[IxDA Discuss] User Experience Architect: Chicago/ Recruiter/Full-Time

[Lisa Kruger]

Hi Everyone,
   
  I'm thrilled to continue to recruit on behalf of a Marketing and
Design firm specializing in strategic branding, usability, and
information architecture.
   
  Join a team of creative, intelligent and passionate professionals and
enjoy challenging and dynamic work over a long term career with this
unique employer. The facilities are funky, the people are cool, the
work is fun...but intense...and the position is open as a result of
additional business, not turnover : )
  
The User Experience Architect will be expected to:
   
  · Create consistent information hierarchies for site navigation on
both a system-wide level and a page-by-page or screen-by-screen
level, while adhering to design uniformity within and across projects
· Write or contribute to the development of use cases and business
process flows
· Develop detailed navigation flows, site maps, wireframes and
interface design/ functional specifications that capture site
processes and all user interaction points with the system
· Participate in project processes including schedules, meetings,
change requests, bug-tracking, deadlines, scope, resource hours, and
deliverables, in conjunction with other team members.
   
  Qualifications:
   
  · Solid background with the web and web technologies including a
basic understanding of the technical systems and architecture which
underlie dynamic websites
· Excellent visual/ verbal communicator with a demonstrated strong
creative vision for organizing interactive information systems
· Comfortable with Interaction Design toolkit programs such as
InDesign, Visio and DreamWeaver, Microsoft office, Photoshop,
Illustrator, Acrobat, etc.
· Extremely detail-oriented, flexible and able to work in a fast-
paced, demanding environment with aggressive development schedules
· Familiarity with conducting or overseeing usability sessions, task
analysis, heuristic evaluation, rapid prototyping, persona workshops,
and other methods of user needs/ goals analysis
· Portfolio presentation is expected, to include URLs of websites or
samples of user interface design that reflect candidate's work as
well as documentation that led to the site, including wireframes,
site maps, navigation flows, interaction design specs, etc.
   
  Education:
   
  Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or HCI (or
equivalent work experience)
   
  Travel- mostly local but can span outside of Chicago at a maximum of
25%.
   
  How to Apply:
   
  Please send resumes to originsearch at rogers.com and confirm your
interest in full time/perm as opposed to contract/freelancing.
Qualified candidates will be contacted without delay. Compensation
details will be shared with interested and qualified candidates.
   
  **You must live in the Chicago area and be able to legally work in
the United States. Sponsorship will not be provided.