[Sigia-l] Information Architect job description

[Everett, Andy]

Scott 
Here is one from ascentium.com
Position: Information Architect, Ascentium Corporation 
Length: Permanent, Full-time Position
Location: Bellevue

Ascentium Corporation, in Bellevue, seeks an IA to serve as the
information and interaction design consultant on projects, performing
the IA aspect of client work on project teams, ensuring that the most
effective, innovative solutions are used. Act as subject matter expert
in business development opportunities. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
* Work with clients, design staff, and other project team members to
architect information effectively for websites and other creative
projects. 
* Perform content analysis, task analysis, task modeling, and usage
scenarios. 
* Create and documents information design concepts and solutions by
various means, including sketches, diagrams, maps, storyboards, and
rapid prototypes. 
* Develop effective user-centered solutions for various types of
advanced web-based transactions. Work with developers and testers to
ensure high usability of applications. 
* Develop expert-level knowledge in information and interaction design;
apply this knowledge appropriately to create solutions that best meet
clients' strategic needs and build desired client-customer
relationships. 
* Work to integrate effective information and interaction design
strategies and practices into our overall design process. 
* Maintain consistent focus on exceptional customer service, working to
ensure that all information architecture practices effectively and
directly address client needs. Establish knowledge and results-based
relationships with clients, including keeping clients informed about
information architecture progress and issues, aiding project
development, maintaining a clear understanding of clients' business
issues and objectives, identifying changes in project scope, addressing
quality assurance issues, and communicating client concerns to project
managers / creative director / appropriate members of the project team. 
* Stay abreast of new and innovative trends in the information
architecture discipline as well as industry news and developments; work
to build similar knowledge among other design and production team
members. 
* Assist in sales and business development efforts as required, from
requirements gathering to writing formal process descriptions to
proposal and presentation material development. 
* Assist project managers, account managers, and creative director in
scoping and estimating IA projects, and presenting concepts to client
when appropriate. 
* Help strengthen our design practice by supplementing subject matter
expertise and credibility. 


Qualifications: 
* Minimum BA/BS degree in Library Science, Psychology, Human Factors,
Fine Arts or related field. Advanced degree preferred.
* 1-3 years of information architecture and interface design experience.
* A minimum of 1 year of direct Internet-related design experience
including the design of web sites, web applications, or web services.
* Knowledge of information architecture and interface design processes
and methodology, and the issues particular to web-enabled applications.

Hope this helps 
Andy

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Subject: [Sigia-l] Information Architect job description


Can anyone recommend a place to view job descriptions for information 
architect?

Thanks in advance.
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