[Sigia-l] JOB: Seeking Information Architect to work at Thumbplay.com

[karen kranack]

Thumbplay Inc., the leading consumer brand in wireless entertainment, has an
immediate opening for an Information Architect to join a growing group of
user experience professionals on the product development team. The ideal
candidate will demonstrate a depth of experience in information architecture
practices, with an emphasis on navigation design, interaction design, and
principles of designing for e-commerce systems. The Information Architect
will work for the Director of Customer Experience and with the Product and
Operations teams to transform the Thumbplay web and mobile consumer
experiences through online initiatives and mobile products. The candidate
should be comfortable playing roles from information architect to usability
expert to project manager.

Responsibilities
•    Create world class web and mobile commerce experiences.
•    Work closely with product development, technology, and marketing teams
to define strategy, help gather requirements and shape feature sets.
•    Translate user needs into desirable user interfaces.
•    Represent the user, either through developing user personas or
usability testing.
•    Work with team to create own project timeline and manage own
deliverables to delivery dates.
•    Develop deliverables that communicate ideas clearly, including
heuristic and competitive evaluations, personas, sitemaps, wireframes, and
functional specification documents.
•    Become acquainted with site analytics data to inform designs and
requirements.
•    Contribute to the product development team by introducing new ideas and
creative approaches.

Qualifications
•    Four + years of applied experience in designing usable web interfaces.
•    Two + years of applied information architecture experience.
•    BA/MA in information architecture, human-computer interaction,
information design, technical writing, or user-experience-related field.
•    Strong understanding of user research, usability, and web standards.

*Submit a cover letter, resume, and samples of work to: jobs at thumbplay.com.
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About Thumbplay
Thumbplay, Inc. is a leading provider of mobile entertainment services to
consumers. The company aggregates, promotes and delivers mobile content
directly to members from Thumbplay.com. The site offers ringtones,
wallpapers, games and text-based services through a membership-based,
community experience. Thumbplay, headquartered in New York, is backed by
leading venture capital firms, including SoftBank Capital, i-hatch Ventures
and Redwood Partners. For more information, visit www.thumbplay.com.