{"id":2092,"date":"2009-09-22T21:48:53","date_gmt":"2009-09-22T17:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2009\/09\/22\/job-ux-opportunities-at-bloomberg-2\/"},"modified":"2009-09-22T21:48:53","modified_gmt":"2009-09-22T17:48:53","slug":"job-ux-opportunities-at-bloomberg-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2009\/09\/22\/job-ux-opportunities-at-bloomberg-2\/","title":{"rendered":"JOB: UX Opportunities at Bloomberg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Content-Type: text\/html;<br \/>\n\tcharset=&#8221;ISO-8859-1&#8243;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div> 1.)<b>&nbsp; VISUAL GUI DESIGNER=<br \/>\n &#8211; 5+ YRS<\/b><\/p>\n<p> United States<br \/> New York &#8211; NY<\/p>\n<p> B=<br \/>\nloomberg&#8217;s User Experience group is expanding and looking for an experienced=<br \/>\n, innovative Visual UI Designer. We are looking for a<br \/> multi-disciplinary=<br \/>\n team player who can participate in both granular design work and contribute=<br \/>\n to the strategic visual design direction for<br \/> current and future Bloombe=<br \/>\nrg products. <br \/> The candidate should have a proven track record in produci=<br \/>\nng exciting, innovative visuals for modern software applications (desktop, m=<br \/>\nobile,<br \/> installation or other devices) and web based products. The candid=<br \/>\nate will collaborate closely with a multi-disciplinary team of interaction designers, prototypers, business analysts, and engineers. The individual =<br \/>\nin this role will be responsible for iterating out-of-the-box solutions<br \/> =<br \/>\nand tough design problems in the financial arena that involve large data set=<br \/>\ns and complicated workflows. An ideal candidate should have<br \/> excellent pr=<br \/>\noblem-solving skills, understand constraints quickly, and be able to produce=<br \/>\n and communicate creative design for colleagues and<br \/> clients. <br \/> In add=<br \/>\nition to visual design principles, the candidate should be familiar with UCD=<br \/>\n methodologies and design cycles. Professional experience<br \/> or a degree in=<br \/>\n Communication Design, Graphic Design, Information Design, Architecture, Ind=<br \/>\nustrial \/ Product Design, Human-Computer<br \/> Interaction, Human Factors, or =<br \/>\nrelated field is strongly preferred.<br \/> Please include a link to your onlin=<br \/>\ne portfolio in your resume. Your application will not be considered without =<br \/>\na portfolio.<\/p>\n<p> About Bloomberg:<br \/> Bloomberg is the leading global p=<br \/>\nrovider of data, news and analytics. The BLOOMBERG TERMINAL and Bloomberg&#8217;s =<br \/>\nmedia services provide<br \/> real-time and archived financial and market data,=<br \/>\n pricing, trading, news and communications tools in a single, integrated pac=<br \/>\nkage to<br \/> corporations, news organizations, financial and legal profession=<br \/>\nals and individuals around the world.<br \/> Preferred Experience:<br \/> =C2=BF 5=<br \/>\n+ years of experience in designing and prototyping for desktop and mobile ap=<br \/>\nplications, or rich web-based applications.<br \/> =C2=BF B.S.\/M.S. in Communic=<br \/>\nation Design, Graphic Design, Information Design, Architecture, Industrial \/=<br \/>\n Product Design, Interaction Design,<br \/> Interactive or Multimedia Design, o=<br \/>\nr related field<br \/> =C2=BF Demonstrated understanding of visual design and U=<br \/>\nCD principles via a portfolio<br \/> =C2=BF Demonstrated fluency with design to=<br \/>\nols such as Photoshop \/ Illustrator and other Adobe product suite. <br \/> =C2=<br \/>\n=BF Familiarity with Visio\/OmniGraffle, Flash\/Flex, Blend\/WPF, HTML\/CSS\/Java=<br \/>\nScript. <\/p>\n<p> 2.)&nbsp;<b> EXPERIENCED INTERACTION DESIGNER &#8211; 10+ Y=<br \/>\nEARS OF EXPERIENCE<\/b><br \/> United States<br \/> New York &#8211; NY<\/p>\n<p> Th=<br \/>\ne Company<br \/> Bloomberg is the leading global provider of financial data, ne=<br \/>\nws and analytics. The <br \/> BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL service and Bloomberg&#8217;s me=<br \/>\ndia services provide real-time and archived financial and market data, prici=<br \/>\nng,<br \/> trading, news and communications tools in a single, integrated packa=<br \/>\nge to corporations, news organizations, financial and legal professionals and individuals around the world.<\/p>\n<p> The Role<br \/> Bloomberg&#8217;s produc=<br \/>\nt and technology teams are committed to creating better human experiences wi=<br \/>\nth technology by transforming complex<br \/> data, workflow processes, and end =<br \/>\nuser requirements into functional and unique software product design concept=<br \/>\ns. <\/p>\n<p> Bloomberg is looking for a very senior Interaction Design profe=<br \/>\nssional experienced in the design of complex software products and business systems. This is a unique opportunity to influence one of the most ubiqu=<br \/>\nitous and influential software products in the marketplace. Although<br \/> thi=<br \/>\ns is not a management role, this position will directly report to Bloomberg&#8217;=<br \/>\ns Chief Technology Officer. <\/p>\n<p> This is a position for the serious des=<br \/>\nigner who thrives on being in the trenches, responsible for designing and ma=<br \/>\nintaining a collaborative<br \/> environment across the Bloomberg Product Manag=<br \/>\nement and Technology groups. This role will ensure effective involvement of =<br \/>\nend users in<br \/> early product definition, rapid evolution of design concept=<br \/>\ns and the formal evaluation and usability testing of proposed designs.<br \/>  The ideal candidate must possess extensive experience involving transact=<br \/>\nional interfaces. Ability to meet aggressive deadlines is a must.<br \/> Knowle=<br \/>\ndge of the software development lifecycle and its varying methodologies is n=<br \/>\necessary for success. Experience on institutional finance<br \/> projects invol=<br \/>\nving transactional interfaces is a huge plus. <\/p>\n<p> Please include a lin=<br \/>\nk to your online portfolio in your resume. Your application will not be cons=<br \/>\nidered without a portfolio.<\/p>\n<p> Qualifications:<br \/> &#8211; Undergraduate or =<br \/>\nGraduate degree in Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Product Design, Inter=<br \/>\nactive or Multimedia Design, or related field<br \/> &#8211; 10+ years of interaction=<br \/>\n design experience in:<br \/> Transactional application design<br \/> Usability Ex=<br \/>\npertise<br \/> Product development<br \/> User research<br \/> Information architectu=<br \/>\nre<br \/> Aesthetic design<br \/> Data visualization<br \/> Business process and work=<br \/>\nflow modeling<br \/> Usability analysis<br \/> &#8211; 5+ years of experience in softwar=<br \/>\ne product design and development <br \/> &#8211; 5+ years of experience in project ma=<br \/>\nnagement <\/p>\n<p> 3.) <b>USER EXPERIENCE SPECIALIST<\/b><br \/> United Sta=<br \/>\ntes<br \/> New York &#8211; NY<\/p>\n<p> The Company<br \/> Bloomberg is the leading=<br \/>\n global provider of financial data, news and analytics. The <br \/> BLOOMBERG P=<br \/>\nROFESSIONAL service and Bloomberg&#8217;s media services provide real-time and arc=<br \/>\nhived financial and market data, pricing,<br \/> trading, news and communicatio=<br \/>\nns tools in a single, integrated package to corporations, news organizations=<br \/>\n, financial and legal professionals<br \/> and individuals around the world. <br \/> The Role<br \/> Bloomberg&#8217;s User Experience group is expanding and looki=<br \/>\nng for an experienced, self-motivated User Experience Specialist. Our User Experience Specialists are multi-skilled innovators with extremely strong=<br \/>\n interaction design skills, user research and usability testing<br \/> expertis=<br \/>\ne, and an eye for aesthetics. We are looking for a multi-disciplinary team p=<br \/>\nlayer who can quickly learn our organization&#8217;s needs and<br \/> culture and tak=<br \/>\ne responsibility for critical design decisions regarding current and future =<br \/>\nBloomberg products. <\/p>\n<p> User Experience Specialists at Bloomberg form =<br \/>\na core team that serves as a consulting resource for the highest-visibility =<br \/>\nbusiness application<br \/> and platform projects. We collaborate closely with =<br \/>\nproduct and technical managers, graphic designers, technical writers, progra=<br \/>\nmmers, and<br \/> end users. The person in this role will visualize, plan, and =<br \/>\ndeliver new products and major enhancements. Our client-server technology me=<br \/>\nans<br \/> that we specify interaction at a very granular level. User Experienc=<br \/>\ne Specialists create and maintain these standards as well as design<br \/> patt=<br \/>\nerns for our 2,000+ programmers to follow. Since we deliver software instant=<br \/>\naneously, we can test iteratively in real-time. This is a<br \/> tremendous opp=<br \/>\nortunity for a passionate self-starter looking to make a big impact!<br \/>  The candidate should have a track record of applying common User-Centered =<br \/>\nDesign practices and tools to solve tough design problems.<br \/> Experience wi=<br \/>\nth designing to support complex workflows, to visualize large datasets, or o=<br \/>\nperating system-level tools will be a plus. We want<br \/> to see an ability to=<br \/>\n iterate on out-of-the-box solutions to design problems. The ideal candidate=<br \/>\n would be able to understand constraints<br \/> quickly and be able to both pro=<br \/>\nduce and communicate creative design solutions.<\/p>\n<p> Qualifications:<br \/>=<br \/>\n &#8211; Bachelor of Science\/Master of Science in Human-Computer Interaction, Inte=<br \/>\nraction Design, Human Factors, or related field<br \/> &#8211; 4+ years of experience=<br \/>\n in designing and prototyping for desktop applications, rich Web-based appli=<br \/>\ncations, and platform-level tools<br \/> &#8211; In-depth understanding of user-cente=<br \/>\nred design principles and tools<br \/> &#8211; Demonstrated fluency with wireframing =<br \/>\nand prototyping tools such as Visio\/OmniGraffle, Flash\/Flex, Blend\/WPF, Dire=<br \/>\nctor,<br \/> HTML\/CSS\/JavaScript, etc.<br \/> &#8211; Ability to program in at least one=<br \/>\n scripting language as well as understanding of OOP an<\/p>\n<p> Please =<br \/>\nsend your CV and portfolio links to Christin<font> at <\/font><font>=<br \/>\nChristie@pencom.com<\/font><\/font> <br \/><font>Christin Henderson<br \/>Tec=<br \/>\nhnical Recruiter<br \/>Pencom Systems Incorporated<br \/>152 Remsen Street<br \/>Broo=<br \/>\nklyn, NY 11201<br \/>Phone:(718)923-1111 ext. 285<br \/>\nFax:  (718)923-6066<br \/>www.pencom.com<\/p>\n<p><\/font> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>=<br \/>\n<BR><br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n459ffd6927690e6c1@lists.nyu.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Content-Type: text\/html; charset=&#8221;ISO-8859-1&#8243; 1.)&nbsp; VISUAL GUI DESIGNER= &#8211; 5+ YRS United States New York &#8211; NY B= loomberg&#8217;s User Experience group is expanding and looking&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-job","category-listserv","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2092\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}