Job Title: Interaction Designer
Location: Redmond, WA
Zip Code: 98052

Description:

Job Title: Interaction Designer
Job Category: Product Design
Product: Surface
Date Posted: 08/07/2008
Job Code: 236442
Location: WA - Redmond
Travel Required:

Are you interested in working on a product that defines the next generation of human-computer interaction? A solution that frees people to experience activities and content in a more natural way? A game-changing product that enables people to share face-to-face experiences rather than using technology in isolation? When was the last time you worked on a product that sparked the imagination and got you truly excited? If you want to be inspired again, consider joining the Microsoft Surface team ( [link removed] http:// [link removed] ).

The Surface team is looking for an exceptional Senior Interaction Designer to join our Interaction Design team (part of a larger multi-disciplinary User Experience team) to drive design for areas of this groundbreaking product. You will be at the forefront of design activities such as defining the gestures people will use, defining the user interface for the core platform, and establishing interaction & UI guidelines that others both inside and outside of the team will follow.

As a software-focused Senior Interaction Designer, you will engage in cross-team collaboration with the best of user research, visual design, user assistance, industrial design, product planning, program management, test, and development from the early stages of feature planning through implementation and release.

The right candidate will be an end user advocate, driving user needs and goals into both creative and pragmatic design solutions. Ideally, she or he would have the ability to apply a background or understanding of human sciences toward creative conceptual designs and solutions. Ultimately, however, the key requirement is knowing and applying user-centered philosophies and best practices toward processes, tools, and solutions that are useful, usable, desirable and inspiring. The candidate must demonstrate an ability to both design and lead design work with a high standard for quality within aggressively scheduled projects. You will join a strong design team, working closely with an extremely talented user research, visual design, industrial design, and writing staff. Your high-quality deliverables include information architectures, task-flow diagrams (or other models), user-experience goals and scenarios, storyboards, wireframes, design concepts, interactive prototypes, design specifications, and design guidelines. Your success will be measured by design quality (useful, usable, desirable, inspiring & brand aligned), design continuity within and across solutions, and design leadership.

This is an opportunity to work on the first version of a new-to-the-world, game-changing product. Join a product team that's making history.

Qualifications:
A BA/BS or higher degree in Interaction Design or related discipline (Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Communication Arts, Animation/Film Production etc.) or equivalent experience.
A minimum of 10 years experience designing in the technology industry
A portfolio or sample work that clearly communicates successful customer/user-focused software design solutions that drive business success
A proven track record of user experience advocacy and designing for people's physical, cognitive, emotional, and cultural needs
You must be well-versed in the art and science of user-centered design
Strong working knowledge of information architecture, task-flow models, state-transition diagrams, storyboarding, wireframing, design specifications and guidelines
Exceptional problem solving skills and creativity
Experience collaborating with and directing the design work of others
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with other User Experience disciplines (Industrial Design, User Research and User Assistance), Technical disciplines (PM, Dev, Test), as well as Business and Marketing
Extensive experience executing and/or driving others to create Interaction prototypes using a range of prototyping methods such as paper, screenshot click-throughs, HTML, Flash, WPF, etc.
Proficiency with standard design applications
Experience designing consumer-focused software/hardware products preferred
HCI, Human Factors, Cognitive Science, Industrial Psych, or related background a plus

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