Information Designer - Project Design Lead

Develop big picture design direction for projects, including the vision for the user experience and component interaction, as well as documentation, training, and general communication — both internal and external. Research and integrate design strategies, product specifications, and user expectations into product capabilities. Develop and use standard user scenarios to test and validate designs. Provide design leadership to lower-level information designers. Interact with customers, vendors, and external development partners.
Functional Responsibilities: Distill complex problems into their atomic elements, and then re-build them into meaningful, and accessible software solutions. Easily move between developing independent designs and leading group brainstorming and problem solving exercises. Manage and exceed expectations. Communicate the aggregate vision of multiple projects at any time. Provide accessible, proactive, and communicative design support to multiple development effortsBA/BS degree required, MA/MS desired5-8 years experienceComprehensive understanding of the principles of human computer interactionUnderstanding of interaction design. visual interaction design and/or interaction requirements analysisMacintosh or PC power-user
Expert skills in photoshop, illustrator, freehand, and or visio (director, flash, premiere/final cut - a plus)Ability to use any commercial software package that is necessary to effectively communicate project designs, concepts and vision.Applicant must be capable of obtaining a US Security Clearance.
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