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Mindblossom – Information Architect

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Information Architect, Manager, Mindblossom, Toronto, Canada———————————————-

Information Architect, Manager

GROW brand. GROW customers. GROW results.

You as the Manager of Information Architect will:

  • Manage the allocation of resources for the user experience department and participate in both engagement and account planning
  • Collaborate with a team of managers across creative and technical to drive success across all accounts
  • Author and champion a user experience centric perspective within Mindblossom; from both a creative and technology application.
  • Collaborating with project team members and clients to develop organizational/structural concepts for Web site projects
  • Ensuring IA documentation is continuously updated and distributed to the production team
  • Identifying and implementing opportunities to refine IA process and integrated into the overall creative offering.

Discover

  • Assess client and user needs
  • Define target audience
  • Analyze the industry
  • Gathering information
  • Identify content that helps support user goals and business goals

Evaluate

  • Heuristic evaluation of client/competitor websites and documentation
  • Usability test plan, testing and final report
  • Contribute to qualitative and quantitative user research

Create

  • Concept and strategy for information architecture and user interface
  • User personas
  • User segmentations
  • User scenarios
  • Key user paths

Develop

  • Content inventory
  • Site map
  • Flow chart
  • Naming and Labeling
  • Efficient navigation system
  • Wireframes
  • Prototype

Job Requirements

  • Logical, Detail-oriented, and Creative
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in information architecture/usability, or equivalent
  • Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, HCI, Interaction Design or related communication field
  • Ability to work with clients and users to understand their goals
  • Solid knowledge of the principles of information architecture, usability, and web-based user experience design
  • Team management experience in terms of growth and development and day to day operations
  • Experience observing user research and translating user research into design decisions
  • Extensive knowledge of page layout / prototyping tools such as Visio, Axure or OmniGraffle.
  • Excellent communication skills, both orally and written forms
  • Familiarity with online analytics and other tools

Who is Mindblossom?

Mindblossom is a full-service interactive marketing agency which leverages innovative ideas, design and technology to deliver marketing solutions that sell and succeed.

With a proven track record of providing custom interactive marketing solutions for the world’s biggest brands, our work consistently delivers unmatched business results, reduced project costs and maximum brand impact.

A big part of who we are involves understanding who you are. While our clients range in terms of need, scope, budget and size, they all demand the same thing – to GROW.

How to apply

Email only please. Send resume and cover letter to: [email protected]

Posted on December 11, 2007 Filed Under: Jobs

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