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Sr Interaction Designer/Sr Web Producer, Nancy Battey and Associates
Aug 06 05
Source: direct submission
Sr Interaction Designer/Sr Web Producer
Get the best of both worlds. Work in Product Development for a small, highly entrepreneurial enterprise software division of a global corporation with abundant resources. Work with a highly experienced and energized team. This position reports to the Senior Director of Product Management and is based mid-peninsula.
Job Description
Our development department is responsible for developing state-of-the-art, web-based enterprise applications. We develop a flexible, highly-customizable suite of applications that provide solutions for portfolio management, project management, financial management, collaboration, knowledge management, resource management, opportunity management, capacity planning, budgeting and forecasting, time and expense management, data mining and reports. As a member of this team, you will be working closely with other team members to design the look and feel of our native web applications. In order to succeed in this team, you must be an experienced UI designer and equipped for a position that is part information architect, part web design, part product manager, and part test engineer, all with a focus on the UI.
Job Responsibilities
Participating in requirements gathering, scoping, storyboarding and wire frames/schematics, writing use cases and functional specifications, developing site maps, prototyping, functional and UI verification, bug logging and minor bug fixing
Collaborating extensively with architects, software engineers, test engineers, and documentation on varied types of projects from point releases to full releases to product vision demos
Defining, maintaining, and enforcing UI rules
Periodic overhauls to the UI to match the evolving vision of the product
Following process and suggesting process improvements
Required Qualifications
Experience designing web applications, not just small e-commerce sites or static websites
Extensive knowledge of HTML and CSS
Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop
Should have a thorough understanding of software development processes and methodologies and knowledge of complete product development life cycle
Working knowledge of JavaScript, XML/XSL
Proven ability to define the creative vision of a product
Experience with information architecture, prototyping and designing GUIs, and defining and enforcing UI rules
Familiarity with usability practices, use case development, technical documentation, and test engineering (QA) procedures
Aware of Section 508/accessibility issues as well as cross-browser compatibility and localization requirements
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written, and analytical skills
Ability to multitask while maintaining attention to detail
BA/BS required (HCI, Information Services or a related field)
Local applicants only
Desired Qualities
Proficiency with Macromedia Dreamweaver 4.0/MX
Programming background
Knowledge of portfolio/project management, resource management, financial management, or reporting tools
Important Additional Information:
Our product is a web-based enterprise application intended to do work (think tables and hierarchies) so experience with Flash is not very pertinent.
While graphic design experience is welcome, and occasionally new icons are needed, most of the daily work involves creating new features from UI patterns we have already, so storyboarding, wireframing, and quick prototyping skills are more important that graphic design skills.
Enforcing consistency is a prime directive, so you must get acquainted with thousands of screens in our app. Also, several weeks of each release cycle are spent on UI bug logging and fixing.
Our functionality is very complex and requires strong analytical skills. For instance, can you design a clean, simple, usable page flow and UI to create business object attributes that should appear one way for one division and another way for another division, and be managed by different division administrators but still be centrally controlled? Such analytical skills are necessary to succeed in this position.
If you or someone you know is qualified for this position, please forward your resume as soon as possible for consideration: hlee@nbatteyassociates.com
Nancy Battey and Associates has been recruiting Product Management, Product Marketing, Marketing Communications, Business Development, Sales, and Professional Services executives for over 12 years. Since 1996, NBA has focused almost entirely in the enterprise software and e-business industries, having recruited for PeopleSoft, Siebel Systems, Oracle, Kana Communications, and many start-ups.
Holly Lee
Nancy Battey & Associates
925.787.9102
hlee@nbatteyassociates.com