User Interface Designer/ Usability Specialist

Location: Columbus, Ohio

Experience Level: 5+ years of professional experience

• Ability to communicate usability and visual design principles to all levels of an organization, including relations with client services
• Experience with Adobe tools such as: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Flex, Dreamweaver, and Fireworks
• Ability to perform requirements analysis, usability tests, and conceptual high level visualizations such as: wireframes, storyboards, HTML prototypes and mockups
• Experience with W3C standards, web design and understanding of web browser capabilities
• Expert knowledge of user interface design and proven user interaction design expertise

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a strong aptitude for converting textual specifications to a visual requirement
• Undergraduate degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Interaction Design or equivalent field of study with some Human Factors experience

ICC offers comprehensive benefits and competitive pay rates.

Would you like to be a part of our Team?  Send your resume to smyers@iccohio.com and tell us why you think ICC – and our clients – will be better because you’re with us.

Description

Information Control Corporation (ICC) is looking for a personable, detail-oriented, and dedicated Interactive Designer to join our team. Applicants must be proactive and comfortable in a team environment.

Personal skills:

·   Must be a self-starter, capable of handling multiple projects and delivering to tight deadlines.

·   Ability to work well within a creative team environment.

·   Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

·   Willingness to ask for, listen to and consider the opinions of others.

·   Ability to effectively manage creative project scope to meet deadlines and expectations.

·   Must have been in a client-facing role and have project experience working with teams on a large scale over a long period of time.

Design skills:

·   A comprehensive understanding of graphic, application, game, web and/or interactive design.

·   Thorough understanding of typography principles.

·   Excellent knowledge of prevailing interface design tools, including Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Flash and basic knowledge of HTML/CSS.

·   Able to consult with clients in a professional manner when providing innovative ideas, concepts and designs to meet their strategic needs.

Usability / Information Architecture skills:

·   Able to define functionality, content, navigation, and interaction models through page level wireframes, site-maps, process flowcharts, use cases, and content matrices.

·   Ability to focus and direct brainstorming sessions in order to refine ideas to meet the client’s needs.

·   Design, develop and conduct usability tests to validate information architecture and design.

Required experience:

·   University degree or equivalent in Graphic-, Web-, and/or Interactive Design.

·   4-6 years experience at professional design, interactive, or marketing agency.

·   A strong portfolio driven by a variety of interactive design projects.

To be considered for this role, please email a current resume and portfolio explaining your involvement on each project to recruiters@iccohio.com, placing CREATIVE SERVICES GROUP in the subject line.