TriUPA Newsletter – Q1 2010

Take a moment to read the first edition of the TriUPA Newsletter for 2010!

Inside:

Letter from the President

Upcoming Events

Member Profile with Janey Barnes

World Usability Day 2009 Recap

Job: Senior User Experience Designer

Capstrat is looking for the next great User Experience Designer. Our User Experience Designers (UXD’s) are the primary advocate for the end user during the Web development process. They work collaboratively with the entire team to produce experiences that best meet the end user’s goals. They will work most closely with the web strategists, developers, designers, producers, and end users to ensure project successes. Our UXD’s are impeccable thinkers, writers and presenters.

Responsibilities:

• User Requirements Gathering and Analysis: Developing goals of the Web product through user research, persona development, scenario building and use cases. Conducting contextual inquiry (in person observation & interviews) with target users to understand their mental models and behaviors.

• Business Requirements Gathering and Analysis: Developing requirements documentation related to how the proposed Web site will expand market opportunity, revenue and user retention. Analyzing information gained during user research and also conducting heuristic and competitive analyses.

• Information Architecture: Designing information space to achieve an intuitive structure. The Information Architecture fuses the interaction design with the interface design to create a complete blueprint of the Web site.

• Interaction Design: Developing flow and path models that describe user tasks and define how the user interacts with the Web site’s features.

• Interface Design: Designing wireframes to identify all elements users can interact with.

• Usability Testing: Conducting usability testing, analyzing the results and creating a recommendations report.

• Functional Prototyping: Developing prototypes as necessary to support the user design specifications.

Qualities we are looking for:

• Creativity & Analytical Skills: Experience will guide this person. They know the rules and how to break them elegantly. They are up to date on what this industry is doing and they participate in its thought leadership.

• Communication/Attitude: We are looking for someone who is a great communicator, with both internal team members and clients. They have to describe complex processes to people who’ve never thought about their projects with such detail.

• Presentation Skills/Independence: We are looking for a candidate who can present their ideas clearly to clients during presentations. We are also interested in someone that can self-direct under multiple deadlines.

• Writing / Proposals: Candidate must have strong writing skills and be able to properly communicate through their writing when working on proposals and reports.

Requirements:

• 3-5 years experience.

• A demonstrated understanding of User-Centered Design methodology

• Thorough understanding of web strategy, design, technology and traditional application development processes and practices.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Expert proficiency with MS Visio

• Working knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, CSS, or basic Web development tools such as Macromedia Dreamweaver for simple prototyping.

At Capstrat, we believe in excellence. We hire smart, talented people who grow in an environment that’s fun, challenging, respectful and diverse. We insist on hard work, but seek to balance our work and personal lives because it is good for us and good for business. Doing well gives us a greater responsibility to do good. We believe in using our talents and abilities to serve the communities where we live and work.

If interested, please submit a letter of interest, resume and salary requirements to careers@capstrat.com

Job: AJAX programmer

Market Vue Partners is seeking an experienced AJAX programmer for an immediate, short term project. Please contact Janet Kennedy at jkennedy93 AT gmail DOT com with background and experience for more details.

Job: User Experience Designer

We’re looking for an outgoing, talented, and enthusiastic user experience designer to join us at HumanCentric.

HumanCentric is a product development services company dedicated to assisting its clients in developing compelling user interfaces through the application of skillsets in Human Factors, Design Research, Industrial Design, and Graphic Design.

We seek individuals experienced in the user-centered design process with a strong background in software design and usability.

Job duties include working closely with HumanCentric and client teams by:
Providing expertise and support to development teams during creation of user interfaces.
Rapidly, iteratively, and flexibly creating:
o Flow charts of task flows or information architecture
o Design schematics
o Wireframes of designs
o Paper and Interactive prototypes
o User Interface Specifications
o Usability test protocols and moderation
Driving usability evaluation efforts, when applicable, with the goal of analyzing and translating usability evaluation outcomes into design improvements.
Understanding product requirements and user’s goals and objectives.
Conceptualizing and creating user interface specifications that meet the product requirements of both clients and the clients’ customers. Products must meet user, technical, and creative expectations.

Motivated candidates should send their resume and portfolio to psnow@humancentric.com

Innovate Carolina conference April 10

Local. Fun. And bursting at the seams with new tools for growing your business.

Why should you come to the Innovate Carolina Conference on April 10, 2010?

To UNDERSTAND your customers better than you ever have before
To FIND leading-edge tools to separate you from your peers at your company
To DISCOVER how the thought leaders in innovation are creating growth
At Innovate Carolina, you will MEET YOUR PEERS within the innovation and product development space who live right here in the Carolinas. You might find your next job, business partner, or new fellow comrade. Hosted by Product Development and Management Association, Carolinas Chapter.

For more information:
http://innovatecarolina.wordpress.com/

Job: Freelance Interactive Strategist

Company: McKinney www.mckinney.com

Description: We’re looking for someone to work within our interactive strategy team to assist on a wide variety of projects. The ideal candidate will be skilled in user experience design, information architecture for websites, landing pages and microsites, CRM/ email, and social media. He/ she will be able to use interactive research tools such as Comscore, Forrester, and eMarketer to gain insights into clients’ category, brand, and best targets. A Bachelor’s degree is required along with 5 – 7 years experience in the interactive space that includes digital campaign management and  user experience design. This is a 3 month freelance position located in Durham, NC.

To apply: please email jean.cormier@mckinney.com