{"id":397,"date":"2008-07-01T18:57:02","date_gmt":"2008-07-01T14:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2008\/07\/01\/job-senior-ux-designerprototyper-for-method\/"},"modified":"2008-07-01T18:57:02","modified_gmt":"2008-07-01T14:57:02","slug":"job-senior-ux-designerprototyper-for-method","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2008\/07\/01\/job-senior-ux-designerprototyper-for-method\/","title":{"rendered":"JOB: Senior UX Designer\/Prototyper for Method"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Position:                  Senior UX Designer\/Prototyper<br \/>\nDepartment:             UX design<br \/>\nReports To:             Director UX (primary), General Manager<br \/>\n(secondary)<br \/>\nPartners with:          Visual Design, IT, Business Development<\/p>\n<p>Overview<\/p>\n<p>Method is looking for a talented, motivated Senior User Interface<br \/>\nDesigner\/Prototyper. This designer\/prototyper will work with the<br \/>\nVisual Design Lead and the Business\/Client team to prototype high\/low<br \/>\nfidelity prototypes and design innovative, industry-leading user<br \/>\ninterfaces. They will work with Usability specialists and other team<br \/>\nmembers to create the prototype that gives users the experience of<br \/>\nthe fully functional product. They<br \/>\nwill help research and analyze target audience for products and<br \/>\ndevelop creative design solutions. This designer will work with the<br \/>\nVisual Design Lead to contribute to the interaction design process<br \/>\nfrom product\/feature<br \/>\nconceptualization through implementation and usability review. The<br \/>\nideal candidate will be passionate about the end-user experience,<br \/>\nwill be able to create high \/low fidelity prototypes, and will be<br \/>\nable to work on both<br \/>\nsimple and challenging design problems.<br \/>\n  Responsibilities include:<\/p>\n<p>Working with the UX Director to create appropriate project plans for<br \/>\nthe UX component of projects.<br \/>\nCreating high\/low fidelity prototypes that gives users the experience<br \/>\nof the fully functional application so we can get detailed and<br \/>\ninteraction type feedback from the user. Prototypes will range from<br \/>\nPaper, html and flash.<br \/>\nWorking with the Design Lead to drive interaction designs from<br \/>\nprototyping to implementation.<br \/>\nDeveloping high level, and\/or detailed storyboards, mockups and<br \/>\nprototypes to effectively communicate designs and validate usability<br \/>\nstudies.<br \/>\nDevelop product conceptual models from functional specifications,<br \/>\nmarketing requirements, and various types of user analysis.<br \/>\nConceive, set, and implement user interface guidelines and standards.<br \/>\nHelp drive the user-centered design process.<br \/>\nPrioritize design tasks and deliver projects on time.<br \/>\nSkills\/Qualifications include:<br \/>\nCandidates should be able to:<br \/>\nCreate high fidelity prototypes using Paper, HTML and\/or Flash.<br \/>\nApply market research, usability data, software technology and human<br \/>\nfactors to UI design processes and solutions.<br \/>\nWork comfortably in a multi-discipline team to deliver designs that<br \/>\nmeet customer needs, product goals, and schedules.<br \/>\nParticipate in design review sessions with project team members.<br \/>\nStrong communication skills.<br \/>\nIn depth knowledge of User Interface Design principals, Human Factors,<br \/>\nUser Centered Design Processes, Interaction Design guidelines,<br \/>\nUsability Methodologies, industry standards and trends, platform<br \/>\nstandards and software development process.<br \/>\nProficient with developing high fidelity prototypes using HTML,<br \/>\nJavascript and Flash.<br \/>\nProficiency with various design and tools (Adobe PhotoShop and<br \/>\nIllustrator, web prototyping\/design<br \/>\nBachelor&#8217;s degree in Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Industrial<br \/>\nDesign, or related field, or equivalent experience.<br \/>\n3-5 years of direct UI design experience.<br \/>\nDemonstrated experience in designing usable interfaces for large,<br \/>\ncomplex systems.<br \/>\nAble to work on multiple projects.<br \/>\nGraphic design skills including screen layout, icon development and<br \/>\nother visual design elements a plus.<br \/>\nThis designer should be an innovative, creative problem solver with<br \/>\nan eye for detail and accuracy. They must possess     portfolio of<br \/>\noriginal user interface design work.<br \/>\nTHE (NOT-SO) FINE PRINT<br \/>\nMethod is a multi-disciplinary studio with offices in New York and<br \/>\nSan Francisco. We combine user-centered design research, an ability<br \/>\nto incubate ideas at a strategic level, world-class design talent,<br \/>\nand rock star developers to create comprehensive design systems. We<br \/>\nthrive on tackling the toughest challenges and designing elegant,<br \/>\nfunctional, effective solutions that address our customers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Position: Senior UX Designer\/Prototyper Department: UX design Reports To: Director UX (primary), General Manager (secondary) Partners with: Visual Design, IT, Business Development Overview Method is&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-397","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\/397","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}