforts critical to the success of the product line. They will work with customers, product planners, and the engineering staff to create customer-centered designs that are easy to use and have high impact.
Responsibilities include:
- Applying interaction and user interface design skills and principles to web application design
- Rapid prototyping
- Generating HTML and dynamic content
- Creating release quality web development code and graphics for inclusion in the final products
- Working with other Design Team members, engineering, marketing and product management teams to implement required features
Requirements:
- Experience in designing thick and thin client user interfaces
- In depth knowledge of user interface design principles, interaction design guidelines, user-centered design processes
- 3+ years in web interface development
- 4-6 years experience in application or web application design a must
- Proficiency in HTML coding
- Proficiency in CSS, JavaScript, DHTML, XML, XSLT, CGI (or other scripting languages)
- Proficiency with various design tools, including Adobe PhotoShop and Illustrator (Macromedia Flash desirable)
- Experience through multiple projects creating and iteratively refining a user interface design (rapid prototyping)
Ideally this person will also have experience in some, or all, of the
following:
- Graphic Design experience/training
- Market research knowledge
- Java or JSP development experience
- In depth knowledge of usability methodologies, human factors, industry standards and trends, platform standards, and software development process
Education: B.A./B.S. Degree or equivalent, M.S. is preferred.
Contact: Juhan Sonin, juhansonin@yahoo.com
[Note: I'm not a recruiter, I'm the hiring manager at MITRE.]
I have a portfolio of our work over the past 18 months. If interested, I'll forward interested parties the document.
* The position is in Bedford, MA. Relocation stipend can be discussed.
* Applicants must be US citizens.