Senior User Experience Designer

Senior User Experience Designer - iTV & Rich Media Applications
 Schematic is seeking a Senior User Experience Designer specializing in iTV and Rich Media Applications to join its New York and Los Angeles teams
 You will work within a team-oriented environment, creating conceptual blueprints for cutting-edge, motion-oriented 2' and 10' interfaces. This role is for a seasoned user experience designer, with a strong personal vision for how technology and design can be mobilized to create usable, extensible, accessible and gratifying user experiences.
 Responsibilities:
  * Define functionality, content, navigation, and interaction models through motion tests, wireframes, site-maps, process flowcharts, content matrices, page description diagrams and other documentation
  * Present IA/ID deliverables and recommendations to clients, and lead related meetings
  * Contribute to the accurate definition of project scope and phasing
  * Participate in business development and project planning (e.g. putting together and participating in presentations, scoping, resource planning, etc.)
  * Create user personae and use-case scenarios
  * Contribute to the development of content models, nomenclature and taxonomies
  * Apply an understanding of how IA/ID concerns and requirements differ from platform-to-platform (e.g. between the Web, TV, and mobile)
  * Generate reusable design patterns and document templates
  * Contribute to the overall strategic direction and vision of projects, making positive contributions in a tightly-knit, multidisciplinary team environment
  * Collaborate closely with designers and technologists to build consensus around solutions to interface challenges
 Qualifications:
  * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Graphic or Industrial Design, Computer Science, HCI, Fine Arts, Architecture, Library Sciences or related areas; or equivalent experience
  * 5+ years experience as a key member of a multidisciplinary interactive design and development team (preferably in an agency)
  * Must demonstrate a capacity for strategic, conceptual and associative thinking, and the ability to translate this thinking into useful conceptual designs and supporting documentation
  * Must be self-confident enough to ask questions when you don t know the answer, as well as generous enough to make yourself open to those who ask you for help


 Applicants should email uxjobs@schematic.com with a resume in plain text, RTF or PDF (no other formats will be opened). Please include a cover letter outlining your skills and experience. This position is full-time, on-site in our New York or Los Angeles offices.