Job Posting from Riley Hayes

User Experience Architect

35+ Person Minneapolis ad agency with a strong commitment to strategic and creative excellence is looking for a talented and energetic User Experience Architect to help drive the customer experience on many of our client’s Web initiatives.

You will lead a small team of designers, UX analysts and developers that will be responsible for developing the user experience for marketing Web sites and Enterprise applications.

*Riley Hayes is located in the Historic Mill District of Minneapolis.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Championing the users needs, making workable recommendations for improving the user experience
• Conducting user research such as usability testing, expert reviews and surveys
• Conducting requirements analysis, task analysis, stakeholder workshops, competitor analysis
• Developing personas & scenarios, user journeys, design concepts and prototypes
• Detailed design of new screens by producing wireframes, sitemaps and other standard Information Architecture documentation
• Documenting interface specifications for developers (e.g., how functionality will work, how data will be displayed)
• Coordinating the design workstream using a user-centered design process

Candidate Requirements

• Strong customer focus and a passion for UX
• Experience with all forms of prototyping from low-fidelity to high-fidelity
• Expert UX skills and knowledge (Information Architecture/User Research/User Centered Design)
• Experience with agile development methodology
• Confident persuasive communicator – experience working with stakeholders
• Strong team leader and knows how to take advantage of collaboration with other team members
• A keen interest in current / future developments in Web trends and innovations
• An understanding of Web site development, back end technologies, browsers, plug-ins, etc.
• Experience with accessibility guidelines and standards
• Proficient in Visio, Omnigraffle and/or Balsamiq
• Familiarity with Adobe Illustrator, Silverlight and/or Sketchflow, a plus.

Come join a fun and enthusiastic team (learn more about our culture by visiting our Facebook page).

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Interested candidates please send a resume to jobs@rileyhayes.com