Company: EnergyHub
Job Title: Interaction Designer
Location: Carroll Gardens/Park Slope Brooklyn (Gowanus)
Description:
EnergyHub is a funded, early-stage startup
dedicated to developing green consumer
electronics for reducing home energy consumption.
We are a small office of engineers and designers
who share a passion for elegant, user-centered
design and enjoy developing innovative solutions to tough design problems.
We're looking for a talented interaction designer
to work closely with the Design Director to
develop the look, feel, and key functionality of
the screen-based user interfaces in support of the overall product experience.
Responsibilities will include the following:
• Act as the primary interaction designer of
engaging and simple, data-driven user interfaces
for both stand-alone devices and web-based applications.
• Design and produce documentation,
wireframes, and functional specifications of the
interfaces and work with the lead software
engineer to implement and validate your designs.
• Be an active participant in building and
refining our company's brand and visual identity.
• Participate in user research - including
observation and interviews - to better understand
our audience, their needs, affinities, and
capabilities. Research will also be performed to
gather data on general use patterns and to assess
usability of our products as iterations of the designs are completed.
Qualifications and Skills:
• Strong graphic design sensibility and skill
set to facilitate the creation of visually rich
wireframes, presentation graphics, and prototype
interfaces for testing. These skills will be
essential as we develop the company's brand and visual identity.
• Demonstrated ability to manage short and
long term projects/timelines, while being sure
that identified deadlines and schedules are met.
• The ability to drive research, communicate
findings, and make research findings actionable.
• Prior experience in designing consumer-oriented interfaces.
• Bachelors degree in Graphic or Human
Factors, Interaction Design or a related program
and a minimum of 2 years' relevant work experience,
OR
4 or more years designing interactive experiences
- including information architecture, user interface, and information design.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Advanced degree in human-computer
interaction, visual design, and/or information science or related field.
Compensation is commensurate with experience.
Please send your resume along with a cover letter
briefly describing your interests, any relevant
experiences you have had, and be sure to include
some visual examples from projects you have
worked on to<mailto:jobs@energyhub.net> jobs@energyhub.net.
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