[Sigia-l] Fwd: Job Opportunity: Contract Interaction Designer, Bank of America, Boston

[Tal Herman]

Please note that this position is for a Boston-based contractor.
 
 Make sure you respond to the bankofamerica.com email address listed at
 the end of this message. If you send the email to me here at my gmail
 account, I won't read it.
 
 Tal
 
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 Company: Bank of America
 
 Location: Boston, MA
 
 Position Title: Interaction Designer
 
 Position Duration: Contract, 6 mos. with possibility for extension
 
 Job Description:
 The core responsibility of the Interaction Designer is to
 lead user-centered design processes to ensure that web-based
 products, applications, and marketing pages are easy to use
 and help customers and associates fulfill their goals.
 
 This position is going to be working with our Boston-based 
 Investments and Brokerage group so in addition to the 
 requirements listed below, it would be a bonus if you'd
 done work in the financial or brokerage world before.
 
 Responsibilities:
 * Gather and maintain business requirements working with
 line of business and segment representatives
 * Drive the optimum implementation of functionality through
 research and usability testing
 * Conduct task analyses to define user needs
 * Develop high-level information flows and navigation systems
 * Develop detailed page schematics
 * Work with Technology & Operations to determine technology
 needs for given initiatives
 * Work with visual designers to ensure look & feel of given
 initiatives meets intended user interaction
 * Participate in the development of product prototypes for
 usability testing and proof of concept purposes
 * Participate in usability tests by helping to define methodology,
 conducting walks-through, and developing reports
 * Represent solutions throughout Bank of America
 * Manage outside agencies utilized during various project phases
 
 Qualifications:
 * Minimum 3 years web application interaction design
 experience
 * Demonstrated knowledge of the product creation process,
 particularly  how it pertains to web development
 * Demonstrated ability to understand complex financial services
 product offerings and why people interact with them
 * Ability to understand and interpret existing site design and
 style guides and create effective solutions within those guidelines
 * Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively through various
 formats (oral, written, graphic design) with staff and clients,
 both individually and in groups
 * Working knowledge of various web-related technologies including
 HTML, XML, JavaScript
 * Working knowledge of visual design tools including Visio,
 Photoshop, Illustrator
 * Strong organizational skills
 * Deadline- and detail-oriented
 * Ability to multi-task
 * Highly motivated toward continuous improvement and the ability
 to motivate others
 * Ability to thrive under pressure and adapt to conflict situations
 
 Contact Information:
 
 If interested, please email me at the following address:
 
 tal.herman at bankofamerica.com
 
 Make the subject line,  "Re: Interaction Designer - Bank of
 America"
 
 Include the following with your e-mail (could just be a link to a
 URI with the relevant documentation):
 * Resume
 * Brief description of experience, projects, and qualifications
 * Salary range
 * Sample wireframes and site map
 * Any other sample docs: task flows, conceptual model, usability
 testing plan/results, etc.
 
 Feel free to email me at my bankofamerica.com address with any
 questions/comments.
 
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