Contract(Redwood City, CA) #230110
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Position Summary: This position will conduct product research, formulate product strategy, develop information architecture, and interaction design that will facilitate SEVEN products that delight our customers; on primarily a mobile application and secondary a consumer Website. This position will discover, understand, and communicate the business requirements of SEVEN*s products, the emotional desires of our consumer and business customers, and the context in which these two come together.
Major Duties & Responsibilities: * Conduct user requirements analysis, task analysis, conceptual modeling, information architecture design, interaction design, and usability testing. * Design and specify user interfaces and information architecture using participatory and iterative design techniques, including observational studies, stakeholder interviews, usability testing, and other forms of requirements discovery. * Produce user requirements specifications, personas, storyboards, scenarios, flowcharts, design prototypes, and design specifications. * Effectively communicate research findings, conceptual ideas, detailed design, and design rationale both verbally and visually. * Work closely with development teams to ensure that design specifications are implemented. * Participate as a contributor to a multidisciplinary team that includes internal and external designers, visual designers, product management, marketing and engineering. Skills & Experience Required: * Excellent communication and organization skills. Must be able to work both on a team and independently. * A passion for creating products that resonate emotionally with people. * Strong knowledge of user interface design processes and methodology, particularly as applied to mobile applications and Web-based applications. * Proficiency with design and prototyping tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Visio, and Dreamweaver. * Knowledge of mobile technologies such as iPhone OS, Android, J2ME, BREW, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Blackberry OS, Symbian (UIQ or Nokia Series 60), or Flash Lite. * In-depth knowledge of Web technologies such as HTML, WAP, JavaScript, Flash, and CSS. Education Requirements: * A minimum of four (4) years of user mobile interface design experience * A Bachelors degree in Human-Computer Interaction or a related design or behavioral science discipline.
This position is being offered as a full-time, contract or contract-to-hire. Telecommuting may also be offered. Please send resume and portfolio with rate and availability to kbeach AT seven DOT com for immediate consideration.
Apply: Please send your resume to kbeach @ seven dot com. Principals only. SEVEN does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiting agencies. SEVEN is an equal opportunity employer.
