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User Experience Designer at Hands-On Mobile! (financial district)


Date: 2009-11-03, 4:36PM PST
Reply to: jobs@handson.com [Errors when replying to ads?]


The Hands-On Mobile Design Group is an interdisciplinary team which is defining and delivering the future of mobile user experiences. As a member of the team you will work closely with product management and product development to create compelling, rich mobile applications for top tear brands, for distribution across all the major carriers.

Our ideal candidate will have at least 3+ years experience with User Interface design processes and methodology, and be able to visualize concepts quickly and clearly. Recent mobile design experience is essential. Familiarity with Smartphone standards and guidelines is not necessary, but is a plus.

Demonstrated experience designing compelling consumer experiences is required. Please include sample wires, URL’s or screen shots of recent UI work.


RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Produce Information Architecture, screen mockups, flow diagrams, etc.
• Experiment with new interaction patterns that push the boundaries.
• Define compelling consumer-focused user experiences that invite and promote continued usage.
• Lead in creating UI standards and guidelines for a new mobile platform.
• Work side-by-side with visual designers to ensure the overall creative solution delivers on user requirements.
• Take creative direction to deliver a consistent high-quality user experience.
• Applying user-centered design processes to develop high quality user flows, wireframes and reusable interface components
• Assisting in setting product direction and UI requirements based on business and user needs
• Working closely with the Product Management organization to develop the desired functionality to ensure that product requirements are met.
• Demonstrate flexibility working with various types of partners.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in user interaction/interface/human factors or similar field or equivalent experience
• 3+ years designing consumer experiences for web, desktop or mobile. Mobile experience a must.
• Demonstrated strength in interaction design.
• Experience with web and desktop applications a must.
• Recent mobile design experience is essential. Familiarity with Smartphone standards and guidelines is not necessary, but is a plus.
• Ability to thrive in a highly collaborative, fast-paced, iterative environment
• Creative problem solving skills and the ability to generate solid design ideas. You must know how to trade off user and technical needs against pure creative inspiration.
• Proficiency with Flash for user interface prototyping a plus.
• Mastery of user-centered design process and expert interaction design skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively


Hands-On Mobile, Inc. is a premier mobile technology company and award-winning developer and publisher of mobile entertainment. Its portfolio consists of the critically acclaimed Guitar Hero® III Mobile and WPT® Texas Hold 'Em games and the universally popular Astrology Zone® Premier and Billboard® Mobile applications. Hands-On offers global distribution of the world's best entertainment brands and content from partners including Activision, Billboard, CBS, LEGO, Marvel, NBA, NBC Universal, Viacom, and World Poker Tour. In addition, the Hands-On Mobile Developer Network (HDN) allows third party developers to mobilize and monetize content rapidly and dynamically. To find out more information, please visit us at www.handson.com.

If interested in this position please send your resume to jobs@handson.com.

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