[Sigia-l] User Experience/Information Architect w/Pharma wanted (NYC) - up to $85k/year

[carolmtaylor at comcast.net]

User Experience (Information) Architect Wanted; NYC  - up to $85k/year 

My client is a world renown advertising agency with a separate digital arm that specializes in health care marketing. They are looking for a well-rounded, energetic, self-starter who can hit the ground running! Reporting to the Chief Digital Strategist, this person will be the first UEA/IA added to this office - and should feel comfortable setting up best practices/processes for his/her assigned account. This person will work on a Fortune 500 pharma account on a variety of projects including web design/redesign, microsites, viral marketing, social networking, banner ads, email blasts, etc. 

The ideal candidate will have: 

      ·          Minimum 3-5 years experience 

·          Health care experience preferred 

·          Experience and desire to create intellectual capital preferred (e.g., client presentations documents, etc.). Must be able to supply samples of previous research and design work. 

·          Specialist in creating positive user experiences through user-centered design and organizing content via useable, intuitive interfaces for complex applications for both the professional scientific medical community as well as consumers.   Must be able to work closely with creative department as well as providing solutions to clients’ medical regulatory and IT issues/comments. 

·          Comfortable working on a variety of projects from tablet PCs to big sites where it’s imperative to create user experiences within CMS and RIAs 

·          Demonstrated ability to define the strategy including reviewing/doing necessary research and the work to provide the smartest integration of research findings with the solution 

·          Ability to work independently on IA or UEA role specifics and with a team. Communicate within a cross functional agency environment.   Client contact as it relates to the role along with Account, PM and Creative 

·          Strong client facing presentation and communication skills (both written and verbal) 

·          Ability to handle multiple projects and proposals concurrently 

·          Research experience, i.e., user research planning and execution, persona development, usability test, contextual inquiry, task analysis and field studies 

·          Design skills include requirements definition (gathering and documentation), use case creation, user interface design partnership with agency creative team, conceptual interaction models as required, information architecture, wireframes, functional specifications 

·          Proficient in Microsoft office, visio (including template and background creation), and project 
At this time, candidates need to be local to U.S. We can provide visa transfers only. No offsite/offshore/freelance talent please. 

Interested parties, please send resume, work samples (or portfolio URL) showcasing UI design skills, wireframes, schematics, visio diagrams, powerpoint presentations, etc. to CarolMTaylor(at)comcast.net 

This position is temp-to-hire or direct hire only, with an annual salary of $85k/year. 

Thank you. 
Carol Taylor, Recruiter