Location: Harrisburg, PA
URL: http://www.redprivet.com
We are looking for a seasoned designer to lead client design
engagements, mentor the on-site design teams, and manage day-to-day productivity
and product quality.
At Red Privet, we use smart
processes and creative thinking to design great experiences. We consider
ourselves product designers. We don?t think about what we design as a page or a
screen or a site or an application, it is a product. It is a product that real
people use. We want people to be able to think less about how it works and more
about what they?re doing. We want every aspect of the product to be obvious,
simple, and empowering. We want to make every use, a great experience.
If you like the way we
think about design, want to be part of a start-up design firm, and are looking
to learn, teach, design and have fun?keep reading.
Qualifications:
- Minimum 5 years interactive design experience. Consulting experience preferred.
- Minimum 2 years design leadership and management experience.
- Hands-on ability to solve complex user (cognitive) problems through visual design, interaction design, and usability expertise.
- Strong aesthetic judgment. (You don?t need to be a visual designer, but must understand visual design dimensions and be able to direct visual designers).
- Demonstrated skill applying user-centered design practices, e.g., using ethnography data, user needs analysis, participatory design, end-user observation data, and usability testing data to influence design decisions.
- Can perform various HCI/IA tasks including personas and use case scenarios, prototyping, flow diagrams, wireframes, card sorting, labeling schemes.
- Ability to rapidly sketch out user-flows with pencil and paper, whiteboards, or post-it notes.
- Ability to develop interactive prototypes and documentation to aid evaluation of designs for complex applications.
- Have a strong design foundation including adept use of grids, typography, color harmony, etc.
- Can design for accessibility, Section 508-compliance.
- Excellent visual, verbal, and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage and convey ideas to technical and business teams with passion and diplomacy.
- Experience working with use-cases and RUP-like processes a plus.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Willingness to submit to drug screening and background check (client requirement).
- Associate?s Degree required, Bachelor?s or Master?s Degree preferred.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate and consult with clients, team members, and other stakeholders to translate rough ideas and opportunities into clear concept models, tangible prototypes, and elegant screen designs.
- Be a champion for users' needs from requirements gathering through solution definition, with wireframe mockups and detailed visual design mockups.
- Lead client design engagements, including design team management, scheduling, and status reporting.
- Mentor the on-site design team and manage day-to-day productivity and product quality.
- Elicit requirements and fully document design work products.
- Participate in the full design and development cycle to ensure that creative innovations in user-centered design are faithfully delivered to our clients.
- Contribute to the continual refinement of the Red Privet design and development process.
- Contribute to the thought-leadership of the Red Privet brand through occasional-but-regular blogging and speaking.
Sound Good?
If you are interested in an opportunity where:
- you have direct influence on the company?s direction;
- you get to work with leading clients;
- you get tough design challenges;
- quality is in everything you do;
- having fun is expected, and;
- the customer?s success is put first;
Meet Red Privet.
To apply: Send your resume and portfolio to: careers@redprivet.com No phone calls please. No telecommuting.
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