Elti Solutions: Job description: cv_ux

Senior User Experience Designer and Information Architect

Location: San Mateo, CA

Position type: full-time permanent

Job description:

Market leader and innovator in online video services, leading provider of optimization solutions for live and on-demand video streaming services is looking for a talented User Experience Designer and Information Architect who will create user interface design and experience concepts, visual design, wireframes and specifications for the company's products and website.

The successful candidate will play a rewarding role as the focal point for advocating usability design and coordinating usability feedback from product development, sales teams and clients, and will serve as the lead in identifying technological and design trends and incorporating them into the products consistently. He/she will profile each product user type and conceive effective engagement strategies through good user interface design including but not limited to - information architecture, navigation, live data presentation, configuration screens, images, icons, logos and graphics, product naming /segmentation and visual instructions. He/she will oversee all the user interface aspects of the company products and validate approaches through usability testing.

The company products are built upon a pioneering technology platform that optimizes both the cost and quality of online video viewing while providing content owners with live audience insights at scale. The outstanding team is comprised of leading academic researchers, super-bright engineers, and industry well-known executives.

*** The company values talent and enthusiasm and provides very generous compensations packages and flexible schedule with opportunity for partial telecommute. The central office location ensures easy commute to all places in Bay Area. ***

Responsibilities:

Lead discovery sessions and assist in defining product requirements, discover user personas and archetype and interpret user goals and priorities.
Compile usability and requirements notes into appropriate usage scenarios and use cases
Work closely with usability team members, product managers and development teams to build wireframes, storyboards, interaction notes, proof-of-concept mockups, demos and prototypes of the new products and features.
Serve as an expert consultant during the detailed design phase by reviewing interaction design
Lead the definition and development of user interface design guidelines to optimize ease-of-use and achieve a distinctive, integrated and consistent look and feel.

Qualifications:

More than 5 years of experience in Flash and other web application user experience design and development technologies
Proven ability to design and lead discovery activities including stakeholder interviews and user inquiry
Hands-on experience with project deliverables - discovery findings, heuristic evaluations, information architecture, wireframes, interaction specifications, user interface guides, etc.
Strong web graphics production capability and experience with mockup tools (Flash and other)
Fluency with Flash and web design and development tools and languages including Flex, Actionscript, JavaScript, HTML, XML, Python, ROR, PHP
Superior interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate actively and proactively with others in a cross-functional team
Bachelor degree in computer science, design (or related technical discipline)

To apply:

Please send your resume in WORD format to lilia@eltisolutions.com
Place the text "Senior UX Designer and Information Architect" in the subject line.
Please provide the date you are available to start work.

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