[Sigia-l] Job Opportunity: Interaction Design @ Motorola

[CXDJOBS-CXDJOB01]

Company: Motorola Inc - Consumer Experience Design Team

URL: http://www.hellomoto.com

 

Location: Varies depending upon position

(Chicago/Libertyville, Bay Area, Beijing, Seoul

 

Position Title: Interaction Design Team

 

Duration: Full Time

 

Job Description:

Consumer Experience Design (CXD) is an organization within Motorola's
Mobile Devices (MD) business unit. We employ a user-centered design
approach in order to optimize business strategies, build our brand,
ensure usability and develop rich experiences. Our group is responsible
for defining the physical and digital experience of Motorola's mobile
devices. Our activities include industrial design, interaction design,
screen and information design, design research, color, material and
finish specifications, product graphic design, task flow specifications,
lighting and visual media design, sound design and animation.

The Interaction Design Team collaborates closely with global telecom
service providers and internal work partners to create compelling,
usable and innovative mobile experiences for over 100 million worldwide
users. We create seamless solutions that include multimedia (music and
video streaming, mp3, TV, video telephony), calling (IM, VoIP,
push-to-talk), connectivity (Bluetooth, voice recognition, WiFi),
messaging (SMS, MMS, email), and productivity (calendar, phonebook)
applications.

Positions

*Interaction Designer: The User Interface Designer is responsible for
leading and actively participating in the planning, design,
documentation and development of the user interfaces and user experience
concepts. In addition, the user interface designer will champion the
end-user and promote user-centered design methodologies throughout
Mobile Devices.

*Senior Interaction Designer: In addition to fulfilling the
responsibilities of a UI Designer, the Senior UI Designer is responsible
for designing large-scale features, mentoring designers, and leading
projects.

*Lead Interaction Design: The UI Design Lead is responsible for
coordinating design efforts within a domain, mentoring designers,
identifying and solving cross-domain design issues, coordinating efforts
with third parties, interacting with internal partners to influence
product definition, and influencing design process.

*Interaction Design Manager: The Interaction Design Manager is
responsible for developing domain-specific goals and initiatives,
driving their team to deliver specific designs, project managing domain
initiatives, developing design talent, career management, coordinating
with other CXD managers to achieve department (CXD) goals, drive
business units in the direction of compelling, useful and usable design,
educate customers and senior management on good UI design, drive
adoption by customers of domain-specific designs, and develop processes
necessary to enable domain teams to function effectively within Motorola
and CXD.

 

 

Qualifications: 

General Interaction Designer Qualifications *Familiarity with concept
development, design and process methodology, scenario planning, user
interface modeling, and information design *Ability to resolve and
document detailed design and implementation issues *Creative problem
solving skills *Ability to work independently as well as with a team
*Self-motivated with a high level of responsibility and professionalism
*Exceptional communication skills (writing, listening, presenting)
*English proficiency required; Other languages a plus (particularly
Mandarin) *Attention to detail (What's wrong with the sentence above?)
*A Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field *Experience with
usability testing or ethnographic research *Experience developing and
documenting use cases, task flows, screen and interaction design
*Familiarity with information architecture and cognitive psychology
principles *Practical knowledge of Visio, Illustrator, Photoshop,
Microsoft Office applications and Microsoft Project *Sustained attention
to detail from concept to implementation *Experience working directly
with implementation teams as peer partners

 

Interaction Design Manager Qualifications *Familiarity with Design and
Process Methodology *Well organized *Listening skills *Refined creative
processes and skills *Contribute and foster innovation *Excellent
people-management skills *Proactive in managing geographically diverse
teams *Excellent presentation skills *Ability to manage by influence
*Deals well with ambiguity *Ability to partner with Senior Managers
outside of CXD *Transparency of efforts to management *Understanding of
Wireless Communications industry and Motorola Business drivers

 

 

Contact Info:

To Apply, Please send us your resume and work samples via email. Note:
Work samples will not be returned.

Email: cxdjob01 at motorola.com

 

Please be sure to clearly indicate the specific position for which you
are applying in the email "Subject" header or on the outside of the
envelope.

 

Motorola is an Equal Opportunity Employer