Thursday, October 18, 2007

Another Dream Job

Interaction Designer

Yahoo! User Experience Design is looking for a bright, motivated interaction designer to join the Yahoo! Groups team. Yahoo! Groups empowers group leaders to grow, customize, and participate in global online communities. As an interaction designer you will collaborate with product management, engineering, marketing, user research and visual design to produce innovative designs that best meet customer needs.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Setting product direction and UI requirements based on business, user and brand needs
  • Collaborating with product managers, engineers and research specialists to define the user experience
  • Designing user interaction models, workflows and user interfaces
  • Working hand in hand with visual designers, web developers and engineers to deliver the final product
  • Pushing the boundaries of what's possible to create better experiences for our users
MINIMUM JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
  • 5+ years of experience as a key member of a UI team through the product development cycle of several successfully launched web, mobile and/or software applications
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in HCI, product design, human factors/ergonomics or related field
  • Although a business degree is not required, the candidate must have a strong affinity with business and user metrics
PREFERRED JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Experience building pages using HTML, DHTML, CSS, Javascript etc.
  • Ability to prototype in Flash, Director or other dynamic prototyping tools
  • Past experience working in an Agile/SCRUM environment

Please Apply Now by sending us a resume along with portfolio links if available.

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