Position: Front End Developer / UX Designer

Location: New York City

 

ConsumerSearch isseeking an exceptional User Experience Designer to be a part of a team that isdriving and developing a best-in-class consumer experience. In this role, theUser Experience Designer will lead in the creation of strong user experiencesolutions for a range of products including web, tablet, and mobile platforms.The User Experience Designer will translate the user needs, analytic insightsand business strategy into opportunities to improve the ux.

 

The User ExperienceDesigner will report to the Interactive Creative Director, will be workingclosely with Product, Engineering, and Editorial teams to make outstandingexperiences. The User Experience Designer will visualize typical workflows,rapidly prototype concepts and test with users. This role will also establishguidelines for interaction design, unifying and improving our interfaces andinteraction patterns across platforms.

 

Responsibilities:

·        Concepting- coming up with the key ideas that drive a project and supporting ideas neededto fulfill them across multiple platforms (desktop, mobile, tablet)

·         Fluency with rapid prototyping techniques donein HTML/CSS and Javascript/JQuery or software packages (i.e. Catalyst, andFireworks)

·        Translateresearch findings and analytic insights into user/customer experienceimprovements

·        Presentand test UX proposals throughout the project development process.

·        Helpdevelop, organize and conduct user tests and interviews

·        Defineuser interface design patterns and best practices

·        Participatein Brainstorming sessions and Concept sketching

 

Education / Experience:

·        3-5years experience as an Interaction Designer, User Experience Designer, orFront-End Developer with a strong sense of Design

·        Abachelor’s degree in HCI, Cognitive Science, Interaction Design, Visual Design,or related field

·        Experiencedesigning a range of interfaces from small to large displays, workingexperience creating for tablet and mobile interface design

·        Provenexperience working on e-commerce / m-commerce sites, preferably large-scale,dynamically driven ones.

·        Agreat portfolio of work that demonstrates the required skills

Skills:

·        HTML/CSSand Javascript/JQuery. Rendering software (i.e. Fireworks, Photoshop,Illustrator.) Wireframing tools (i.e. Omnigraffle, Balsamic or other.)

·        Youhave a team oriented, collaborative approach to user experience design

·        You’reable to communicate ideas and concepts clearly and concisely, with the abilityto quickly tailor solutions to the audience

·        Mustbe able to think beyond what is asked for and act independently

·        Havea great attitude

 

Company Overview:

ConsumerSearch.comreviews hundreds of product reviews, analyzes them, distills the informationconsumer’s need and recommends which products are the best.

 

Current Ownership:

In May 2007, ConsumerSearch was acquiredby About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

 

The About.com Groupis an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis ofrace, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age,disability, national origin, citizenship, or any other protectedcharacteristic.  The New York Times Company is committed to diversity inits most inclusive sense.

 

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