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Senior UI Designer, Salesforce.com
May 23 05
Source: Direct Submission
Salesforce.com is the worldwide leader in on-demand customer relationship management (CRM) services. More companies trust their vital customer and sales data to salesforce.com than any other CRM company in the world.
Senior UI Designer
Location: San Francisco, CA
Description:
As a designer of the salesforce.com interface, you will own and control the user interaction experience and information flow in architecture of the application, as well as the visual interface design and look-and-feel of salesforce.com. Your mission will be to create a user experience that results in successful usage of salesforce.com features and functions for both business users and systems administrators.
Responsibilities:
* Drive development of clean, efficient, industry-leading interface designs from conceptualization to through implementation and documentation
* Collaborate with branding and graphics specialists on the visual interface design of salesforce.com
* Translate user requirements and complicated business problems into highly usable Web applications
* Construct prototypes, storyboards, and mockups to effectively communicate interaction designs
* Assist product management in authoring functional interaction requirements specifications
* Work closely with product management and development to implement designs
* Work with usability specialists to conduct customer studies of prototypes and existing interfaces; integrate changes based on usability tests
* Conceive, document, and evangelize user interface guidelines and standards
* Ensure a consistent look and feel across the application; raise all application interfaces to a consistently high standard of user-centered design
* Hire and oversee outside consultants as required
Required Skills/Experience:
* 8 years of professional design experience, including at least 4 years of interaction design experience for enterprise applications
* Bachelor's or higher degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design or related field
* Strong conceptual skills and proven ability to create prototypes and mock-ups
* Demonstrable web UI design skills with ability to show relevant work
* Proficient in HTML coding; working knowledge of JavaScript, DHTML, ASP.NET, VB.NET is a plus
* Expert knowledge of visual design tools including Visio, Photoshop, and Illustrator
* Expert in user-centered design methods and best practices
* Focused on providing best-of-breed UI designs without losing sight of the real-world user's need for "fast and simple"
* Independent self-starter with strong project management skills
* Ability to work as part of a team with product managers, graphics designers, usability specialists, and others
Please include a link to your online portfolio.
Please apply online at: http://www.salesforce.com/company/careers.jsp
Job Code: UD-C115