[Sigia-l] Senior information architect needed

[Jared Folkmann]

[Forwarded because of formatting problems.  Dick Hill]

Appologies for cross posting 

Senior Information Architect 
Permanent 
Start date: ASAP 
Based: West Kensington London 
Wheel Ltd (www.wheel.co.uk), one of the UK's leading digital communications
agencies, has an urgent need for a Senior Information Architect to join the
team.

You must be hard working, keen to learn and possess an understanding of, and
indeed total passion for, the user experience. A degree in a related field
will count in your favour, but ultimately we'll place the greatest emphasis
on your 3-5 year's relevant experience. 

You'll need to demonstrate core IA skills: 
Ability to understand the client's business and business 
objectives, as well as target audience needs, and translate this into
relevant, interesting content and effective site architecture. 
Understanding of good usability practices online and ability to translate
them into specifications for successful user interfaces. 
  
General understanding of internet technologies and content 
management systems, recognising the technical implications of design 
decisions. 
  
Familiarity with standard IA tools and methods: 
wireframing 
process mapping / diagramming 
site mapping  
creating user profiles & personas 
prototyping 
observation of user behaviour 
quantitative & qualitative research 
Ability to document and communicate design decisions and rationale
convincingly to the rest of the team and to clients. 
Understanding of accessibility issues 
Skills in library science, journalism, technical writing or HCI, though not
essential, will be welcomed. 
To apply, please send your CV, together with a note of your salary 
expectations, to Gabrielle at  cv at wheel.co.uk, with the words Senior IA in
the title line. 
  
NO AGENCIES PLEASE 

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