Position Overview

Boston Interactive is looking for a high-level thinker that can dive into complex business challenges and architect innovative, effective solutions. If you are passionate about the web, fanatical about user-centric design and bring lots of creativity to your work, then Boston Interactive may just be the place for you. We are looking for a user experience designer with outstanding conceptual design skills and a strong understanding of information architecture and user-centered design principles. Qualified candidates will have great interpersonal skills and the ability to manage our biggest client projects and lead a design team that consistently exceeds expectations. Candidates should have experience in all phases of user experience design: discovery (competitive research, analytics, & interviews, etc), wireframe design, prototyping, user testing, interactive design & creative direction, QA & deployment. We offer a friendly, collaborative environment within a passionate team that loves their work.

Responsibilities

• Serve as UX lead on client engagements, translating business needs into user experience solutions that meet the needs of complex organizations
• Conduct effective research, including competitive analysis, user and stakeholder interviews, analytics assessment, and heuristic analysis
• Ability to make successful strategic and tactical design recommendations based on usability findings and standard design practices
• Develop and present effective site strategies, site maps, wireframes, and user flows
• Facilitate on-site & off-site design workshops that gain consensus and inform design
• Create functional prototypes, testing scripts and conduct user testing
• Create and document complex site/ application information and interaction designs
• Work with our internal team to continually refine and evolve our User Experience process

Qualifications and Skills

Required:

• A minimum of three years experience as an Information architect, interaction designer, experience designer or similar role
• Strong knowledge of interaction design and methodology
• Demonstrated experience in using web analytics to inform design decisions
• Familiar with current web development technologies and standards, including HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, and AJAX
• Strong presentation, advocacy and communication skills
• Detail-oriented and highly developed organizational skills including the ability to prioritize tasks
• Ability to manage, delegate and multi-task towards deadlines
• Advocate for collaboration and internal cross-pollination with designers, technology and management
• Experience designing for mobile and responsive design
• Experience in visual design and/or development a big plus (unicorns welcome)

Qualified candidates should apply online and also include a portfolio link, if possible, with a list of projects that you played an integral role.

Why You'll Love It Here

We work hard here, so we take our fun seriously. As a Boston Interactive team member, not only will you contribute to amazing projects and build a worthwhile career, you'll also enjoy the benefits that turn a simple job into a passion.