Company MissionStaff
URL www.missionstaff.com
Location Philadelphia, PA
Description
Our Philadelphia area client is looking for Senior and Junior User Experience Specialists to join their team. Usability is a critical component of the value this company provides to its customers.
The User Experience Specialist is responsible for designing optimized user experience strategies and solutions for websites and other digital products such as: email, online advertising, etc. On various projects or during different project phases, the User Experience Specialist will act as a
business analyst, researcher, usability test coordinator, information architect and/or interaction designer.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in client meetings and review of business requirements and digital strategy documentation in order to garner and document user needs and appropriate site functionality
- Work with digital strategists and Account Services to help in definition of target audiences
- Review and analyze client and competitor Web sites – and other digital products, such as emails, online advertising, etc. – to report expert findings on user experience effectiveness and provide recommendations
- Create a “user experience vision” for web sites and other digital products based on business requirements, user needs and site strategy
- Create conception diagrams, content outlines, interaction design flows, site maps, wireframes, functional requirements and other functional design documents
- Work with creative teams to ensure user experience vision has been translated into site design and content
- Work with development teams to ensure that site functions according to the specifications and follows the user experience vision
- Work with digital strategists, account services and/or partners, organization of and/or participation in usability testing sessions, online testing or other forms of user research
- Document user research results and/or strategic recommendations based on this research
- Create user personas and scenarios
- Work with team members on implementation of online media tactics
- Work with other team members to create online media plans and strategies
- Work with team members to optimize campaigns over all media
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree and significant professional experience in Web strategy and user-centered design
- Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience, ideally as an information architect, interaction designer, user experience architect and/or user interface designer (or similar role)
- Significant experience with user-centered design processes and techniques; knowledge of user experience and human computer interaction theories and methodologies
- Experience with user experience design of diverse Web application types, ideally including Web 2.0; preference for experience with other digital product types, such as email, RSS feeds, etc.
- Knowledge of and experience with user research methodologies and techniques
- Strong interest in and capacity to do research and keep abreast of changing UX and IA trends
- Familiarity with accessibility and Section 508 standards
- Thorough knowledge of current Web and user interface standards
- Strong working knowledge of design software needed for information architecture and interaction design (e.g., Visio)
- Preference for basic technical understanding of Internet-related technologies
- Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and very detail-oriented
- Ability to communicate effectively with diverse internal and external constituents, many of which have no knowledge of user experience or information architecture
- Strong writing and presentation skills and must be a self-starter, team player, and client-focused
- Past agency experience a plus
For more information, contact:
Meg Metz | mmetz@missionstaff.com | (215) 545-1600
|
