{"id":366,"date":"2008-06-16T22:14:58","date_gmt":"2008-06-16T18:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2008\/06\/16\/information-architect-position\/"},"modified":"2008-06-16T22:14:58","modified_gmt":"2008-06-16T18:14:58","slug":"information-architect-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2008\/06\/16\/information-architect-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Information Architect Position"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Content-Type: text\/html;<br \/>\n\tcharset=&#8221;WINDOWS-1252&#8243;<\/p>\n<p><font>Full Time=<br \/>\n Position, Start Date Immediately. =A0If Interested,=A0submit portfolio and\/=<br \/>\nor resume to <font><u>staffing@hnw.com.<\/u><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font><b>About HNW<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font><b>HNW, Inc. is the only strate=<br \/>\ngic marketing firm with an exclusive focus on the wealth market.=A0 We help =<br \/>\ncompanies achieve their business and marketing goals by developing innovativ=<br \/>\ne communications strategies and executing programs to acquire and retain hig=<br \/>\nh-net-worth clients. HNW helps many top tier wealth management and luxury co=<br \/>\nmpanies in their marketing efforts, resulting in increased profitability and=<br \/>\n competitive advantage.=A0 HNW is headquartered in New York with offices in =<br \/>\nBoston and Denver.<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font><b>=A0<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font><b>HNW offers the unique opportu=<br \/>\nnity to qualified candidates of rapid development in a collegial, entreprene=<br \/>\nurial environment.=A0 Our company has been characterized by high growth, and=<br \/>\n members of our account team work as part of dynamic, multidisciplinary team=<br \/>\ns.<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font>=A0<\/font><\/p>\n<div><b>User Experien=<br \/>\nce Architect<\/b><\/font><\/div>\n<p>=A0<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font>This=<br \/>\n individual will work closely with the web applications development team in =<br \/>\nenvisioning and executing the user experience architecture for our online en=<br \/>\ngagements. The ideal candidate is a creative as well as analytical thinker.=<br \/>\n=A0 This person should be able to contribute to the creation of imaginative =<br \/>\ninterface designs that are intuitive, aesthetically pleasing and technically=<br \/>\n feasible. Excellent organizational, written and oral communication skills a=<br \/>\nre a must. Ideal candidates will have experience in conducting user research=<br \/>\n, designing taxonomies, creating site maps, wireframes and prototypes and as=<br \/>\nsisting in usability testing. It is also very important that this individual=<br \/>\n has experience presenting their work and facilitating meetings where they c=<br \/>\nlearly articulate the rationale and strategy underlying their work.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font>=A0<\/font><\/p>\n<div><font><b>Primary responsibiliti=<br \/>\nes include:<\/b><\/font><\/div>\n<p>  <font>Participati=<br \/>\nng in and leading client meetings where the User Experience Architecture is =<br \/>\nbeing presented, not only in working session settings, but also, as necessar=<br \/>\ny, in business development sessions<\/font> <font>Designing the User Experience for a wild=A0variety of client types.=A0Thi=<br \/>\ns includes site taxonomy, user=A0scenarios\/personas, process flows, wirefram=<br \/>\nes, site maps and=A0low and high fidelity prototypes.<\/font> <font>Collaborating with software developers, analysts, br=<br \/>\nand strategists, graphic designers and content editors to ensure the success=<br \/>\nful creation of back-end data management systems, presentation layer shells=<br \/>\n=A0and their accompanying editorial and graphic content.<\/font> <font>Collaborating with analysts in the creation of Proje=<br \/>\nct Requirements and Functional Specifications documents.<\/font> <font>Planning and conducting usability evaluations and as=<br \/>\nsisting=A0analysts in developing and documenting usability requirement.=A0 <font>Conducting efficient research of r=<br \/>\nelated web properties to determine best practices.<\/font> <\/p>\n<div><font><b>Qualif=<br \/>\nications<\/b><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font>Requires a college or university degree in Human-Com=<br \/>\nputer Interaction, information design, industrial design, or related area.<\/div>\n<p><font>=A0<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font>3-5 years of experience in user experience ar=<br \/>\nchitecture and related disciplines for interactive products. Requires demons=<br \/>\ntrated experience with a number of commonly used techniques such as conducti=<br \/>\non task analysis, interviews, observation, questionnaires, concurrent and re=<br \/>\ntrospective protocols, prototyping (hi or lo-fi), participatory design, flow=<br \/>\ncharting, site mapping, analytical and empirical usability evaluations. An u=<br \/>\nnderstanding of how marketing and branding issues impact interface design is=<br \/>\n also desirable. Sample deliverables and presentation is required.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font>=A0<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font>=<br \/>\n=A0<\/font><\/p>\n<div><font><b>Recommended skills:<\/b><\/font><\/div>\n<p>  <font>Direct work experience as a User Experience Architect, Human In=<br \/>\nterface Designer and\/or Interaction Design =A0is required.<\/font> <font>Productive skills with Visio, Photoshop, Illustrat=<br \/>\nor, PowerPoint and Axure=A0<\/font> <font>Under=<br \/>\nstanding of HTML, CSS and general web template techniques and content manage=<br \/>\nment systems.<\/font> Comfortable with re=<br \/>\nading and developing UML use cases<\/font> <font>Strong client interfacing skills<\/font> <\/p>\n<div><font>Please send your cover le=<br \/>\ntter and resume to <font><u>staffing@hnw.com<\/u><\/font>. 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