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Information Architect, Avenue A/Razorfish
Mar 02 05
Source: direct submission
Information Architect
Avenue A/Razorfish is a leading professional services firm that delivers measurable business value to market leading companies in a focused set of industries. Avenue A/Razorfish helps clients develop meaningful customer relationships through effective integrated and interactive marketing. For more information, visit http://www.avenuea-razorfish.com/.
Information Architects will be responsible for developing and documenting the structure of a product. They will define and describe the information relationships and navigation models at the product, screen, and module levels. Information architects will develop approaches to the categorization and hierarchical structure of content or content types.
Role Description:
· Employ user-centered design processes and prototype development to ensure that information is useful and usable
· Diagram site architectures and user interfaces using site maps, wire frame schematics and or storyboards
· Document display fields and business logic for content management templates
· Audit competitive sites, documenting best practices
· Define business flows and other functional requirements
Develop controlled vocabularies and document relationships between terms
Develop hierarchical classification systems or navigation or other categorization needs
Create tagging schemes for information access via search, browse, or form filling
Establish approach to requirements gathering, prioritizing, and tracking
Establish, document, maintain and revise functional specifications
Document all levels of prototypes through final specifications to include UI behaviors, user interaction models, workflow, interaction requirements, etc.
Qualifications and Experience:
· A degree in a related field, such as technical communications, human-computer interaction, library science, graphic design, or industrial design
· Training in most of the following: information architecture, writing, interactive design, and usability
· Web design experience including: HTML, the capabilities of Web browsers across multiple platforms, and new technologies
· Experience with the following: InDesign, Visio, Word, Illustrator, Photoshop, and various HTML editors.
· 3-7 years experience developing digital products, such as websites, CD-ROMs, or software
· Experience in client services and negotiating business decisions
· Experience observing user research and translating user research into design decisions
Avenue A/Razorfish is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy of Avenue A/Razorfish to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons, consistent with federal, state, and municipal equal employment opportunity laws. Avenue A/Razorfish considers all applicants for employment regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, national origin, disability, or veteran status. This policy applies to all phases of the employment relationship, including placement, development programs, job assignments, transfer, promotions, and other status changes.
If you are interested please email your resume to Kristie Ko. kristie.ko@avenuea-razorfish.com