[Sigia-l] (JOB) FT Jr. and Sn. Experience Planner-NYC (recruiter)

[Laura Hunter]

Position Summary: 
The Junior and Senior Experience Planner creates branded, interactive user 
experiences such as websites, games, and applications for major consumer
packaged goods, 
pharmaceutical and alcoholic beverage clients. 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; coordinates 
with the art director, technical director and account manger to 
inform visual design and facilitate build. 

Responsibilities: 
The Senior Experience Planner: 
>        Takes ownership of the XP component of all assigned 
projects. 
>        Understand 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 their 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 rigorous audience research, solution validation 
and measurement plan development. 
>        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 the 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

Laura Hunter 
Vivid Resources
559-684-1070-office
978-828-9576-cell
laura.hunter at vividresources.com
http://www.vividresources.com