>
\n> USER EXPERIENCE LEAD – boutique interactive agency in Flatiron
\n> District
\n>
\n>
\n> This one’s a fun one and a great opportunity for a client-facing UX
\n> professional to make a splash in a smallish (40 person) pond and be a
\n> thought leader and galvanizer of teams. They’ve got a dog, a
\n> foosball table,
\n> a Wii, a penchant for office pranks, and an obvious respect for
\n> each other
\n> and enjoyment for what they do.
\n>
\n>
\n> Overview:
\n>
\n> A boutique, premiere interactive strategy, design, and development
\n> agency
\n> with particular capabilities in e-commerce, transactional websites,
\n> large
\n> site builds seeks a User Experience Lead to join their team
\n> immediately and
\n> help grow their team + capabilities. Clients include high-profile
\n> names in
\n> the consumer packaged goods, financial, educational, nonprofit,
\n> travel,
\n> retail worlds and beyond.
\n>
\n> The Job Description:
\n>
\n> We are looking for a User Experience Lead to direct the research,
\n> usability,
\n> and interaction design of our projects. The ideal person is a user
\n> experience professional devoted to creating innovative, clever
\n> solutions on
\n> interactive projects with a keen attention to detail and the
\n> ability and
\n> desire to mentor a small UX team. This is someone who thinks
\n> strategically
\n> and creatively, and who can focus on all project phases from initial
\n> research through launch.
\n>
\n> The perfect candidate will ensure a quality user experience that
\n> forms a
\n> customer’s impression of our clients’ offerings, differentiates our
\n> clients
\n> from their competitors, and compels visitors to come back.
\n>
\n> The role:
\n>
\n> . Focus on understanding the user goals of a project, creating the
\n> success
\n> metrics to go with them, and seeing them through all phases of the
\n> project
\n> . Work with clients to determine goals and present them with
\n> winning user
\n> experience concepts
\n> . Infuse our concepts, wireframes and designs with usability and
\n> interaction
\n> best practices
\n> . Monitor projects from kickoff to launch in an influential,
\n> thought-leadership role who isn’t afraid to roll up their sleeves
\n> and get
\n> their hands dirty
\n> . Lead information architects in translating business problems into
\n> user-focused solutions (
\n> . Partner with each department to champion and guide UX ideals
\n> . Possess an eye for aesthetics and understand best design practices
\n> thoroughly
\n>
\n> The background:
\n>
\n> . 7+ years in IA or design roles with a user-oriented focus – must
\n> have UX
\n> documentation to show (wireframes, sitemaps, personas, etc)
\n> . Possessing a strong portfolio, including ecommerce and UI-focused
\n> projects, and can talk to your involvement on each
\n> . A team thinker who can work independently and collaboratively
\n> . Self-motivated, wickedly creative, a good communicator with feverish
\n> attention to detail
\n> . The kind of person who gauges CVS against Duane Reade by which
\n> one has a
\n> single snake checkout queue and not a line behind each register
\n>
\n> This is a full-time, on-site position at an award-winning company
\n> with a
\n> passion for smart design and fulfilling user experiences. We are
\n> located in
\n> the Flatiron district of Manhattan, in a bright, cheerful office
\n> complete
\n> with game room and dog.
\n>
\n> Please send resume (and URL if you’ve got one) to
\n> joanne@joanneweavergroup.com
\n>
\n> The Joanne Weaver Group offers referral bonuses of $500 + $1000 for
\n> referred
\n> candidates placed in jobs under\/over $100K.
\n> Please share with your trusted networks and share the love (and get
\n> paid)!
\n>
\n> Thanks,
\n> Joanne
\n>
\n> www.joanneweavergroup.com
\n> UX + Creative Talent Acquisition
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