This job posting is for an experienced Interaction Designer to work at a digital design studio in London developing user experiences for major brands. Responsibilities include managing projects and teams, mentoring junior designers, and representing the company at conferences. The ideal candidate has expertise in user-centered design, usability testing, visual design collaboration, agile development processes, and experience designing for devices. The listed tools include design programs like OmniGraffle and project management tools like Jira. Compensation is up to £50,000 depending on experience level.

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INTERACTION DESIGNER
Central London | Permanent |
Opportunity to work in a fun Vibrant Cutting Edge Studio
Our client is a digital user interface design studio that develops pioneering user experiences for some
of the world’s leading brands. They are looking for experienced mid-weight to senior Interaction
Designers for their London studio to work on and across an array of digital multi-platform projects, from
mobile and tablet to TV, in-car and beyond. You will be working with your fellow Interaction Designers
to get to the heart of user requirements and business objectives. You’ll be working fully integrated with
the visual and motion design team to deliver beautiful user experiences on spec and on Time. The
work you design will be used by millions of people worldwide. You will deliver across a range of sectors
including mobile, consumer electronics, fashion, medical and finance.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
Project & team management
• To be responsible with your team for estimates and delivery of the project UX components
• To interface with clients and stakeholders both with the project producer and directly
• To understand client's complex organisational structures and to act accordingly
Senior level requirement
• To act as a team and company UX lead
• To mentor Junior Interaction Designers in various aspects of their role
• To represent the company in thought leadership at conferences and workshops
Design documentation expected
• Personas, User Scenarios, User stories, Concepts, Specifications documents (Sketches,
Wireframes, Flows) - showing excellent attention to detail in all your documentation
• Research reports: Contextual inquiry, Task Analysis, Competitor analysis, Usability testing
• Prototypes - working with visual and motion designers and technical delivery teams to
produce prototypes of varying fidelity, and knowing how much time to invest in each (or
even better produce them)
• Understandable presentation documents for non-technical stakeholders
Professional Experience Requirements
Must have...
• Expert knowledge of user centered design, usability principles and techniques
• Agency-side user experience background
• Client-side experience for a technology brand
• Device oriented UX design
• Working with visual design teams comprising of visual and motion designers
• Working with technical delivery teams to solve technical & logical issues on UI design
• Visualising concepts to demonstrate ideas
• Experience working within Agile/SCRUM process
The tools they use
• Design Tools: OmniGraffle, Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, Axure, After Effects
• Project Management Tools: Basecamp, Unfuddle, Jira
October, 2010
Salary: Up to £50,000 dependent on experience
If you would like the opportunity to work for a fun exciting faced paced studio please send your details
to David@abrs.com or call 01491411020 – 07909223518 for further details