Job: Open Jr. IA position-Tribeca, NYC

"Laura Hunter" <[email protected]> Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:02:44 -0000
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***please forgive any cross posts.

If you are a new IA with some experience (say, 6 months or more) on 
the job and someone who understands annotated wireframes (perhaps you 
even have one or two)  and their purpose, this is an excellent 
opportunity for you.  My client in Tribeca and is a very nice group 
of smart professionals.  There's a youthful vibe to the office but 
everyone's a mature professional.  The executives are the cream of 
the crop with pedigrees from MIT, Princeton and Harvard and their 
clients are in the pharma and finance space.  The name of the game is 
marketing consulting and you'll be creating annotated wireframes for 
landing pages, brochureware, creating transactional site designs and 
more.  This is an opportunity to learn and grow!  You'll be mentored 
by the Manager of User Experience and work with top flight brands!  
Below is a description of the position.  The salary is capped in the 
$85-90,000 range with bonuses, 401K and of course benefits.  
Interested parties please email a resume with work samples to this 
email address.

Here's what they're looking for:
Leading and growing interactive consulting agency is seeking an 
Information Architect to join our User Experience team. The 
successful candidate will work under the direction of the Manager of 
Experience & Program Architecture to establish the Information 
Architecture for online and offline program elements for our clients. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic Information Architecture and 
Usability professional who has the ability to work well in a team 
environment, takes initiative, creates solid documentation that 
drives implementation, can think both strategically and functionally, 
and always has customer insights and goals in mind. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
•	Champion the Information Architecture, Interaction Design, 
Business Analysis and Usability functions throughout the project 
lifecycle.
•	Work in cross-functional teams to develop effective 
Information Architecture, Interaction Design and Functional 
Requirements for multi-channel relationship marketing programs. 
Associated tactics include static and dynamic websites, e-mail 
campaigns, and interactive banners.
•	Support and participate in Usability testing activities. 
Understand user testing options and how to use results to improve the 
user experience.
•	Create deliverables such as wireframes, flow diagrams, site 
maps, use cases, functional requirements specs and high-level 
architecture diagrams that serve as a guide for the content, creative 
and technology teams to implement. Work with all departments to 
ensure the quality and clarity of deliverables.
•	Analyze content, user goals, business needs and other sources 
of information to help define the User Experience.
•	Understand website analytics as they relate to User 
Experience. 
•	Provide exceptional client service and work to ensure that 
all efforts effectively and directly address client needs.
•	Grow and integrate individual expertise into Rosetta's 
overall design process.
•	Support new business activities when needed.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
•	Lead project teams through the User Experience process and 
educate them on the methods and deliverables of the Experience team. 
•	Guide cross-functional team members to implement the User 
Experience as designed.
•	Plan and lead project meetings when required.

Experience Requirements:
•	From 0 to 3 years of increasing responsibility in a complex 
information architecture design environment.
•	Experience in healthcare or financial services a plus.
•	Strong, demonstrated understanding of user interface design, 
information design and architecture, and interactive design 
methodologies and 
•	Web technologies.
•	Strong portfolio of design and documentation that led to an 
end-product that fulfilled the customers' and clients' goals.
•	Thoroughly proficient in Visio. Knowledge of HTML authoring 
and other supporting tools preferred.
•	Excellent communication, organization and time-management 
skills.
•	High-energy individual with agency experience is desired. 

Education/Training Requirements:
•	Bachelor's degree in a related field is preferred, e.g. Human-
Computer Interaction, Information Architecture, Cognitive Psychology, 
Communications, Marketing, Information Systems or related disciplines.

Thank you,
Laura
Laura Hunter
Vivid Resources
office-559-684-1070
cell-559-303-9018
fax-559-684-0820
[email protected]
www.vividresources.com