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ExactTarget is a leading provider of on-demand email marketing software solutions. The company's one-to-one marketing applications enable clients to send business-critical and event triggered communications to increase sales, optimize marketing investments and strengthen customer relationships. ExactTarget offers four editions of its software and a range of optimization services. Learn more at www.exacttarget.com or call 1-866-EMAILET.

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Senior Interaction Designer
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Job Description 

Position Objective
The Senior Interaction Designer is an integral member of the UXDS, User Experience Design Studio.  The goal of this position is to lead the interaction design portion of the Carbon Initiative, which is focused on redesigning our one to one communication marketing product.  In addition, this role will own the ongoing design of the user interaction on all our one-to -one communication marketing products.   This role is imperative to the success of the Carbon Initiative and the UXDS.

 

The Senior Interaction Designer will design the user interaction layer and UI components for concept prototypes, assist in the evaluation and testing of the concepts and incorporate the feedback to design the interaction for the final product(s).  This work will include a range of activities including participating in and leveraging user experience research, responsibility for interaction design and assisting in development of the visual interface design.  The position will work as part of a cross-functional team with a business analyst, information architect, human factors/usability specialist, and visual designer to product user-centered interaction components and interfaces for our end-users.  This is a senior level position that requires extensive experience in interaction design for successful and innovative web applications.  The Interaction Designer is required to be aware of the latest techniques and approaches to interaction design and to ensure that these techniques are appropriately incorporated into the product.

 

This position reports to the UXDS Manager

 

 

 


Job Requirements 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Serves as the primary point of contact for interaction design.
  • Assists in user research and the creation of user models such as personas & scenarios.
  • Observing user research and incorporating the feedback/results into the interaction design.
  • Creating design patterns and UI components and working prototypes.
  • Designing the user interaction and functional behavior of the application(s).
  • Applying your deep knowledge of best practice design principles throughout your work.
  • Articulate which user centered design methods are best applied to specific projects, ensure adherence to these methods, and guide the organization in regards to interaction design.
  • Ability to work in a team environment while being an individual contributor and meet tight deadlines.
  • Ability to communicate abstract design concepts via tools and techniques to a broad audience.

 

 

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree required .
  • Masters or PhD in related field (Design, Human Factors, Computer Science).
  • Five years of work experience in interaction design of web based software applications.
  • Thrives in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment.
  • Strong understanding of user-centered design methodology and testing.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal and facilitation skills required.
  • Demonstrated expertise and knowledge of XHTML and CSS.
  • AJAX experience a plus.
  • Demonstrated understanding of W3C and Section 508 web standards.

 

 

 



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