[Sigia-l] JOB: Product Designer at The Associated Press in New York

[Ehrlich, Rosalie]

The Associated Press seeks a Product Designer for its New York City
office.  

The Product Designer is responsible for the design of the functionality
and "look and feel" of AP's new multimedia news and information products
and services.

As a Product Designer, you will design the front-end user experience
taking into account market analysis, customer feedback, usability, and
your expertise about creating effective, intuitive user interfaces that
meet business needs, reduce time to market, and increase user
productivity. You will work on various inter-departmental project teams
to develop user-centered designs for high-profile AP products and
services for the global newspaper, broadcast and commercial online
markets. Those products and services might include Web sites and
applications, wireless applications and products and services for other
delivery platforms.

Specifically, the Product Designer will:
* Utilize user-centered design methodologies (e.g., contextual inquiry,
field surveys, focus groups) to understand users and their goals, and
define usability requirements for a product.
* Utilize requirements, use cases, and user-centered analysis to design
the structure, interface, interactions, and visual design of products
that are highly usable and aesthetically appealing.
* Develop conceptual diagrams, site maps, wireframes, and design comps.
* Develop and maintain detailed user-interface specifications and style
guides.
* Conduct heuristic reviews and usability testing to identify key user
problems and associated solutions.
* Contribute to the Product Design group's knowledge base of
user-centered design and research methodologies.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:  
* At least 3 years experience as an information architect, interaction
designer, graphic designer, or experience designer (or similar role).
* Bachelor's degree or higher in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or
a related field.
* Excellent presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
* Demonstrated ability to work on collaborative teams.
* Proficiency in a variety of tools including Microsoft Visio, Adobe
Photoshop, Image Ready, and Illustrator.
* Familiarity with technical issues around web development and ability
to work constructively with development teams.
* Fluency in best practices for web-based information architecture and
design, as well as strong knowledge of usability principles, issues, and
techniques.
* Experience conducting user-research and usability testing.
* Demonstrated ability to produce user-centered design solutions as
evidenced by a portfolio or samples of work.

PREFERRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
*     Ability to code user interfaces in HTML, JavaScript, DHTML and
CSS.
*     Experience designing news and information interfaces.

HOW TO APPLY:  
Please send your resume, links to samples of your work, and salary
requirements to rehrlich at ap.org.

The Associated Press is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer.




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