| Requisition Number |
09-0022 |
| Post Date |
6/26/2009 |
| Title |
User Experience Designer |
| City |
Seattle |
| State |
WA |
| Description |
PEAK6 Online is looking for seasoned User Experience Designers to design the user experience for the PEAK6 Online websites, including WeSeed and ONN.TV.This individual will work very closely with other PEAK6 Online teams to translate product roadmaps into functional, user friendly site implementations. The ideal candidate will have strong working knowledge of key web development technologies and design applications, and will be a creative thinker as well as a technical problem solver. This position is based in our newly-formed Seattle office and is a great opportunity to be an early member of our team as we expand our presence to the Northwest!
Responsibilities:
• Works to set strategy, policies and procedures
• Promote usability best practices
• Guide technical and business teams in user-centered design principles
• Obtain and interpret business requirements while considering customer objectives
• Design the UI architecture, interface, interaction flow and aesthetics of web applications and web sites
• Develop conceptual diagrams, wireframes, prototypes, visual mockups and graphic assets
• Develop and maintain detailed user-interface specifications
• Build upon and expand established style guides and UI patterns
• Implements innovative designs that have a lasting impact on the brand, product or client campaign.
• Present design work to product and executive teams for review and feedback |
| Requirements |
• At least 3-6+ years of experience as a user experience designer, interaction designer, user interface designer, information architect, or similar role for consumer-oriented websites
• An online portfolio or samples of work demonstrating related experience
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills and dedicated toward raising and the bar and leading by example
• Experience working in a collaborative local and remote team and working directly with developers for implementation of designs
• Fluency in best practices for web-based information architecture and design, as well as strong knowledge of usability principles and techniques
• Familiarity with the technical considerations needed when designing for dynamic AJAX-based web 2.0 applications
• Advanced knowledge of key web development technologies including JavaScript, DHTML, HTML, CSS, XML, Flash and understanding of SEO
• Visual design expertise demonstrated through mockups and style guides
• Proficiency in a variety of design tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Visio, and Dreamweaver
• Ability to prototype in HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and/or Flash is strong plus
• Ability to create illustrations for stylized graphic artwork and icons is a strong plus
• Demonstrated history of acquiring user data (e.g., conducting usability studies, performing user research) is a plus |
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