Senior Interaction Designer, mobile.
New York City, NY Immediate freelance opportunity; could go longterm/fulltime for the right candidate.
Seeking a senior level MOBILE INTERACTION DESIGNER with great conceptualizing/innovation and hands-on UX abilities for prestigious, global, and longstanding European-owned design consultancy’s newly opened NYC office. Fabulous opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a 12-person company, quickly establishing itself on American soil, with an enviable client list that ranges from F1000 to small, hip start ups.
Help grow an organization from the ground up, be a key contributor in helping to set up the culture and personality of their American presence, utilize your entrepreneurial spirit and wear multiple hats, and work on a variety of usable, visually appealing, and cutting edge cross-platform media in the mobile, web, interactive TV, kiosk/touchscreen, embedded UI, and overall innovation.
Local NYC-area candidates only. Must be authorized to work in the USA.
Job Description
We are looking for a self-motivated, mobile-savvy SENIOR INTERACTION DESIGNER who is passionate about interactive media and wants to work in multidisciplinary teams, be a key contributor on the front-end of projects in their conceptual/creative phase (ie, inventing something; setting up the path of the entire project), and deliver excellent quality solutions to leading companies in the following sectors: Media, Telecom and Internet Information Providers. The work we deliver ranges from mobile services to Web, iPad, Interactive TV, and digital interfaces embedded in physical environments.
We expect the successful candidate to have solid years of experience delivering interface design solutions for various clients. Ideally the candidate has worked in a collaborative team environment before, and has experience with interacting with multinational clients.
The successful candidate must have experience in mobile UI design—ie you MUST have mobile projects in your portfolio to show—as it is important that you also have an understanding of how to deliver excellent quality solutions on smaller portable screens.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience doing cross-platform digital interaction design for leading iconic brands
- Professional experience with the following software:
o Adobe CS3/4
o Omnigraffle
- Professional experience with the following platforms:
o Droid
o Blackberry/RIM
o iPhone
o Mobile Web
o Desktop Web (HTML + Flash)
o Symbian, Nokia, etc.
Key responsibilities
- Define the overall service structure, including flow charts and interaction model.
- Create wireframes to best illustrate and document a service in detail.
- Support the creation of, or create, functional or UI specifications for services or applications.
- Be creative! Concept! Innovate!
- Cooperate with visual designers to solve problems and create full design solutions on projects.
- Interface with clients + take the lead on projects; articulate and great communicator, confident
To apply: email your resume, URL, and $ requirements to:
joanne (at) joanneweavergroup (dot) com joanne@joanneweavergroup.com
Referral Bonus
Referral bonus for fulltime placement offered; please pass thru your trusted networks; thanks!