Experience Lead

for my collection of IXD, UX job descriptions. all found here

Experience Leads play a critical role at HUGE. They are the nerve center of our design process and take a hefty share of responsibility for the success of large-scale projects.  Experience Leads oversee an interdisciplinary team through research, strategy development, concepting, product definition, and design.

A successful Experience Lead at HUGE is an innovative designer, a decisive product owner, a confident manager, a helpful mentor, a team player, and a skilled client partner all rolled into one. In addition to project work, Experience Leads manage and mentor a small group of Interaction Designers who may or may not be assigned to their project.

Responsibilities:
Collaborate with Project Managers and Engagement Directors to create project scopes, schedules, and road maps
Plan for, delegate, oversee, and polish all UX project deliverables (such as strategic vision briefs, concepts, wireframes, site maps, content inventories, etc.)
Create and present aforementioned deliverables when necessary
Partner with other disciplines to ensure a stellar final product
Champion principles of usability and user-centered design and know when it’s ok to violate those principles
Work with research team to define correct research processes, and participate in user testing or fieldwork as needed
Partner with Senior Clients to keep project momentum moving forward and to maintain a positive working relationship
Collaborate with HUGE teammates and clients to ensure that the integrity of the experience is maintained through launch
Contribute to our process and shared knowledge, and help to evolve the HUGE way of working over time.
Represent User Experience in pitch work and business development

Requirements/Qualifications:
5+ years experience creating interfaces, large scale websites, or applications
Desire to produce the best experiences in the industry hands-down
Full understanding of how to apply the methodologies of interaction design and research to website and product development
Successful track record leading interdisciplinary teams in creating killer products
Tendency to lose sleep over how to remove the need for annoying “Cancel” buttons
Experience managing, growing, and mentoring junior colleagues
Proven client management skills
Capacity to think holistically about a client’s business
Engaging presentation style
Solid writing and visual communication skills
Familiarity with usability heuristics and relevant HCI literature
Knowledge of InDesign or other tools for generating wireframes and behavior specifications
Ability to play nicely with other intelligent and talented types
The curiosity of a scientist and the passion of an artist
Ability to inspire passion, dedication, and killer work from others
Open to feedback and knows when to how and when to defend design choices
Takes risks in design that lead to a perfect balance of innovation and usability
Proactive, hands-on person who loves a challenge

from HUGE
found 01.12.2010

Tweet tweet "Goatland! #pdxawe"