[IxDA Discuss] "JOB:" Senior Interaction Designer Location: San Francisco or Boston Recruiter: CM Recruiting Contract

[Brook Wyant]

Title: Senior Interaction Designer
Location: San Francisco or Boston
Environment: Casual, flex time
Client: Financial
Work: E-commerce
Contract: Ongoing
Rate: Competitive

An innovative, global financial institution is seeking a Senior 
Interaction Designer with experience in Web-application interaction 
design, presentation of creative concepts, product development and 
usability. There is no graphic design or programming involved in this 
role.

This is a unique opportunity to join a small creative group with 
enormous influence in shaping one of the most well-used financial 
sites globally. You will be part of a team that works on standard 
business projects.  If you are interested in being at the forefront 
of the future of the Web, you may be interested in this position.

Responsibilities:
* Gather and maintain business requirements, working with 
line-of-business and segment representatives
* Drive the optimum implementation of functionality, with research 
and usability testing
* Conduct task analyses to define user needs
* Develop high-level information flows and navigation systems
* Develop detailed page schematics
* Work with technology and operations teams to determine technology 
needs for given initiatives
* Work with visual designers to ensure the look and feel of given 
initiatives meets intended user interaction
* Participate in developing product prototypes for usability testing
* Participate in usability tests by helping to define methodology
* Represent solutions throughout the company
* Manage outside agencies used during the project

Requirements:
* More than three years of Web-application interaction design experience
* Demonstrated knowledge of the product-creation process, 
particularly how it pertains to Web development
* Ability to understand and interpret existing site design and style 
guides, and create effective solutions within those guidelines
* Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively orally, in writing 
and by graphic design with staff and clients, individually and in 
groups
* Working knowledge of various Web-related technologies (e.g., HTML, 
XML, JavaScript, AJAX)
* Working knowledge of visual-design tools, including Visio, 
Photoshop and Illustrator
* Deadline- and detail-oriented, with strong organizational and 
multitasking skills
* Highly motivated to continuously improve, with the ability to motivate others
* Ability to thrive under pressure and to adapt to conflict situations


If you feel that you are qualified for this position, please email me 
a cover letter and Word doc or PDF version of your resume.

Not all resumes will receive a response.

John Musgrove
Recruiting Consultant
Email: john at cm-recruiting.com
Site: http://www.cm-recruiting.com

*If you know of someone who you would like to refer for this 
position, please have him or her email me directly and mention your 
name. If you would like to refer someone confidentially, please 
mention this in your email. I can pay a $1,000 - 3,000 referral fee 
for each hired candidate.*