ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following (other
duties may be assigned).
* Plan and execute usability studies, competitive reviews and gap
analysis, focus groups, heuristic reviews, usability tests and surveys
* Analyze web analytics, user paths, user feedback/surveys, and
usability test results to create and refine user interface
requirements that represent strategic site features and improvements.
* Translate business requirements and user needs into effective and
intuitive user interfaces that meet business and user needs
* Develop representations that communicate the layout, flow and
organization of the proposed redesign/enhancements for the web sites
clearly (e.g. conceptual diagrams, site maps, interaction models,
wireframes, detailed process flows and specifications).
* Create, implement and enforce the style guide and information
architecture for the websites
* Establish and maintain industry best practices

QUALIFICATIONS
* Strong knowledge of usability methodologies/tools including user
profiles, user scenarios, navigation flow charts, organizational
models, storyboards, wireframes, mockups, feature lists, functional
requirements and user interface specifications
* In-depth knowledge of user experience disciplines: human-computer
interaction, usability, user centric design processes and data analysis
* Experience in conducting usability studies, polls/surveys and
translating the findings into actionable recommendations.
* Thorough understanding of Web technologies, including but not
limited to HTML, Javascript, ASP.net and content management systems.
* Strong knowledge of IA tools, including but not limited to MS Visio,
MS Project or equivalent applications
* In-depth knowledge of the latest research, analysis and best
practices regarding online shopping behavior and website usability

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
* BA/BS required. Advanced degree in interface design, information
design, interaction design, design planning, or human centered design
preferred.
* 6+ years of industry experience as information architect, usability
engineer, interaction designer, experience designer or similar role
* 4+ years direct experience with ecommerce sites

Send resumes to Krissy Aufmuth at aufmuthk@teachco.com for consideration.

Search & Reservations Subject Matter Expert

Directs the development of global online transactional systems with
integration of various databases for high volume/high traffic
ecommerce websites. Defines, advocates and applies best transactional
and user experience practices from travel industry (hotel and
aggregator websites) to Marriott.com system and development process.
Learns and understands legacy database systems and their implications
on proposed solutions. Develops a deep understanding of Marriott sales
strategy for lodging and other products. Gathers a deep understanding
of globalization translation processes and dependencies. Directs and
sets strategy for applying the transaction components and best
practices to a variety of other corporate systems. Builds
relationships outside of eCommerce as inputs to direct the User
Experience Search & Reservations product vision across all projects
within that program.

User Experience Lead

Defines, directs, and manages project vision and maintains the vision
across all assigned projects to support team, department and company
objectives. Directs innovations, provides solutions, and recognizes
implications across project portfolio. Provides strong creative
leadership to project stakeholders and project teams in order to
create best-in-class solutions. Coordinates with Program Area Lead to
insure consistency of program vision is met on all projects. Oversees
and directs other discipline documentation to meet the project goals
and fit the project user experience vision. Defines standards and
reviews project deliverables to insure quality.

Information Architecture - Cross-Discipline Subject Matter Expert

Directs and contributes highly specialized knowledge and skill in the
IA discipline, working with Director of IA to set vision for the IA
discipline. Establishes IA standards particular to the Search &
Reservations program and builds informed strategic thinking and
knowledge sharing that guides the direction of User Experience. Has
and continues to develop general knowledge of other disciplines
including User Research, Interface Design, Content Strategy and
Content Management. Directs and develops related operating plans and
related operational process of programs teams and other disciplines
within UE and eBusiness.

Expected Contributions
* Contributes specialized knowledge and skill in the IA discipline
* Contributes innovations and solutions on a project level
* May lead project from user experience perspective
* Design and implement user-centered design processes to structure
large, e-commerce and content-focused web sites
* Gather user requirements
* Conduct task analyses
* Conduct heuristic evaluations
* Work with cross-functional teams throughout the development process
* Creates IA deliverables including site maps, process flows, page
flows, use cases, functional specifications, wireframes and related
documentation
* May assist UR in usability research and testing. Ability to analyze
and report test results
* Write position papers on user*focused web research, and industry trends
* Conduct heuristic evaluations of Marriott*s online presence
* Define the competitive landscape, establish benchmarks for and
conduct competitive assessments

Candidate Profile
* Excellent leadership skills
* Excellent creative solution skills
* Excellent collaborative skills
* Strong interpersonal and customer relationship skills
* Knowledge in current User Experience and/or IA theory and research
* Takes initiative and acts independently while seeking input from
subject matter experts as needed to make solid strategic recommendations
* Ability to distill and organize large amounts of complex
information into intuitive site maps and navigation systems
* Firm understanding and ability to balance user, business, and
technical needs at the project level
* Ability to understand business objectives at the projects level and
create the solutions to achieve them
* Advanced experience or understanding of usability testing and
research skills
* Experience providing analysis and reporting test results or
competitive analysis
* Ability to effectively manage multiple activities in a dynamic environment
* Solid understanding of Internet product development life cycles
* Advanced understanding of user experience modeling and human
factors testing
* Superior written and oral communication skills
* Specialized experience with Internet development process,
user-centered design principles and prototyping
* Knowledge of HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, interface design, CMS
* Has specialized experience with any or some of the following:
Information Architecture, Library Sciences, Human Factors Psychology,
Interaction or Visual Design, User Research, Interface Development,
Content Management, Appilcations Development, Writing, Marketing
* Strong team orientation

Education/Experience
* Demonstrated knowledge of user-centered design principles and practices
* Experience in the Internet field, developing large-scale
transactional sites
* Extensive experience with rapid prototyping tools (e.g., Visio,
Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, MS Office, etc.)
* Bachelor's degree preferred in Liberal Arts fields, Human Factors
Psychology, Instructional Design, Library Sciences, or 4+ years
experience in related field, Master*s Degree a plus

Expected Contributions
* Contributes specialized knowledge and skill in the IA discipline
* Executes IA tasks for projects under supervision, following
well-established IA and User Experience guidelines
* Gather user requirements
* Conduct task analyses
* Conduct heuristic evaluations
* Work with cross-functional teams throughout the development process
* Creates IA deliverables including site maps, process flows, page
flows, use cases, functional specifications, wireframes and related
documentation
* Define content organization, nomenclature and navigation systems
* May assist UR in usability research and testing
* Conducts heuristic evaluations with some guidance
* Write position papers on user ?focused web, research, and industry trends

Candidate Profile
* Demonstrates leadership skills on projects
* Strong creative solution skills
* Strong collaborative skills
* Strong interpersonal and customer relationship skills
* Some knowledge in current User Experience and/or IA theory and research
* Takes initiative and acts independently to increase knowledge and
skills within the discipline
* Ability to support the organization of large amounts of complex
information into intuitive site maps and navigation systems
* Ability to learn, to understand and balance user, business, and
technical needs at the project level
* Ability to understand business objectives at the project level
* Some experience or understanding of usability testing and research skills
* Ability to effectively manage multiple activities in a dynamic environment
* Understanding of Internet product development life cycles
* Some understanding of user experience modeling and human factors testing
* Excellent written and oral communication skills
* Experience with Internet development process, user-centered design
principles and prototyping
* Knowledge of HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, interface design, CMS
* Has knowledge of, and/or experience with any or some of the
following: Information Architecture, Library Sciences, Human Factors
Psychology, Interaction or Visual Design, User Research, Interface
Development, Content Management, Appilcations Development, Writing,
Marketing
* Strong team orientation

Education/Experience
* Demonstrated knowledge of user-centered design principles and practices
* Experience in the Internet field, developing large-scale
transactional sites
* Extensive experience with rapid prototyping tools (e.g., Visio,
Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, MS Office, etc.)
* Bachelor's degree preferred in Liberal Arts fields, Human Factors
Psychology, Instructional Design, Library Sciences, or 3+ years
experience in related field

Washington, DC

WDCW-TV, the CW Washington, has an immediate opening for an interactive producer. Seeking an individual to design & create high-quality web content – from concept to execution – using video, audio, illustrations, photographs and other media. Expert knowledge of product design concepts and a strong understanding of the web development lifecycle. Also required:

Ability to work with an advanced web content management system.
Create original content for the website.
Monitor interactive products such as polls and graffiti boards.
Discovering new methods to get users engaged with the content.
Advertising trafficking. Making sure orders come in, go up, and run as required. Communicating available inventory.
Ensure factual, grammatical and legal accuracy online and upholding the station's established standards to avoid editorial bias.

EOE. theCWdc.com for complete job description. Please forward resume to jbyrne@tribune.com

Specific project related activities and responsibilities will include:

-Coordinate with clients, subject matter experts, content owners, and project managers/account liaisons as appropriate to assess scope and organizational requirements, balancing the needs of the sponsoring organization and the needs of its audiences. This includes some updates ad redesign as well as new design project work.

-Define, characterize and prioritize the audiences that a project is meant to reach.

-Based on client requirements, audience factors and analysis, determines content and user interaction strategy and approach.

-Partnering with an online content producer, conduct content gap analysis against content indexes and make initial recommendations to project team and clients for consolidation of redundant or outdated content or information and additions of new content.

-Work closely with assigned online content producer to direct them in related IA support.

-Specifies how users will find information in the site or use an application by defining its content hierarchical structure, navigation, labeling, and searching systems.

-Maps out how the site will accommodate change and growth over time.

-Create user flows, schematic drawings and documentation to illustrate the structure and functionality of a project

-Organize and spearhead usability testing and other forms of user research.

-Responsible for assessing availability and schedule to meet all project demands and providing periodic status reports to project management leads and the creative director.

Minimum Requirements for the IA include:

-Bachelor’s degree Information Architecture or in a related field such as Communications, Interactive Media, Visual Design or Library Sciences with 2-3 years of experience, or an equivalent of 5 years or more of related work experience.

-Experience working on both large and small to medium scale informational, preferably health issues based, Web sites.

-Experience with the content analysis and strategy development processes of a Web site design/redesign including content inventory/indexing, gap analysis and documenting content strategy/recommendations for all sections of a site.

-Ability to develop user and comparative research plans, surveys and documents, and provide brief but detailed findings and recommendations in a report form.

-Intermediate to advanced user experience and interaction design skills.

-Excellent diagramming skills for creation of site maps and wireframes.

-Prefer experience in the health information services domain.

For consideration please submit resume, salary history, and electronic samples of work (site maps, wireframes, interaction or application flow diagrams, written samples) to: Sonya.a.morath@lmco.com

This might be for you if you enjoy:
∙ Leading and coordinating the prototyping and design of web site structure and user interface
∙ Acting as project lead, analyst, and/or designer
∙ Facilitating a collaborative web-site design across marketing, business development, creative, technical and operational areas
∙ Participating in usability testing and capturing specific target audience feedback and incorporating that feedback into site design
∙ Capturing website requirements including brand message, marketing, customer experience, operational, engineering and usability requirements
∙ Evaluating and documenting stakeholder needs & wants
∙ Performing gap and impact analyses
∙ Building Sitemaps, Wireframes, Prototypes and documentation that clearly articulate site/application structure and organization
∙ Ensuring ease of navigation and simplicity of design
∙ Communicating the site design/structure to the business and Engineering teams
∙ Performing usability test planning, execution, reviews and results analysis
∙ Reviewing and providing feedback throughout development lifecycle
∙ Evaluating and incorporating statistical indicators and information captured through WebTrends and related sources into the interactive design to continuously improve and evolve the end-user experience

What we are looking for:
∙ Minimum of 3 years experience designing and developing Information Architecture for web sites and/or applications
∙ Minimum of 5 years experience working with Web content, information analysis, and copywriting.
∙ Solid understanding of information architecture and user interface design concepts and techniques
∙ Strong conceptual and strategic thinking skills
∙ Excellent group facilitation skills
∙ Strong requirements gathering skills in interviewing, surveying and leveraging focus group results
∙ Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)
∙ Keen sense of customer experience and target audience analysis
∙ Familiarity with use case specification, user scenarios and usability testing

For immediate consideration, send resumes and samples to cnicolls@ironworks.com.

The work, the people, the experience
Ironworks has a unique corporate culture built by people who love what they do, respect the people they work with and enjoy the experience of working closely with customers to achieve measurable results. What you will find at Ironworks are smart, honest people who have one mission: never fail a client.
Ironworks specializes in the use of Web technologies to solve business problems through the combination of strategy, technology and design. Ironworks has earned a reputation for delivering on what it promises, deploying a team of experts on every engagement and completing projects on time and on budget. The firm offers expertise to clients nationwide in the practice areas of IT Strategy, Program Management, User Experience, Content Management and Portal Development, Business Intelligence, and Custom Application Development. Ironworks operates from offices in Glen Allen, VA, McLean, VA and Cary, NC. For more information on Ironworks, visit www.ironworks.com.
Ironworks Consulting is an equal employment opportunity employer. We adhere to a policy of making employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age or disability. We assure you that your opportunity for employment with Ironworks depends solely on your qualifications.

Over the past decade, the World Bank’s external Web site - www.worldbank.org - has dramatically changed the institution’s ability to reach out to the development community. The site provides nearly two million visitors a month with information about the World Bank’s work, advocates on development issues, and shares knowledge with a global audience. Improving the quality and presentation of information on our site is critical to fulfill the World Bank’s development and communications goals.

The Web Team in Corporate Communications is hiring to support a new program to revamp the World Bank’s external site. The program is building a team focused on strategy, audience engagement, content improvement, information architecture, usability, design; site analytics, and marketing. The Team's challenge is to make better use of this rapidly evolving communications medium to support the Bank’s strategic priorities.

The Web Team is looking for an experienced Information Architect who enjoys structuring masses amount of information into a simple and usable site architecture. The chief responsibility of this position is to ensure that the structure, content organization and functionality of the external Web site meets the diverse needs of the site's visitors.

The Information Architect will be responsible for developing a solid information architecture across the Bank's external site, www.worldbank.org, among other duties:

• Authoring content inventories, task flows, wireframes, navigation systems, and detailed visual schematics for development of a multilingual new site.
• Synthesize and communicate the results of user research for business requirements, as well as conceptualize the structure and functionality of the user experience across Web site and various platforms, devices and technologies.
Identifying user needs across the site, developing user profiles, scenarios and use cases to inform information architecture decisions and communicate these effectively.
• Developing content and document types for unstructured content and where needed structured data sources.
• Planning content rules for workflow and dissemination across the site so that content appears in the appropriate places.
• Working with the Bank’s Chief Enterprise Architect and related teams to ensure that efforts on the external web are done in coordination and cooperation with enterprise information architecture plans and established architecture.
• Overseeing metadata, taxonomy, and controlled vocabulary, and coordinating with other Bank teams who are working on data quality and taxonomy. Creating a metadata and taxonomy plan so that external web content is properly tagged for purposes of content flow and search.
• Designing search and interface improvements across multiple and conceive strategies for improving search performance with Teragram and Google. Identifying search interface best-practices and maintaining a solid understanding of multiple types of user search patterns and search algorithms.
• Defining functionality requirement for Web systems and search, with other team members.
• Participating in information and Web governance committees on establishing standards.
• Working with editorial, technical, and other teams in External Affairs and across the Bank so that their work and concerns are reflected in the information architecture on the web.
• Staying up-to-date on the latest research and trends in information architecture and sharing this expertise with the web community.

Selection Criteria:

• Masters in Cognitive Science, Information Systems, Interaction Design, or other related disciplines and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or a Bachelors degree with 10 years of experience. A minimum of three years’ experience working on the Web.
• Strong information architecture and interaction design expertise with a demonstrated ability to lead information architecture projects. Experience with large-scale Web design projects (including content management, user testing, site analysis, Web 2.0 interfaces)
• Direct experience with conducting user research, including scenarios, use cases, personas, and wireframes.
• Proven experience and a portfolio illustrating projects and their conceptual diagrams, task flows, and site maps using standardized tools and techniques required.
• Strong skills with Visio, OmniGraffle, MS Office, Photoshop and experience and knowledge of Web technologies and social media.
• Knowledge of development issues, international trends and political-economic issues related to development is desirable.
• Proven analytical, verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work capably under stress and to juggle multiple tasks within tight deadlines.
• Strong diplomatic, interpersonal and teamwork skills; demonstrated client orientation; sensitive to working in a multicultural environment.

You might be the person to fill it if:

you're ready to lead our clients through the process of understanding
their audiences, uncovering the real story, and designing experiences
that move people to act.

you've got 5 or more years experience working with user experience/
human factors/human computer interaction/information architecture -
whatever you want to call it. Not just building web sites - you need
to know your UX stuff. If you've never heard of Jared Spool, Jakob
Nielson, Steve Krug or Jesse James Garrett, don't bother to apply.

you enjoy mentoring and developing the strengths of others.

you like the idea of working in small teams with peers. By 'peers' we
mean people who know their stuff and can be counted on to deliver. Not
a lot of hierarchy or bureaucracy.

you're comfortable giving presentations and teaching user experience
principles in any setting.

you want to live in a high-tech college town in the mountains, while
working for world-class clients. Think '10 minute commute' and '20
minutes to the Appalachian Trail.'

You'll lead the efforts of 3-4 other UX architects, in addition to
working on your own projects. For each project, you'll work with a
project manager who will be responsible for more of the business side
of the project. The UX architect uncovers client goals, researches
audience needs, and creates an overall plan for the experience. He or
she then stays involved throughout the project to ensure that as the
designs come together and production moves forward, the project is
staying true to the original vision in every aspect. While keeping the
client's goals in mind, the UX architect is an advocate for the
overall delight of the end-user.

New City Media is 19 people creating online experiences that help our
clients tell their stories with impact. Our clients include National
Geographic Magazine, Virginia Tech, Imperial College London and Kiawah
Island. We're located in the Corporate Research Center adjacent to
Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. The CRC is home to over 150
technology companies with more than 2,000 total employees.

We offer a competitive salary based on your qualifications and
experience. Send your resume and work samples by email to Jane Horner
at jane@newcitymedia.com. No phone calls please.

The successful candidate has team leadership experience, is self-motivated, able to work independently with little or no supervision, and is committed to the highest standards of quality for the entire development effort. The candidate should have experience in the full lifecycle of large (preferably enterprise) application development, from requirements analysis and design through QC. Strong experience developing web-based user interfaces with application server development technologies is essential.

This position is located in Arlington, VA. Next to the Ballston Mall.

Required qualifications:

* 4+ years experience in user interface - web-based applications, 5+ years preferred
* Team leadership experience with a UI team
* Expert in Adobe Flex II and III and ActionScript
* Experience developing reusable Flex components
* Good understanding of the Flex data models and integration with remote services such as Blaze DS
* Experience customizing existing Flex components
* Understanding of XHTML, DHTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript development skills and cross browser compatibility issues.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment with high degree of complexity and change
* Flexibility to contribute on short notice when required by the business.
* 2+ years experience with one or more server-side web application technologies with a database-driven application
* Understanding of accessibility and web standards such as 508, W3C
* Experience with Windows 2000/XP, Mac OSX
* Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent job experience
* At least some exposure to the full product/project development lifecycle—requirements gathering and analysis, design, estimation, development, QC and user-acceptance testing
* Experience working on enterprise software delivered over the web a plus
* Experience in graphic design for the web (Photoshop, Fireworks, etc)

For immediate consideration please send your resume to sseager-resumes@ettaingroup.com and follow up with a phone call to 703-860-6690 x 210.

Although we are a large and financially stable company, this role is unique in that it works with a fast-paced team that thinks outside the box and does not believe in red tape.

This is a 3 month contract to hire position located in Herndon, VA.

WHAT WE WANT:

We are looking for a business savvy candidate that has a strong grasp of the UI/UX perquisites. Most importantly, the ideal person must be able to identify opportunities, take control of initiatives, anticipate & solve issues for all stakeholders, and communicate & sell the ideas.

SKILLS WE NEED:

* Excellent problem solving skills. You will be expected to identify and solve problems based on business needs, web analytics, and user feedback
* Ability to communicate. You will need to be able to clearly articulate problems and solutions in a fast-paces environment.
* Document great solutions. The tangible outputs of your role are interaction designs, wireframes, process flows, and screen layouts.
* Give compelling presentations. You will not only need to deliver solutions, but communicate and sell them internally to cross-functional stakeholders.

QUALIFICATIONS YOU HAVE:

* Strong UI design, information design and problem-solving skills
* Excellent user interface & interaction design skills with experience working on highly transactional Web sites
* At least 4-6+ years of experience in a related field such as a usability engineer, information architect, user interface designer, online marketing, etc.
* Proficiency with standard design and documentation tools (Adobe, Visio, etc.)
* Understanding of browsing & purchase behavior and methods for presentation to users (e-commerce experience a plus)
* Extreme attention to detail & solid project management skills

For immediate consideration please send your resume to sseager-resumes@ettaingroup.com and follow up with a phone call to 703-860-6690 x 210.

Title: Manager (Digital Technology and Interface Services) (#102653) Category: Exempt Staff, Full-time (12-month Appointment) Department: Information Technology Division Salary: Minimum salary: $72,950.00. Commensurate with qualifications and experience; comprehensive benefits

The Information Technology Division (ITD) of the University of Maryland Libraries is looking for a team leader with an enthusiasm for providing services via the Web to a large community of students and scholars. As the head of a newly formed interface team, the manager will work with talented staff to find new solutions for delivering a complex array of academic resources.

As our 11,000 faculty and staff know, the University of Maryland, College Park, is a diverse and vibrant community and a special place to work. We are the flagship campus in the state of Maryland. Our designation as an employer of choice in the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan region is for good reason: eligible employees earn generous leave and other benefits including tuition remission to promote personal and professional development of the employee and their dependents.

Responsibilities: The Digital Technology and Interface Services (DTIS) Manager leads and manages a team that is responsible for designing and administering the UM Libraries' Web site, integrating user-centered design into the web development process, designing and supporting systems for discovery, and providing secure user authentication systems for Web-based services. Among these interfaces are the Libraries' Web site, gateways to licensed resources, the catalog, link resolver, and other discovery tools. DTIS also plays a role in the design and support of Web services for a consortium of 16 libraries at Maryland public universities. Working collaboratively with university, library and consortial colleagues, DTIS provides expertise to deliver services in support of teaching, learning and research. The position requires a strong customer service attitude, collaborative approach to work, creative problem solving, continuous learning, and a commitment to diversity in the workplace. The DTIS Manager reports to the Director of ITD. See the DTIS web page at: www.lib.umd.edu/itd/dtis

Qualifications: A Bachelor's degree is required. Also, 5+ Years progressively responsible experience in Web technologies, demonstrated understanding of user-centered design, experience planning, implementing, and managing Web projects, ability to learn and apply new technologies, excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment. Two years experience as an IT manager is desired, as is an awareness of national trends in IT relating to higher education, successful experience in creating and managing organizational change, experience implementing a content management system, and experience in library-specific technologies.

Electronic applications preferred: For full consideration, send electronic application with job title and number in the subject line. Send cover letter, resume, and names/e-mail addresses of three professional references by June 27, 2008. Applications accepted until position is filled. Send resume to lib-hremploy@umd.edu

Full job description at: http://www.lib.umd.edu/UMCP/PASD/LPO/LibJobs/0110.html

The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and Minorities are encouraged to apply.

The Manager, Information Architecture will:

* Direct usability initiatives, including setting priorities and schedules for improvements and approving changes to scope
* Determine priorities and schedules for taxonomy, navigation, controlled vocabularies and search interface tasks
* Direct collection of statistical data to analyze user behavior patterns that drive IA and usability improvements to the site
* Serve as advocate for the user experience across the organization: educate stakeholders in the art and science of IA and serve as point person for inquiries relating to usability
* Direct routine, ongoing information architecture and usability work
* Analyze site traffic, sales and other revenue figures, and site search data to recommend and implement improvements to the Web site
* Draft and recommend policies and standards for ongoing development of the APA Web site to be implemented by the editor or publishing specialists
* Recommend, organize and oversee user testing when needed

Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree (some graduate-level education UI or IA design preferred)
* Three - five years of IA experience in developing wireframes, user flows, personas and content object models
* Five years experience with large-scale Web design (including content management, project management, user testing, site
analysis, Web 2.0 interfaces)
* Ability to communicate and collaborate with senior staff, designers and content authors in all stages of production
* Advanced skills in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and web analytics software
* Ability to prioritize work of vendors/firms and staff
* Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills

Competitive salary, excellent benefits. Public transportation/Metro accessible.

Qualified candidates should send resume, cover letter indicating requisition #936 and salary requirements to jobs@apa.org.

Online application at http://www.apa.org/jobs/936.html.

Or write to:
American Psychological Association
Human Resources
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242

This is a per-project contract position but this person will also work on olgahow.com and uxsocial.org.

Use Case 1- Developer will take a design graphic (photoshop or illustrator) cut it (DHTML), maybe add some AJAXy stuff, then implement into CMS. Implementation into Open Source CMS/blog tools is desirable (textpattern, wordpress, etc.). Developer will also create/modify forms and implement into databases (MySQL).

Use Case 2 - Developer will be asked to come up with original ideas on how things should work.

If you see yourself in these use cases please go to olgahow.com/contact and send us a note. In the note, please ask any questions you may have.

OLGA HOWARD
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The Director of User Experience reports directly to the Chief Operations Officer and is responsible for leadership of the User Experience function at NavigationArts. This candidate is responsible for the tactical and strategic management of the User Experience department resources (Information Architects, User Researchers, Content Strategists, Web Writers, Interaction Designers, Creative Directors, Art Directors, and Designers).

Primary duties include leadership, management and promotion of the User Experience group. Other duties include:

Defines and establishes department mission and goals and ensures they are aligned with company strategic plan.

Recruits, hires, and manages a team of User Experience professionals.

Mentors, evaluates, monitors, and gives timely feedback to group members on skills, performance, work products, and deliverables.

Establishes and maintains high quality of work standard for department.

Serves as an Senior User Experience consultant on project engagements and acts as company subject matter expert on all User Experience aspects.

Drives User-Experience and User-Centric design throughout company.

Proactively stays up to date with current Internet trends, technologies, best practices, and User-Centered Design methodologies.

Works collaboratively and effectively with other functional groups to develop proposals, Statements of Work, establish work methodologies, and best practices.

Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in information science, design, human-computer interaction, cognitive psychology, anthropology, computer science, or related fields and at least 8-10+ years experience with information architecture, interaction design, visual design and usability testing of websites, intranets, and/or web-based products and services or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Master's degree preferred.

Experience (5-7 years) managing teams of creative web talent (Creative Designers, Information Architects, Interaction Designers, User Experience Designers) preferred.
Proficient in general design and multimedia applications (Adobe CS3, Visio, etc) and MS Office tools.

Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of industry trends and emerging technologies, with an ability to relate these trends to the company and its objectives. Uses that knowledge, creativity and company practices to obtain solutions to complex problems and to evolve User Experience department's roles, methods, and processes.

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Applicants send resume and cover letter to hr@navigationarts.com.