UI Designer

Location: Columbus OH

Rate: $DOE

Duration: 6months

 
 

Position:

We are currently looking for a Usability Analyst / UI Interaction Designer who will support multiple application development projects & IT initiatives. This person will facilitate user experience activities which includes storyboarding (UI requirements validation, screen definition, information architecture/data flow), creating wireframes & mock-ups, creating prototypes, and conducting user studies. This person should have a good understanding of graphic design, how to coordinate the UI design implementation with a technical team, exceptional communication & facilitation skills, plus the ability to train others around general Usability concepts.

 
 

Responsibilities:

 
 

- Conduct User Research (task analysis, collaborative design sessions, usability studies, field studies, etc.)

- Facilitating storyboarding sessions / Validation of UI requirements

- Development of wireframes, mock-ups and prototypes

- Create UI detail design (design specs and UI guidelines)

- Create User Interaction Models (mental models, etc)

- Work with graphic designer to finalize UI detail design

- Coordinate the implementation of the UI with a technical team

- Work closely with QA to ensure UI design is implemented correctly

- Evaluate the UI of external vendor software

- Ensure look and feel consistency in all design elements & apply the clients graphic design standards

- Train, promote, and evolve User Experience best practices throughout the IT department

 
 

Qualifications:

 
 

- 8+ years of User Research experience

- Experienced working in an Agile or Waterfall project environment

- Experienced in application UI design as well as web design

- Experience with using Morae software for user studies or another equivalent tool

- 8+ years experience in developing low and high fidelity prototypes

- Experience with the Axure RP Pro tool for creating prototypes is desired

- Understanding of a .Net and/or Java application development environment

- Experience designing mobile applications is strongly desired

- Ability to communicate clearly and efficiently

- Have worked in an environment that utilizes a structured User Experience process

- Experienced with Information Architecture

- Strong knowledge of user interface principles and UI patterns

- Graphic Design experience HIGHLY desired (HTML, CSS, and Adobe Suite)

- Works well in a team environment and can adapt to changing demands and business opportunities.

- HFI Certification is highly desired

- Applicable degrees include Human Factors/Human Computer Interaction, User Experience Design, Graphic Design, Computer Science