The Opportunity

Are you are an expert in web design and development? Have you successfully developed compelling, high-volume, direct marketing websites that knock your customers’ socks off and create an incredible user experience? If you are, this is the role for you!

The Director of Web User Experience has overall responsibility for the look, feel and performance of the company’s internal and external web applications, including its high-volume, lead generation website. The Director of Web User Experience will champion the adoption of new technologies that greatly improve the end-user experience, increase lead volume and quality, and reduce direct costs.

Key Responsibilities

• Serves as the creative lead for electronic branding strategies to integrate technology and business requirements into design, user interface, marketing, and aesthetic interests.
• Leads the design, development, and deployment of internal and external web applications.
• Designs and develops user interface features, site animation, and special effects elements.
• Manages ongoing support, security, fraudulent activity detection, and maintenance of web applications.
• Manages process for content owners to post their content. May assist content owners in designing, developing, streamlining and maintaining web page content.
• Works with EVP, Marketing to create and implement standards for visual design and web UI programming that are consistent with branding objectives.
• Collaborates with the IT department in the development and implementation of web technical architecture.
• Tracks and analyzes web activity trends and implements new design features based on metrics.
• Prepares management reports.
• Leads and manages internal and external web developers.

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 8 years experience in progressively more responsible roles in web design and development and UI/UX, including at least 5 years as a project leader or supervisor.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT or related field from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Understanding of web based technologies and knowledge of current development tools such as HTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript, and Cold Fusion. Experience with SharePoint, VB.Net, video compression technology, streaming media architecture and/or other design related or new media applications helpful.
• Experience with RIA tools (e.g., Adobe Air, Microsoft Silverlight, etc.) a plus.
• Proven track record of successful project management and completions.
• Strong planning, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated people leadership skills including: supervision, performance management, concern resolution, coaching and development, interviewing and selection and workforce planning.
• Experience in preparing reports, budgets and presentations.
• Able to foster a positive and productive work environment with ability to lead, build and motivate teams.
• Experience working with Microsoft SharePoint collaboration, a plus.

Essential Functions Include:
- Conduct web consumer research to develop profiles, personas, user
patterns, task analyses and mental models with a focus on user satisfaction
and segmentation.
- Design wire frames, site maps, and user flow diagrams for new and existing
features. Includes ability to meld product requirements and user data into
simple, effective flows and screen designs.
- Review Web analytics and work with product owners and subject matter
experts to assess findings, determine ROI and present recommendations for
optimizing the consumer experience.
- Define reusable interaction models/patterns and research/recommend best
practices for Web experience.
- Collaborate with copywriters, visual designers, product managers and
developers to ensure sites meet business and consumer needs.
- Promote User-Centered Design concepts and help foster a culture of
consumer-focused quality.

As a senior UX consultant, you will help move the process from strategy to design by reviewing the requirements and personas to develop wireframes, specs, flows and maps of the solution. The company you'd be working with is a highly regarded agency in the DC area that is supporting their client, a very large international association. The agency is running out of bandwidth and needs an extra pair of hands to support an initiative that to revamp content on a 60k page site.

They content audit and personas for this 60k page site are done, and now they need to start crafting a design which needs to be highly steeped in a cogent UX methodology. This is not because the client requires it, but because the agency knows the right way to develop a site that works.

You will be working directly with the senior UX manager, but mostly independently.

The project is two months, possibly longer if you prove to be invaluable to the initiative and team. There is the possibility of going thru May through usability testing.

Required Qualifications

Must be able to be on site in DC.
If you have worked on international initiatives, you're on they way to becoming "invaluable."
Portfolio should show highly complex and detailed UX artifacts such as wireframes, specs, user flows, work flows and site maps.
Technology used: Visio, Adobe Creative Suite, MS Office

- 2 years of proven experience with Ektron
- Extensive knowledge of .NET Framework
- Proven experience with database design and particularly with Microsoft SQL Server 2000
- Experience working with XML & XSLT
- Ability to interact with clients both over the phone and in-person
- Ability to act as a technical lead and lead other developers
- Familiarity with any Agile software development practices
- Experience using a source code control system

This position requires expert HTML skills, strong email marketing concepts, and the ability to design outstanding email templates utilizing industry best-practices. The individual must be committed to designing and coding with a combination of speed, accuracy, and a high level design.
* Works closely with the members of Marketing Services teams to plan, design, and build a wide-variety of flexible email templates.
* Builds best-in-class HTML email code that maintains high standards of deliverability.
* Tests deliverability using all available tools.
* Responds professionally, patiently, logically and quickly to requests or questions received in person, via the phone or via email.
* Manages all project communication including status updates to key internal persons.
* Manages workflow and competing requests in order to design and build emails that are scalable and create the greatest impact for our customers.

A boutique interactive agency is urgently seeking Flash Developers of all levels with After Effects experience and proficiency in CS3 to work on rich online media, web pages, micro sites, mobile pieces, banner ads and online campaigns.

To qualify, candidates must have the following skills:
- Photoshop, Illustrator
- Flash / ActionScript 3.0
- CSS, HTML, JavaScript, XML
- Excellent communication skills

Pluses for the job include:
- After Effects
- Papervision3D

This is a perfect opportunity for a focused, highly organized and dedicated individual to work in a fast paced team environment with changing deadlines and priorities.

A boutique interactive agency is urgently seeking Flash Developers of all levels with Papervision3D experience and proficiency in CS3 to work on rich online media, web pages, micro sites, mobile pieces, banner ads and online campaigns.

To qualify, candidates must have the following skills:
- Flash / ActionScript 3.0
- CSS, HTML, JavaScript, XML
- Photoshop, Illustrator
- Excellent communication skills

Pluses for the job include:
- After Effects
- Papervision3D

This is a perfect opportunity for a focused, highly organized and dedicated individual to work in a fast paced team environment with changing deadlines and priorities.

* Participate in architecture and software development activities that may include:
o Develop a working understanding of the customer's analytic business needs in order to engineer software-based solutions
o Translate requirements into specifications
o Specify and develop technical interfaces
o Design, develop, and deliver software-based prototypes
o Participate in prototype testing at unit, component, and system levels
o Provide systems and software engineering support
o Develop and maintain system configuration documentation
o Identify web server based performance bottlenecks for application and web services
o Develop and maintain custom web pages, as required

Specific Requirements:
o Must have a minimum of 6 years experience in software development and experience in computer science, electrical engineering, or computer engineering
o Must have a minimum of 3 years Java development experience
o Ability to support operational analytical needs defined by a series of short duration tasks directed by intelligence analysts and government project leads

Experience with multiple of the following areas is highly desirable:
o Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB)
o Linux/UNIX/Solaris
o HTML, Web Application Development in PMP or JSP
o SQL, JDBC
o BEA WebLogic Applications Server
o XML, XSL, XQuery
o J2EE framework (including some or all of Java Patterns, Java Security, JMS, JNDI)
o Java XML Parsing (DOM, XAX, SOAP)
o Java Server Faces or Struts
o Java-based web services
o Perl or Python
o Agile development processes, such as XP, SCRUM, RUP, etc. (the religion matters much more than the denomination)
o Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)

Our client needs a digital illustrator to create some simple illustrations for eLearning modules, then animate them in Flash.

Mobile developer needed to created Android application for our client. Offsite OK.

In this position, the Producer will be required to execute scoped documents and manage approved projects from inception through launch while monitoring complex work flows and aggressive deadlines. You will keep a keen focus on tracking and reporting-related results, and monitor your projects so that they meet or beat stakeholder expectations.

Responsibilities:

* Manages project scope, deliverables, and timelines on day-to-day operational basis
* Creates and executes project assignments and revises priorities as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
* Reviews deliverables prepared by team before distribution
* Minimizes project exposure and risk
* Ensures project documents are complete, current, and archived appropriately
* Communicates effectively with colleagues to identify project needs, updates, and changes; evaluates alternative solutions
* Facilitates and escalates issues in a timely fashion
* Communicates difficult/sensitive information tactfully

Requirements: In addition to competencies in the responsibilities, you must meet the following requirements (items are required unless noted otherwise):

* One or more years of experience in a Producer or Project Management role
* Understand Interwoven TeamSite
* Intermediate level skills in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
* Solutions Focus: Strong analytical and problem solving abilities
* Business Process: Effectively applies company and project methodologies
* Compliance: Works in accordance with and helps to enforce standard policies and procedures
* Knowledge Management: Builds a knowledge base by projects and work-streams
* Knowledge Transfer: Keeps track of lessons learned and shares those lessons with team members

The Content Specialist will maintain and create web content our client’s website. The Specialist will ensure content is current, accurate and relevant and will collaborate with stakeholders to enhance online content and related functionality.

Key responsibilities include:
•Create and update content on internal and external sites; maintain home pages and other areas of the sites as necessary
•Support business content owners.
•Use and build expertise in the content management system
•Identify enhancements and improvement opportunities
•Follow best practices related to web page development
•Assist with other web related projects, as necessary

Qualifications include:

•Knowledge of web content, online editors, content management systems, preferably Oracle / Stellent
•Experience or an interest in any of the following is a plus: social media, Web 2.0, streaming media, web design, eMail blast services, online graphic design, web analytics
•Strong attention to detail, self-motivated, teamwork mentality and the ability to adapt to changing priorities
•Customer focused and a passion for excellence
•Entrepreneurial, “can do” spirit

Interaction Designer
5+ years of interactive experience, preferably at a large agency or digital/interactive shop. The interaction designer will be responsible for concepting, designing and overseeing the production of banners, websites and other digital initiatives. A strong attention to detail is necessary since they will be responsible for the quality of work that is produced. User experience and information architecture capabilities are highly recommended for this position. Beyond the design acumen, the interaction designer should have experience with a variety of development languages (Flash, PHP, CMS systems). Must be an expert with Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash. After Effects or Video experience would be considered a plus.
Salary: TBD DOE