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Usability Specialist, K12, Inc
Sep 06 05
Source: CHI-Jobs
OPEN POSITION: Usability Specialist
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K12, Inc, the leader in online and offline innovation in the field of K-12 education in McLean, VA, is looking for a member of their User Experience team. As a Usability Specialist on the team, you will be working on groundbreaking projects in the field of education, including the application of Internet technologies in the virtual education and the K-12 bricks-and-mortar classroom.
Responsibilities
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* Planning, executing, analyzing, and reporting on online user surveys.
* Plan and execute user research and feedback collection, including field studies, persona development, structured observation, and focus groups.
* Design and conduct usability studies, including laboratory testing, remote testing, and heuristic evaluations
* Analyze all collected user data and present findings to project teams as part of a continuous feedback-driven improvement process
Required Qualifications
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* BA/BS in Human Factors, Human-Computer Interaction, Experimental Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Information Design, or related field. MA highly preferred.
* 1-2 years experience in planning and executing usability studies, including user surveys, in-house or remote laboratory usability testing
* Knowledge of current human-computer interaction and usability research, theories, best practices and methodologies
* Demonstrated skill in research methodology and training in advanced statistics
* Demonstrated skill in the principals of user-centered design
* Experience with designing user surveys and analyzing data.
* Experience with interaction design and information architecture in a Web environment
* Experience with conducting field research, such as structured observation and focus groups
* Excellent written and oral communication skills
* Ability to work in a fast-paced, cross-functional, product development environment.
Preferred Qualifications
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* Experience creating online surveys
* Experience with Macromedia Flash, Visio, Adobe Photoshop and other prototyping tools
* Experience in K-12 classroom teaching
* Background in the usage of technology in the classroom (Grades K-12)
* Experience with SPSS PC and advanced Excel functionality.
Send cover letter and resume to sfitzpatrick@k12.com. No phone calls, please.