[Sigia-l] JOB OPENING: Information Architect, Pleasanton, CA, USA

[Chiara Fox]

PeopleSoft.com Contract Information Architect

Location: Pleasanton, CA
Contact Manager: Camille Sobalvarro, camille_sobalvarro at peoplesoft.com 
or (925) 694-5689

Create, maintain and champion consistent organization, nomenclature and 
navigational structure across PeopleSoft's network of web sites. This 
structure facilitates the user's (public, customer, or partner) ability 
to conduct business with PeopleSoft by directing them to the information 
they need within the context of their relationship to the company. 
Responsibilities of the IA include a functional site architecture that 
supports business objectives while addressing user goals, understanding 
user roles and creating appropriate structure and navigation for varied 
audiences. Working closely with a multidisciplinary team of producers, 
editors and visual designers, the IA bridges development of a site's 
visual design with a site's functional requirements.

Responsibilities:
* Define content structure, hierarchy, navigation and tagging standards 
for top-level elements of a portal environment
* Work closely with editorial, design and production teams to insure 
consistent site architecture is represented in all aspects of 
communication on the web
* Define and maintain site navigation
* Define and maintain content attributes/metadata and tagging schemes 
for a role-based site experience
* Design and maintain multiple controlled vocabularies
* Create and document organizational site concepts and user interface 
requirements as they relate to the cognitive flow of information
* Coordinate with team members to make sure the visual design and 
concepts flow with the navigational components of the site
* Prepare and present story boards and IA maps
* Create information design and interaction models for unique site 
features such as product demos, product tours, and diagrams for online 
users
* Contribute to overall site user interface
* Work closely with our internal development staff
* Be an advocate for the end user

Requirements:
* Degree in library and information science, human-computer interaction 
or related field
* At least 2 years information architecture experience, preferably on 
large-scale sites
* Experience creating wireframes, blueprints, storyboards, and other 
deliverables to communicate information architecture concepts
* Experience creating visual representations of IA using a tool such as 
Visio or Illustrator/FreeHand required
* Experience with HTML Editor and/or Dreamweaver a plus
* Project management experience
* Experience with the design and maintenance of large-scale content 
management systems a plus
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Experience with the optimization, precision and recall of search engines
* Web design experience helpful