Freelance Senior Information Architect

Job ID:  5642 Business Unit:  Razorfish-Retired
Location:  US-WA-Seattle Posted Date:  2/9/2010
Category:  User Experience - Information Architecture

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Overview:

Razorfish is one of the largest interactive agencies in the world and currently has more than 2,000 employees in 20 offices in seven countries (Australia, China, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States) focusing exclusively on digital marketing and technology. Each office is filled with opportunities for people who want to invent the digital future. It's a big challenge, but it's a big Internet, and there's work to be done.

 

The Senior Freelance Information Architect is responsible for developing IA documentation (site maps, transaction flows, schematics, navigation models) for both web sites and applications. In this role, you will be expected to work collaboratively with a project team and support the Experience Lead  in the execution of all information architecture deliverables. A firm understanding of user-centered design processes will be crucial to your success here. Ideal candidates will have a healthy sense of humor, and are ready to finally work in a place where they are no longer the smartest person in the room.
Responsibilities:

  • Developing and documenting detailed user experience specifications for highly interactive interfaces

  • Understanding target audiences' needs, tasks, and goals and translating them into experience concepts and functional components

  • Supporting a larger team to translate business requirements into meaningful interactive experiences

  • Participating in user research, concept testing, and usability testing

  • Developing user personas and scenarios to clarify results of user research and focus the team's design efforts on the needs of key users

  • Collaboratively developing prototypes for demonstration of concepts to clients

  • Conducting competitive audits and market research

  • Demonstrated ability to execute on complex transactional interfaces, taxonomies and metadata frameworks, and templates for content management systems

  • Demonstrated ability to work in a highly collaborative environment

  • Experience with user-centered design methodologies

  • Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills

  • Experience in client services and negotiating business decisions

  • High tolerance for ambiguity matched only by your desire to organize it
Qualifications:
  •  3+ years experience as an information architect, interaction designer, or experience designer (or similar role)
  • Degree in a related field, such as Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Technical Communications
  • Proficiency in a variety of design tools including Visio, Illustrator as well as the MS Office Suite

 

This is a freelance opportunity.

This company is an equal opportunity employer and selects individuals best matched for the job based upon job-related qualifications regardless of age, race, sex, color, religion, disability (mental or physical), sexual orientation, military service, national origin or any other status or characteristic protected by law.

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