Sr. Interaction Designer
Title: Sr. Interaction Designer
Location: SF Bay Area - 30 minutes from SF
Compensation: low 100’s DOE
A progressive mobile-technology company is searching for an Interaction Designer to join its creative team and focus on user interface design and usability. This fast-paced start-up needs a designer with a significant amount of interaction design experience with consumer Web sites (preferably wireless sites and applications).
The ideal candidate will have worked on consumer e-commerce sites and will have solid experience in user interface, interaction design, information architecture, user research and usability testing. This hands-on role offers an opportunity to have a real impact on a dynamic Web site and its progressive, exciting mobile technology.
Responsibilities include:
* User research and usability testing
* Gathering user research and understanding user needs (HCI)
* Translating business requirements into intuitive interface solutions
* Developing application maps, process flows, wire frames and mockups
with accompanying interaction rules based on user needs, technical restrictions and requirements and business needs
Requirements:
* Two to four years of experience in user interface and interaction design (Web application experience is a must)
* Significant amount of interaction design experience with consumer Web sites (preferably wireless sites and applications)
* Experience translating business requirements into intuitive application interface solutions
* Information architecture experience (strategic planning and diagrammatic skills)
* Ability to ask appropriate questions, communicate effectively and persuasively convey design solutions to a broad range of stakeholders
(marketing, product managers, engineers, customers and others)
* Strong attention to detail and exceptional organization, logic and analytical skills
* Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks; comfortable with tight deadlines
* Proficiency in a variety of design tools such as Visio and Fireworks
* Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
* Familiarity with Java, including J2ME interactions and patterns
* Familiarity with presentation layer code and working knowledge of application layer design
* Able to measure and quantify design impact on user behavior
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