Job Title: Senior Information Architect
Location: North America - New York, NY
Department: Sling Media Entertainment Group
Reports To: Director of Product Development
Sling Media is a digital lifestyle products company, focused on creating empowering entertainment experiences for consumers. Sling Media’s award winning Slingbox turns any Internet-connected PC, Mac, or mobile device into your home television allowing you to watch your TV virtually anywhere in the world. The Sling Entertainment Group is a division of Sling Media and will deliver new applications and services enabled by the Slingbox’s marriage of familiar TV programming and richly interactive web-connected devices.
Responsibilities:
As a Information Architect, you will be responsible for researching and eliciting requirements for products and translating into functional and user interface requirements that best service the consumer in next generation video applications. This involves producing use cases and user scenarios, sitemap diagrams, schematics/wireframes, storyboards, and written specifications. You will act as user experience subject matter expert, and are responsible for conducting cognitive walkthroughs, heuristic evaluations, as well as usability tests.
You will conduct user and market research, as well as actively engaging, and building a dialogue, with our end-users to gather insights that drive design from the earliest stages of product development, right through launch, and continuing through product version releases.
Requirements:
- At least five years of experience designing information architecture for a high traffic, media-focused multi-platform firm.
- Background in cognitive psychology, library & information science, or graphic design.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- A solid understanding of User Centered Design principles and the Agile development process.
- Knowledge of relevant industry tools including OmniGraffle, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
- Understanding of programming technologies, specifically capabilities and limitations.
- Understanding of content management systems.
- Familiarity with user research methodologies and web analytics.
- Deep understanding of user behavior and information retrieval.
- Ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines with complex requirements.
- Experience working with technical and design teams and an understanding of their workflow and processes.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Precise organization skills.
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with inter-disciplinary teams in deadline situations.
Contact: jobs@slingmedia.com (please reference requisition #189) |
