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Sr. Interaction Designer, User Experience, Branta Group
Oct 18 05
Source: direct submission
Position Title : Sr. Interaction Designer, User Experience
Location : Novato
Position Type : Direct Hire
Company : Branta Group
http://www.brantagroup.com
Contact Marcus Ronaldi [mronaldi@brantagroup.com]
Relocation : No
Sponsorship : No
Telecommuting :All work must be done on site in Novato
3rd Parties : No
Directions to apply :If you are interested in this position send me
1) an updated copy of your resume as an attached file
2) a detailed summary
3) Your availability and salary rate requirement.
Job Responsibilities:
* Work with existing team to develop UI specifications and document visual and interaction design specifications for website standards and application interfaces.
* Document visual and interaction design specifications for website standards and application interfaces.
* Create and document Style guides for our application and website standards in a team of Interaction designers.
* Perform the following specific tasks:
* Create Test plans, facilitate usability tests, analyze results, and present recommendations.
* Follow User Centric Design methodology, processes and artifact creation.
* Follow web site and application SDLC for projects.
* Project types include all web channels for customer facing websites (internet/extranet) as well as web development of custom applications for internal employees (intranet applications). The new modifications will need to: a) Adhere to the current look-and-feel of the existing applications. b) Not degrade the usability of the system as new elements are introduced. c) Create style guides and document user interface designs.
Required Skills:
* Ability to develop UI Specifications Document (which will serve as style guide document and also as schematics documents for engineers).
* Ability to document visual and interaction design specification for website standards and application interfaces.
* Ability to create New Screens Design adhering to existing style guide standards.
* Ability to facilitate Storyboarding - including ability to hand draw comps and flows during collaborative team session.
* Ability to conduct and train others on usability testing.
* Ability to perform expert review / QA against original screen designs.
* Knowledgeable in user-centered design (UCD/HCI/UX).
* Ability to lead / facilitate screen design sessions with both business (non-technical) and technical participants.
* Demonstrate excellent communications and be a team player who must be able to function under tight turnarounds, rapid iterations with a high level of collaboration.
* Knowledgeable with the following toolset: Windows 2000/XP, Visio, Word, PowerPoint, Photoshop, Snag it Screen Capture, Dream Weaver.
* Ability to create test plan, facilitate usability testing, analyze results and present recommendations to UX team and project teams.
Desired Skills:
* Ability to create visual comps storyboard upon being provided high level use cases / process flows.
* Ability to prototype for Usability Testing (most likely PowerPoint slides/paper prototype).
* Ability to hand code (X)HTML including work with dirty (screen-scrapped) HTML.
* Ability to hand code CSS-2.
* Working experience with Fireworks, Techsmith Morae, & iRise.
* Clear understanding of Insurance Industry
* A Bachelor's degree in related field such as cognitive science, visual design, information science/design, or HCI, MS or C.U.A. a plus
* 3-5 years experience in one or more of the following areas: interactive media design, web design, graphic design, software UI design
* At least one year experience with designing organization and navigation systems for large scale Web sites and Web applications; e-commerce experience a significant plus
Marcus Ronaldi
Recruiter
415-399-1620 extension 4
415-399-9314
mronaldi@brantagroup.com
www.brantagroup.com