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JOB: User Interface Designer/IA for Leading Ad Network (Fulltime, NYC)

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> Our client is a rapidly growing Top 10 Ad Network (comScore Media
> Metrix; October, 2007) with over 100 active advertiser campaigns
> and nearly 1,000 current publishers. The network combines premium
> and niche inventory with a superior, proprietary technology that
> allows advertisers to increase brand awareness, catalyze customer
> action and improve ROI. Our client works with many of the top
> interactive agencies in NY and around the country, as well as with
> direct advertisers from both brand and direct-response disciplines.
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> Network Highlights:
> Advanced targeting capabilities with the ability to target very
> specific audience profiles
> Complete transparency and site-level reporting for optimal
> advertiser control
> Advanced dynamic optimization engine ensures the highest ROI.
> We are looking for a User Interface Designer / Information
> Architect to work out of the New York office who has a proven track
> record in web design and information architecture.
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> Responsibilities:
> Take a leadership role in developing Windows based applications and
> websites
> Understand target audiences’ needs, tasks, and goals and
> translating them into creative concepts
> Translate business goals and user needs into a User Experience
> strategy
> Develop User Experience flows participating in immersive user
> research, concept testing, and usability testing
> Develop user personas and scenarios to clarify results of user
> research and focus the teams design efforts on the needs of key users
> Collaboratively developing prototypes for demonstration of concepts
> to clients
> Develop and document detailed user experience specifications for
> highly interactive interfaces
> Qualifications
> Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a visual arts emphasis or the
> equivalent
> At least 5 years work experience in a professional design
> environment. e.g. interaction designer, experience designer,
> interactive art director (or similar role)
> Portfolio of relevant work
> Familiarity with the software development life cycle
> Experience designing interactive user experiences for desktop
> applications
> Expert with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator or equivalent tools
> Ability to describe and model user-interactions through diagrams,
> prototypes, and storyboards
> Demonstrated knowledge of overall interface design, including
> usability, industry standards, architecture and navigation.
> Demonstrated knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of
> emerging technologies.
> Ability to lead design from concept development through production
> to execution of design.
> Ability to lead and provide direction.
> Demonstrated experience observing user research and translating
> user research into design decisions
> Experience with leading the user experience design of a variety of
> sites
> HTML related skills (XML/XHTML/CSS) and client-side Javascript
> skills (DOM/AJAX) a strong plus
> Knowledge of XAML, Avalon/WPF & Expression a plus
> Recent experience with web based Microsoft technologies (.NET)
> Passion for creating easy to use, visually appealing software
> Jobdot www.jobdot.com is a recruiting firm specializing in the
> national placement and staffing of digital media personnel. Our
> clients include both media and technology companies which offer a
> wide range of advertising solutions.
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> Sonia Jairath | Senior Talent Specialist
> p 646.723.4643 | f 646.607.4058 | c 646.577.0852
> 419 Lafayette, 2nd Floor
> New York, NY 10003
> sonia@jobdot.com | www.jobdot.com
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