Description
We are looking for 1x "Senior UX Designer" to start a 80 days contract (initial, extensions likely) consultancy for an internat.Org'-client in Rome.
Our client is an international organisation and a great reference in any CV! English speaking environment.
Period of assignment: Mid-May - Mid-December 2017 on retained contract for a total of 80 working days
Please note, the job is about 80 days and with a break in-between.
The deliverables for this specific contract will be split up into two phases, the first phase is expected to run from Mid May until mid of July and the second phase to be delivered after the soft launch of the project and within November until December 2017.
The selected consultant will be expected to join us in Rome for at least the first month of contract. Subsequently, in agreement with the hiring manager, he/she could have the possibility of completing the project from remote, depending on performance and overall progress. Please indicate the candidates' daily on-site and off-site rates.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Position Title: Senior UX Designer
TASKS
Working in a team consisting of UX Designers, Visual Designers, Content Strategist/Copy Writer, Developers plus content developers and migrators, who will all form part of the collaborative design effort, you will provide the UX skills and experience to design a responsive and User-centric Intranet for the client, based in Rome, Italy.
You will help to provide a creative and robust solution that will meet client's internal communication needs, based on solid evidence from user research, and thorough understanding of the user groups within client.
To become part of the team you will have:
- 5+ years in UX design and research processes and methodologies
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Expert knowledge of wireframe creation and prototyping
- Expert knowledge of User research techniques
- Understanding of accessibility compliance (WCAG) and apply it in the creation of UX documentation
- Understanding of web technologies such as HTML5, CSS and JavaScript
- Understanding of social media, responsive design, personalisation, search techniques and filtering and more
- Mastered the tools that you will be using to create wireframes, prototypes and visual assets (we are completely agnostic in this regard, provided the final output is available in a commonly readable format)
- Passion for UX - be aware of the latest design and UX trends, and be ready to create an innovative experience for Intranet users
Additionally, you will be ready to:
- Work from a set of requirements based on user feedback
- Do a complete content analysis to understand page types required and define the Information Architecture of the site in conjunction with the Content strategist
- Map user journeys and user interaction
- Create wireframes as required, and make modifications based on evidence from guerrilla, and formal testing (on and offline)
- Create prototypes as required (ranging from paper to fully interactive)
- Do user research, including running usability testing sessions to back up the team's theories
- Prepare comprehensive UX documents (blueprints) for handover to developers, which will contain sufficient data relating to sizing and placement, typeface, colour, and interaction, to enable developers to build pixel perfect webpages, complete with SEO and WCAG related elements, and supporting metadata which you will provide in conjunction with Copy writer
- Work in a diverse team of UX designers, Content strategist/copywriter, developers and content editors who will all contribute to the successful delivery of this Intranet Project!
- Manage and prioritise your time and workload to meet project milestones and deadlines. This may include management of other team members.
- Produce a style guide (UX patterns)
Required competencies
- Client Orientation - Focuses own and other efforts on understanding and meeting the needs of key clients within and outside client; Able to work effectively with clients and/or key stakeholders; Seeks feedback on the quality of service and makes improvements.
- Achieving Results - Ensures own work contributes to achieving client results; Regularly reviews progress to ensure work is on target; Prioritizes own and others' work to achieve key results areas.
- Working Together - Develops the team skills of team members; Encourages cooperation within and between teams and promotes the value of diversity in teams, such as in different views, culture, nationality, and gender; Facilitates conflict resolution within the team.
- Learning and Knowledge Sharing - Helps staff to find a variety of ways to learn and develop; Empowers staff to make improvements; Encourages the team to learn from each other.
Languages
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English are essential.
Award/Others
- The applicants attention is drawn to the important role that the curriculum vitae plays in the evaluation. Curriculum vitae shall illustrate the specific skills relevant to this request.
- We would like to receive CVs of suitable candidates together with pricing quotations, based on a daily net rate including travel costs for the services described.
Provider
infom consulting is an owner-managed business and consulting firm in Germany. The company supports large corporations and larger SMEs across Europe. Our IT experts are realising projects for the European Institutions, United Nations agencies, International Organisations and multinational companies across the EU.