[Sigia-l] Job: Calling all Experience Planners~

[Laura Hunter]

Do you have experience with IA, XP and client interaction in an interactive
environment but feel stuck?  Are you ready to take your career to the next
level with excellent mentoring, a wide variety of exciting and fun projects
working with large clients for an international interactive brand?  Then we
should talk!

My client is the 4th largest communications company in the world and they
have recently joined forces with another power house interactive creating
the leading multi-channel digital experience agency.
Working across the full array of digital and direct channels, their mission
is to ignite brands across
the marketing landscape, through experiences that empower people to share,
connect, and interact.
The outcome: deeper relationships, value-enhancing behaviors, bottom-line
results. 

With over 1,000 employees in offices around the world and a client roster of
leading brands, associations and companies, my client is in need of talented
mid-senior level Experience Planners to work on projects from clever and fun
micro sites to complex transactional online experiences.  There will be no
shortage of challenge, fun and excitement.  You will be working alongside
top flight creative’s and mentored by a professional that is highly
respected and admired in their XP work and leadership.  Here’s a description
of the position but please note that there is much more to learn via the
interview process.

Position Summary:
The Experience Planner creates branded, interactive user experiences such as
websites,
games, and applications for clients across a variety of verticals. 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: 
• 1-4 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.

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

If you’re ready to be relevant and have your work valued, feel free to drop
me an email with your resume and work samples attached.  I would love to
tell you more about this exciting position. 

Happy Holiday!
Laura 
Laura Hunter
Vivid Resources
office-559-684-1070
cell-559-303-9018
fax-559-684-0820
laura.hunter at vividresources.com
www.vividresources.com