Job Details

User Experience Interaction Designer

Company:	Symantec, Inc.
Location:	US - Mountain View, California
Posted:	02.26.2013
Fields:	User Experience, Interaction Design, Web Design
Job Level:	Mid-Level Staff

Description

The Symantec Trust Services User Experience team is seeking a passionate, creative and analytical Interaction Designer to define the best user experience for our current and next generation products. In this role, you are a key member of the User Experience team and will participate in the analysis, design, implementation and usability verification testing of our rich and cutting-edge web-based applications. You will use your experience in user-centered design and user experience to create innovative, best-in-class solutions that will drive our next generation of products.

Responsibilities:
• Drive user-centered designs; translate user and business needs and technical capabilities into dynamic and innovative products that provide the best possible user experience.
• Develop workflows, user task analysis, personas, interaction flows, wireframes, low fidelity mock-ups, navigational flows, and high fidelity prototypes.
• Design visually rich, user-friendly interfaces that scale across multiple product lines and applications.
• Participate in user research and usability testing to help improve the product through every stage of the product life-cycle.
• Review and analyze user research and usability reports, for use in determining best UI design solutions.
• Apply the best design aesthetics under tight deadlines, while effectively managing trade-offs between business needs and customer benefit.
• Present designs to cross-functional teams and negotiate trade-offs.
• Manage all aspect of projects, including scheduling, ensuring milestones are met, tracking UI/Usability issues, and making design recommendations.
• Contribute to the design standards and promoting user-centered design throughout the organization. Develop guidelines, standards, user-centered design processes and ensure that they are fully integrated into the user-centered product development life-cycle.

Qualifications:
• BA/BS in Human Computer Interaction, Usability, Human Factors, Industrial Design, Psychology, Computer Science or related field.
• 4+ years of experience working in interaction design, UI design, and/or usability.
• Articulate design concepts and prototypes, with the ability to define your "vision" for the project in a variety of ways - written, visually and verbally.
• Experience designing dynamic interfaces that allow users to easily manage large and complex amounts of data.
• A mastery of web standards, user-centered design principles, knowledge of the software development process.
• Strong project management skills.
• Strong skills in mediating and resolving competing requirements and designs.
• Expert proficiency with design and prototyping tools: specifically, VISIO, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Axure.
• Prior experience producing designs that scale across multiple platforms.
• Thorough understanding of the limitations and appropriate uses of web 2.0 technologies.
• Outstanding presentation and interpersonal communication skills.