Job: Calling All Consultants!

HumanCentric is expanding our list of local freelancers who would be interested in project-specific short/long term contract work. We are looking for experienced people in the fields of user interface design, human factors, technical writing, graphic design and interaction design for potential project work. A minimum of 3 yrs experience is desired. Experience in small screen interface design such as mobile phones, consumer appliances etc., is a plus.

Please send your resume and portfolio (if applicable) to jobs@humancentric.com. We will do our best to respond to you in a timely manner.

HumanCentric is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). No applicant shall be subjected to discrimination because of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, disability, age, reprisal for engaging in anti-discrimination activities, protected genetic information, sexual orientation or parental status.

Job: Associate Interactive Strategist

McKinney is looking for an associate interactive strategist to ensure interactive work is extraordinary by providing support for the Interactive Strategy department and agency in research, reporting, user experience, and identifying interactive possibilities. The candidate working with strategic disciplines to create the brand and business metrics and assesses the effectiveness of online campaigns against these metrics. Will create information architectures for websites, microsites, and landing pages, and mentor others on the discipline. Also, will assist in creating agency best practices for email, banner, websites, landing pages, and micro-sites. Experience using Google Analytics, Omniture, WebTrends a plus. Conversant in the following online disciplines (sites, online advertising, email, search, mobile, other). Knowledge of using online research tools (Forrester, Comscore, Omniture, DART, etc.). Must have BA/BS with 3-5 years experience in the interactive space that includes digital campaign management and user experience design.

Apply Here: http://www.talentzoo.com/index.php/Associate-Interactive-Strategist/?action=view_job&jobID=92753

World Usability Day – November 12, 2009

Please save the date for our annual Triangle area World Usability Day celebration.

The theme this year is: Designing for a Sustainable World.

World Usability Day 2009 is approaching design from cradle to cradle. Coming from a user-centric perspective and looking beyond form and function, we are exploring the impact design has on our world. For this year’s event we’ve lined up a great speaker and planned a killer design competition. See below for more information.

Slides from Edward Tufte and Information Design Strategies for the Web

Nathan Huening, who presented “Edward Tufte and Information Design Strategies for the Web,” has provided his slides for anyone interested in downloading them.

Slides: Edward Tufte and Information Design Strategies for the Web (PDF)