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Senior Information Architect, Kodak
May 24 05
Source: Direct Submission
Job Description:
Senior Information Architect
Kodak EasyShare Gallery
Emeryville, CA
Job Description:
Kodak Imaging Network, Inc. (www.kodakgallery.com), formerly Ofoto, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eastman Kodak Company, is seeking a Senior Information Architect for the User Interface Design & Usability group within our User Experience team. The Information Architect (IA) is responsible for translating business and marketing requirements into functional specifications that model user tasks in detailed flow diagrams with an eye to back-end processes. The IA's responsibility extends from page-level user interaction to process flows, including conditional logic and decision points, to inform how best to build new products and services from front to back. Candidate must be able to provide flow charts, use cases, and wire frames that reflect the underlying systems architecture as well as user-centered design. The IA works closely with team members to define user interface design.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Leads interaction design for projects with complex back-end process components
- Reviews marketing and product requirements to identify issues and opportunities
- Collaborates with engineers to define architectural solutions
- Works closely with UI designers to define page-level interaction
- Responsible for refining standards for consumer facing products
- Assists in usability evaluations of prototypes and existing interfaces as necessary
Skills & Qualifications:
- At least 3 years experience in information architecture
- Experience designing for major ecommerce websites required
- Experience creating detailed flowcharts and other interaction design documentation
- Deep understanding of user-centric design including task analysis and user scenarios
- Must be able to collaborate with designers and engineers to define solutions
- Must clearly articulate ideas, be open to change, and be prepared to iterate rapidly
- Intimate with various browser and platform requirements
- Experience working with tight deadlines in fast-paced environments with minimal supervision
- Mastery of Visio or other flow charting software
- Experience leading cross-functional teams during discovery and design phases of projects
- Ability to think quickly and assimilate complex issues and ideas quickly
- Degree in HCI, Information Science, or other design disciplines a plus
If interested, please email your resume to jobs@kodakgallery.com.