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Senior User Interface Designer, Intuit
Nov 10 05
Source: CHI-Jobs
Job Title: Senior User Interface Designer
Location: Mountain View, California 94040 (650) * Relocation Benefit provided * Company name: Intuit
Term: Full time (FTE)
Please reply to: nancy falkenburg (email): nancy_falkenburg@intuit.com
Primary Responsibilities:
- Provide desktop and web application interface designs and/or design consulting on teams from concept development through delivery.
- Define and design new products in new markets as well as incremental re-work of current desktop and Internet-based products.
- Work closely with user researchers and product managers to understand key user needs, set ease of use goals, and iterate until those goals are met.
- Lead the design process, drive decisions, create schedules, and track issues.
- Deliver prototypes, mock-ups, and design specifications for your designs ?
while working hand-in-hand with user researchers..
- Perform design reviews and usability testing during various phases of the product development to evaluate and iterate the designs.
- Teach out best design practices across Intuit, in conjunction with other UCD specialists
- Mentor more junior designers
- Develop strong relationship with business unit UCD teams and other key organizational leaders
- Enjoy working closely with others, respectful of other perspectives
Qualifications:
- Minimum BA/BS degree in Design, Human Factors, Cognitive Psychology or related field.
- 5+ years of application interface design experience.
- Strong knowledge of interface design processes and methodology in creating desktop and internet applications.
- Familiarity with one or more prototyping tools.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Must have strong project and people management skills and be able to function as project leader as well as individual contributor.
- Proficiency with rapid prototyping tools such as PhotoShop, Dreamweaver, Director, and Visual Basic.
- Proficiency with HTML, DHTML, JavaScript.
- Proven track record of designing products/services that meet user's needs