[Sigia-l] Contract Opportunities, NYC

[Richard Hill]

[Posted for Katherine Lumb, katherine.lumb at publicis-usa.com]

Publicis Dialog has immediate, on-site, full-time contract opportunities in
our NYC office for qualified experience planners. 

Position Summary: 
The Experience Planner creates branded, interactive user experiences such as
websites, games, and applications for clients in the consumer packaged
goods, pharmaceutical and alcoholic beverage industries. The XP helps define
and lead the strategic and creative vision; owns the information
architecture, navigation, interaction and user experience; researches and
defines user needs, business goals and requirements; and coordinates with
the art director, technical director and account manger to inform visual
design and facilitate build. 

Responsibilities: 
The Experience Planner: 
> Takes ownership of the XP component of all assigned projects. 
> Understands brands, and how to bring them to life online. 
> Serves as primary point of contact with internal team members and the
client for all XP issues. 
> Delivers work on time and on budget. 
> Communicates concerns, problems and ideas proactively to internal team
members. 
> Is articulate, clear and confident in presenting his/her work to internal
team members and clients. 
> Provides expert usability and interaction design recommendations to the
project team. 

Primary Tasks + Deliverables 
> Produces deliverables at a level of fidelity and detail appropriate for
clients and internal team members. 
> Plans, conducts and analyzes primary and secondary research (heuristic
evaluations, competitive analyses, one-on-one interviews, online surveys,
stakeholder interviews, etc.). 
> Plans and conducts internal team and client work sessions (brainstorms,
requirements workshops, etc.). 
> Defines, prioritizes and drives consensus on project requirements,
including all features, functions and content. 
> Develops process models, user personas and scenarios. 
> Creates information architecture deliverables, including site maps,
wireframes, interaction models and page specifications that describe
navigation, content, and functionality. 
> Assists technical director with functional specifications. 
> Leads usability testing planning, facilitation and analysis. 

Qualifications: 
> 5+ years experience creating user-centered digital solutions, including
research, solution validation and measurement. 
> Experience as primary XP on medium and large accounts. 
> Expertise with modeling and prototyping tools including OmniGraffle,
Visio, HTML/JavaScript, Dreamweaver and/or Illustrator. 
> Excellent visual, written and oral communications and presentations
skills. 
> Strong leadership, interpersonal and management skills. 
> Demonstrated critical thinking ability. 
> Experience working in an agency environment. 
> Experience in consumer packaged goods and youth marketing essential;
experience in pharmaceutical and alcoholic beverage marketing a plus. 

Education : 
> Bachelor's degree 
> Graduate degree (preferred) in Cognitive Psychology, Human Factors, HCI,
Design, Anthropology, or related field 

Please send your resume and appropriate deliverable samples to: 
Katherine.lumb at publicis-usa.com 

About Publicis Dialog: 
Publicis Dialog is a Top 10 Agency of the Year, and part of Publicis, the
$1.2 billion U.S. unit of the Paris-based Publicis Groupe S.A. (NYSE:PUB -
News). The Publicis Groupe has 38,000 employees serving the world's leading
brands from offices in 109 countries. With worldwide revenues of over $4
billion, it is the world's fourth-largest communications company and among
the fastest growing in its category. 

Katherine K. Lumb 
Senior Experience Planner 
Publicis Dialog 
212/279-5281 
katherine.lumb at publicis-usa.com

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Richard B. Hill
Executive Director
American Society for Information Science and Technology
1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510
Silver Spring, MD  20910
Fax: (301) 495-0810
Voice: (301) 495-0900