[Sigia-l] JOB: Contract IA position at Staples

[adamya ashk]

We have an immediate need for an IA to work on browser-based interfaces. 

This is a short-term contract position (3-4 weeks) with the
possibility to convert to long-term (~6 months).

The scope of the work will comprise creating process flows based on
understanding gleaned from existing systems, prototypes, requirement
sessions and ongoing ethnographic user research. Other assets like
low-fidelity wireframes and content maps will also be created in
accordance with in-house standards.

At Staples these IA deliverables are widely used by the business and
IS departments as means of communication and form a part of our
development methodology.

If you are interested please respond to ADAMYA.ASHK at STAPLES.COM with
the following:

-Resume
-Work Samples (wire frames, flows, case studies, etc.). Please zip if
more than 1MB.
-Rate. If your are responding as a company, please give a range per
the type of services you offer. If you are an independent feel free to
give a range based on duration of work.
-Ability to work at our headquarters in Framingham (we can not pay
relocation costs for contract work)

Usability and Information Architecture at Staples
The Usability Group at Staples supports our Retail Stores, Catalogs
and Web Sites. We are responsible for research and functional design
of both employee and customer interfaces. We tackle a wide variety of
artifacts including web interfaces, packing slips, store signage,
green screens and marketing materials.

We are located about 30 minutes west of Boston in Framingham, MA.
Depending on the nature of the work we may require consultants to be
on site for weeks or months at a time. However, from time to time
there are opportunities to work remotely.