UI Designer / Usability Specialist

Go Daddy is a leading provider of services that enable individuals and businesses to establish, maintain and evolve an online presence. We provide a variety of domain name registration and website hosting services as well as a broad array of on-demand and other services. We are the world?s largest domain name registrar, and North America?s largest shared website hosting provider. Offering a complete line of web development tools including domain name registration, hosting, email, SSL Certificates, on-line shopping carts and complementary products and services, Go Daddy.com was recently ranked # 8 on the Inc. 500 list of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the United States.

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE NOT CURRENTLY RECRUITING OUT OF STATE CANDIDATES UNLESS YOU CLEARLY INDICATE THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO RELOCATE TO ARIZONA AT YOUR OWN EXPENSE.

 

We are currently looking for a UI Designer / Usability Specialist. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and help us design and develop better user experiences. This position will design wireframes, task flows, interactions, and individual  screens, perform usability tests, provide feedback on web sites and web products to the development group based on experience, research, analysis, user testing, and more. Candidate must be able to understand, design, and optimize workflow, user interaction, and layout, as well as translate written specifications into workable designs.

 

A portfolio or other examples of relevant work are strongly suggested.

 

Candidates should have a thorough appreciation and understanding of web technologies and trends, usability techniques, and usable interface solutions. This position will work with development teams, graphic designers, and product managers. Primary platforms will be websites and web-enabled applications, although work with client/server applications is possible.

 

Primary Responsibilities:

?Produce wireframes, task flow diagrams, storyboards, paper and interactive prototypes, and handle the design and administration of usability testing and surveys, and interaction design documentation.
?Work closely with business analysts, designers, and developers to understand business requirements and user?s goals and objectives.
?Provide expertise and support to the development teams while creating or adjusting user interfaces. In addition, the candidate will drive usability evaluation efforts with the goal of analyzing and translating usability evaluation outcomes into design improvements. 
?Devise strategies to solicit customer participation in on-site and remote usability testing and work with those customers over the phone and in person to coordinate, execute, evaluate, etc. their testing.

 

Skills/Requirements:

?Candidates must have experience working in interaction/interface design or as a human factors resource in a web-based software development environment.
?Experience with usability testing (planning, administration, analysis and documentation).
?Experience in the design of intuitive, user-centered application interfaces for Web-applications.
?Ability to work under tight deadlines and quickly create workable designs (whiteboard sketches, wireframes, etc.).
?Familiarity with web implementation methods and constraints.
?Solid application design skills with an eye for detail and the ability to translate ideas into tangible design specifications.
?Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to effectively describe and present design ideas and recommendations to various contacts.
?Experience collaborating with analyst, design and development teams.
?Proven ability to meet deadlines.
?Comfortable with emerging technologies and fast paced development cycles.
?Willingness to learn new technologies.

 

We offer competitive salary, 100% employer paid medical and dental (for employees), three weeks of vacation available in your first year, 401(k) and educational assistance.

 

Click the following link to apply online:
https://www.hirebridge.com/application/appchoice.asp?jid=31892

 

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