JOB SUMMARY
Marcus Thomas LLC, an award-winning, full-service integrated marketing communications agency is searching for a senior user experience professional, who thinks holistically and believes in the value of integrated marketing solutions. This individual will be a key member of our Digital team; providing leadership in the creation of innovative, enjoyable, usable/useful digital and traditional solutions for a variety of Fortune 500 brands.
The Director of UX will work closely with our clients to understand their business, brand and user needs; plus define strategies and approaches to address them through integrated UX-driven solutions. This position requires an individual with a strong combination of theoretical, analytical, practical, marketing/communication, consulting and leadership skills in the application of UX principles. The Director of UX will work closely with multiple Marcus Thomas subject matter experts on our research, planning, creative and digital teams to ensure all experiences created by the agency are driven by our focus on UX.
For a complete list of specific responsibilities, visit - www.marcusthomasllc.com
REQUIREMENTS
? Bachelor?s or master's degree in a related field, such as User Experience Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Architecture, Graphic Design or Industrial Design.
? A minimum of seven to 10 years of professional work experience in strategizing, architecting and developing user-centered designs.
? Three to four years of experience working in a digital, advertising or marketing communications agency is strongly desired.
? A passion for all things UX and a willingness to make a positive difference within the agency and for our clients though the development and promotion of great UX-driven work.
? Expert knowledge of website design and usability principles, issues and techniques.
? Ability to analyze user, business, brand and content needs, and define strategies for meeting them through effective user-driven solutions.
? Proactive self-starter with highly collaborative personality and approach to working with others across multiple disciplines.
? Ability to work with cross disciplinary teams in a collaborative, dynamic full service, integrated agency environment.
? Past experience managing and supervising others.
? A background in graphic design is a plus.
? High level of proficiency in Microsoft Visio.
? Expert proficiency in writing user scenarios, functional and technical specifications, and solution documentation.
? Strong knowledge of user-centered design, HCI principles and user analysis techniques.
? Proven experience in designing, facilitating, documenting and analyzing usability testing.
? Proven client-facing presentation skills.
? Excellent written and oral communication skills.
? Able to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines and drive them through to completion.
? Proven ability to solve large, complex problems.
? Working knowledge of Web and mobile technologies such as HTML, DHTML, XML, JavaScript, AJAX, graphic formats, CSS, popular website plug-ins, authoring tools and database environments.
? Commitment to ongoing learning and personal/professional development.
? Willingness to travel.
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