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Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 12:59:38 -0400
From: "Natalie Buda" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [Sigia-l] Information Architect Opening at NavigationArts in
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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Job Description
Information Architect with User Research Experience
Washington D.C.
Full Time, Permanent
The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker who enjoys creating high-end
design for business benefit. This person must be able to team and
collaborate with art directors and engineers to create effective and
intuitive user interfaces. This position is targeted for a person that has
user research experience, specifically conducting user surveys, user testing
and other methods, for input into the user-centered design process.
About NavigationArts
NavigationArts is a strategic consultancy providing expert advisory, design
and development services that optimize the usability of our clients web
sites and the business value of their online and offline programs for
marketing, communications and commerce.
Our unique strengths lie in the areas of user experience design and
information architecture, which we base upon a rigorous web processes. We
help our clients solve challenging problems by bringing together highly
experienced cross-functional teams drawn from analytical, creative and
technical backgrounds. Our passions are for the intellectual rigor that
pervades the analytical components of our work, and for the opportunities to
create structural and aesthetic excellence in all that we do.
Job Responsibilities
1. Define, characterize and prioritize the audiences that a project is meant
to reach
2. Gather communication and functional objectives by leading client working
sessions, reviewing the competitive landscape, and creative brainstorming
sessions with the project team.
3. Organize content and functionality to develop organizational models,
naming schemes and navigational hierarchies.
4. Collaborate with art directors and engineers to create effective and
intuitive user interfaces.
5. Create user flows, schematic drawings and documentation to illustrate the
structure and functionality of a project
6. Organize and spearhead usability research activities
7. Communicate and collaborate with the project manager, engineers,
designers and site authors in all stages of production
8. Keep to schedule and budget maintained by project managers
9. Work in a team environment
Job Qualifications
1. BA or BS degree
2. Two or more years of experience in information architecture field
3. Strong interviewing skills
4. Strong analytical skills
5. Strong written and verbal communication skills
6. Strong presentation skills
The information architect is a vital member on our collaborative user
experience team and must be able to work in our offices in McLean, VA;
therefore we are only interested in candidates in the Washington DC metro
area.
How to Apply
Please send your resume with links to at least three current Web projects
and salary requirements to [log in to unmask]
