Information Architect/Interaction Designer/ User Researcher/ Usability Tester - HonorVet Technologies
LA, CA 90020
About the Job
JOb - Information Architect/Interaction Designer/ User Researcher/ Usability Tester
Position Description
The Interaction Designer / User Researcher / Usability Tester is part of a highly collaborative, multi-disciplinary team focused on improving usability, user experience, and driving user adoption and engagement; and responsible for conducting user research, analysis & synthesis, persona development, interaction design, and usability testing. The Interaction Designer / User Researcher / Usability Tester will conduct stakeholder interviews, user requirements analysis, task analysis, conceptual modeling, information architecture, interaction design, and usability testing; design and specify user interfaces and information architecture; lead participatory and iterative design activities, including observational studies, and other forms of requirements discovery; produce user requirements specifications & experience goals, personas, storyboards, scenarios, flowcharts, design prototypes, and design specifications; effectively communicate research findings, conceptual ideas, detailed design, and design rationale and goals both verbally and visually; plan and facilitate collaborative critiques and analysis & synthesis working sessions; work closely with visual designers and development teams to ensure that customer goals are met and design specifications are delivered upon; design and develop primarily internet/web pages and applications; develop proof-of-concepts and prototypes of easy-to-navigate user interfaces (UIs) that consists of web pages with graphics, icons, and color schemes that are visually appealing; research user needs as well as potential system enhancements; code, test, debug documents, and implement web applications using a variety of platforms: plan, recruit, and facilitate the usability testing of a system; analyze and synthesize the results of usability testing in order to provide recommendations for change to a system; and create such artifacts as Usability Testing Plan, Testing Scripts, and Usability Testing Report..
Skills Required
The Interaction Designer / User Researcher / Usability Tester will possess knowledge and experience in a mix of text, images, data, sound, animation and other effects to create interactive communication products as part of a product development team, use multimedia software, create design concepts, monitor design performance and ensure compliance with guidelines; and displaying imagination, creativity, computer technology expertise, teamwork, communication, and self-motivation.
Skills Preferred
Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, and Figma skills - Wireframing, prototyping, and responsive design principles skills. - Information architecture skills for complex websites. - User-centric design approaches and usability principles skills. - User requirements documentation and user-friendly design skills - Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Experience Required
This classification must have a minimum of five (5) years of experience in conducting user research, analysis & synthesis, persona development, interaction design, and usability testing.
Experience Preferred
5 years experience designing intuitive and engaging user interfaces, including developing information architectures, particularly for Drupal-based website. 5 Years experience designing and implementing complex information architecture. 5 Years experience with Drupal's content structure and how it impacts user experience design and information architecture. 5 years experience conducting user research and usability testing to inform design decisions and information architecture strategies.
Education Required
This classification requires the possession of a bachelor's degree in an IT-related or Engineering field. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
Additional Information
Selected candidate will have to pass a live scan requirement performed by the Department.
Position Description
The Interaction Designer / User Researcher / Usability Tester is part of a highly collaborative, multi-disciplinary team focused on improving usability, user experience, and driving user adoption and engagement; and responsible for conducting user research, analysis & synthesis, persona development, interaction design, and usability testing. The Interaction Designer / User Researcher / Usability Tester will conduct stakeholder interviews, user requirements analysis, task analysis, conceptual modeling, information architecture, interaction design, and usability testing; design and specify user interfaces and information architecture; lead participatory and iterative design activities, including observational studies, and other forms of requirements discovery; produce user requirements specifications & experience goals, personas, storyboards, scenarios, flowcharts, design prototypes, and design specifications; effectively communicate research findings, conceptual ideas, detailed design, and design rationale and goals both verbally and visually; plan and facilitate collaborative critiques and analysis & synthesis working sessions; work closely with visual designers and development teams to ensure that customer goals are met and design specifications are delivered upon; design and develop primarily internet/web pages and applications; develop proof-of-concepts and prototypes of easy-to-navigate user interfaces (UIs) that consists of web pages with graphics, icons, and color schemes that are visually appealing; research user needs as well as potential system enhancements; code, test, debug documents, and implement web applications using a variety of platforms: plan, recruit, and facilitate the usability testing of a system; analyze and synthesize the results of usability testing in order to provide recommendations for change to a system; and create such artifacts as Usability Testing Plan, Testing Scripts, and Usability Testing Report..
Skills Required
The Interaction Designer / User Researcher / Usability Tester will possess knowledge and experience in a mix of text, images, data, sound, animation and other effects to create interactive communication products as part of a product development team, use multimedia software, create design concepts, monitor design performance and ensure compliance with guidelines; and displaying imagination, creativity, computer technology expertise, teamwork, communication, and self-motivation.
Skills Preferred
Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, and Figma skills - Wireframing, prototyping, and responsive design principles skills. - Information architecture skills for complex websites. - User-centric design approaches and usability principles skills. - User requirements documentation and user-friendly design skills - Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Experience Required
This classification must have a minimum of five (5) years of experience in conducting user research, analysis & synthesis, persona development, interaction design, and usability testing.
Experience Preferred
5 years experience designing intuitive and engaging user interfaces, including developing information architectures, particularly for Drupal-based website. 5 Years experience designing and implementing complex information architecture. 5 Years experience with Drupal's content structure and how it impacts user experience design and information architecture. 5 years experience conducting user research and usability testing to inform design decisions and information architecture strategies.
Education Required
This classification requires the possession of a bachelor's degree in an IT-related or Engineering field. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
Additional Information
Selected candidate will have to pass a live scan requirement performed by the Department.
Source : HonorVet Technologies