The User Experience Architect (XA) is a major contributor to the definition, development and visualization of the structural user interface in an interactive product. S/he works proactively and collaboratively with Strategists, Project Managers, Writers, Designers and Technologists -from concept development through design development and production – to formulate a strategic, elegant, highly usable and technically feasible design solution. The User Experience Architect is capable of acting, with minimal supervision, as independent lead on a small- to medium-sized development effort or a component part of a larger, more complex effort.
Responsibilities include:
- Understand both business and user goals (and, as appropriate, help to define/refine same with other team members)
- Participate in user studies to understand user behaviors/preferences and build, from this understanding, informed user interface solutions
- Assess the project’s user experience needs and dynamics
- Assist Content Strategists to develop content to fit the target
user/brand experience - Scope, develop and understand technical considerations with the assistance of the project Technical Lead and, as required, with the business representative and/or third-party partner(s)
- Work collaboratively with designers to develop interface functionality
- Visualize concepts quickly and cleanly through sketching and other rapid prototyping methods
- Produce clean, concise site maps, transaction flows, diagrams and interface schematics
- Assist in authoring functional requirements and related proactive
business communications - Present, clearly and concisely, various stages of interface design
development to clients - Keep all XA-related project files – paper and electronic – extremely well organized
- Work collaboratively with Business Analysts to define page types and templates for production
- Participate in quality assurance checks during production
Candidates should possess:
- 3+ years of experience in interactive media design (preferably within a creative team)
- A minimum of 2 years in a role exclusively addressing information architecture
- Ability to research, understand and organize specialized content
- Excellent writing, speaking, presentation and interpersonal skills
- Experience and/or interest in mentoring others
- Proficiency in one or more of the following: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Visio, HTML, Dreamweaver
All interested applicants should send their resume and cover letter to:
- Toronto position – [email protected]