Interaction Designer Specialist
Manpower Professional
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Position Type: Contract-to-Direct
Manpower Professional leads in the creation and delivery of services that enable our clients to win in the changing world of work. We are the premier vendor for one of the nations leading financial services firm. We have partnered together to find a Contract or Contract-to-hire Usability Interaction Designer with Business Analyst responsibilities to join their winning team in Milwaukee, WI. Our client truly believes the people, process, and technology working together create the best solutions for financial services firms and businesses worldwide. We are looking to fill the positions immediately.
A billion dollar software development company, seeks an experienced interaction designer. As a designer for the financial services industry, you will collaborate with a well-established and well-respected team of design and usability professionals gathered from across the nation. We welcome innovation in an environment that features a world-class usability lab complete with a study room, a focus group room, and the latest in editing equipment.
Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this company continues to grow, and that growth has created this opportunity. Milwaukee is an exciting city, offering great restaurants, a world-class symphony, the theater, professional sports teams, museums, major universities, and a summer full of festivals on the shores of Lake Michigan.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for all aspects of software interface design including audience and task analysis, scenario building, storyboarding, prototyping, and defining interface specifications, guidelines, and standards.
- Collaborate with developers and business analysts to design the total human-computer interaction and to architect the flow of information in the company's software applications.
- Act as a representative for the company's users and customers.
- Contribute to the user-centered design process by participating in field observations and interviews, surveys, focus groups, exploratory studies, and task analyses.
- Work closely with clients to identify and interpret specific business needs and to develop creative products to meet those needs.
- Act as a designer and consultant on several projects simultaneously.
- Lead and facilitate design teams, including business analysts, developers, and other designers.
- Collaborate with product teams to ensure that a user-centered design process is incorporated into the company's development lifecycle.
- Collaborate with designers to conceptualize and prototype software human interfaces using development tools.
- Develop and maintain human interface specifications, guidelines, and standards.
- Research and analyze target audience(s) for software. Work with usability specialists to conduct necessary front-end research. Create user profiles and personas.
- Participate in the usability testing process by working on test plans, attending test sessions, and brainstorming solutions to interface problems with usability specialists.
- Participate in defining and communicating design guidelines and ensuring creative products adhere to security, usability, and quality standards.
- May be required to represent the usability team in relevant product meetings.
Education, Experience, Skills
- Four-year degree in Cognitive Science, Interface/Visual Design, Human Factors, Technical Communication, or related field, or equivalent experience. Master's degree in above preferred.
- Five to seven years of design and usability or related experience in research and development environment required.
- In-depth knowledge of graphical user interface and visual design principles, guidelines, and standards required.
- Global/international user interface design experience (e.g., multi-language, currency) is a strong plus.
- Must be familiar with Windows- and Web-based human interface development.
- Previous exposure to experimental design, human factors, ergonomics, research methods, and behavioral sciences required.
- HTML knowledge a plus.
- Strong communication, presentation, analytical, and problem-solving skills required.
To Apply
To apply please contact:
Jamie Neitzel
Associate Recruiter
Manpower Professional
T: + 414-273-5414
F: + 414-273-1980
C: + 414-534-1983
jamie.neitzel@na.manpower.com
www.manpowerjobs.com
Received: 01-Apr-08
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