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UI Designer, TiVo
Apr 13 05
UI Designer - MS001
Summary
Help us develop the product that is revolutionizing Television! TiVo is a leading edge consumer electronics product, which presents unique challenges both because of the customer profile (the product must be usable by anyone, not just the computer literate) and because of the platform (it's about TV, not computers).
TiVo's User Experience goal is to create an interface to a complicated entertainment-computer that presents itself as extremely straightforward, consistent, and simple to use for the wide market of family, in-home use. We work very closely with Customer Support, Product Marketing, and Research teams to gather information on our products. We have a collaborative, team-oriented, consensus building approach to design, and believe in taking input and feedback from a wide variety of sources.
Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) are changing TV advertising -- viewers now fast forward through commercials. TiVo is developing the DVR advertising platform of the future for DIRECTV and Comcast. We are looking for an energetic, multi-talented, and motivated individual to join our User Experience group as UI Designer for our advertising products.
Responsibilities
- Create and iterate UI designs and produce detailed, written specifications for Engineering
- Work with Graphic Artists/Prototypers to create screen mockups and functional prototypes of designs
- Work with User Research to test and refine designs
- Work with Product Marketing to define feature/product requirements
- Work with Engineering to understand architecture and development issues
- Work with Customer Support to understand issues subscribers have with the current UI
Requirements
- At least three years experience doing user interface design in a formal software development environment
- Excellent design skills and a proven track record of designing software interfaces, and writing detailed UI/functional specifications
- Extreme detail-orientated, an obsession for consistency, and logical, analytical thinking
- Reasonable understanding of underlying technical issues
- Clear, organized writing, communication, and presentation skills
TiVo is an Equal Opportunity Employer
For immediate consideration, please send your resume (MS Word or PDF) to employment@tivo.com. Important: The subject filed of your email must include UI Designer COMMS001.