Midweight User Experience Designer & Information Architect

Quirk, preeminent Marketing Agency, is looking to employ an experienced IA and UX Designer to ensure that we are delivering campaigns and websites that delight users and deliver on the commercial goals of our clients. The successful candidate has a passion for improving customer experience, expertise in usability and the ability to conduct useful and insightful research. 3 - 4 years experience minimum.

Requirements:

Understanding of design & creative processes as you will work along side designers.
Team player
Experience of developing UX solutions to support a range of requirements from information rich, through to marketing campaign sites to retail/transaction focused sites.
Proven ability to quickly understand a client's business model and processes
Proven ability to create effective, elegant, and usable UX solutions
Strong knowledge of user-centred design practices, principles, issues, and techniques
Proven ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team in a dynamic, collaborative environment
Excellent written communication and presentation skills
Proven ability to scope and deliver UX projects on time and within budget

Key Responsibilities:

Process flows & site maps
User Journey development
Wireframe design
User Testing
User Research – personas, stakeholder interviews, target audience analysis
Expert reviews of websites, applications and interactive interfaces
Competitive analysis and benchmarking
Creation of personas and scenarios to inform and evaluate solution development
Creating and documenting information concepts and solutions by various means, from card sorting, lo-fi/ hi-fi prototype development, content matrix/ mapping, site map development etc.
Working with creative teams to develop solutions that embrace user needs and support creative concepts

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