Location: New York City
URL: www.schoolnet.com
Want to join one of the fastest growing award winning technology companies out there? SchoolNet is what you are looking for.
SchoolNet is the leader in enterprise school performance management solutions for K12 school districts. Boasting an impressive 3 year growth rate of 814%, we are included in Inc. Magazine’s 2006 and 2007 list of Top 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America. In September 2007, the Deloitte & Touche Fast 50 Awards identified SchoolNet as one of New York’s top 10 fastest growing technology companies for the 4th time in the past 5 years.
The Software & Information Industry Association has consistently recognized SchoolNet over the past years, including the 2007 CODIE award for “Best K12 Enterprise Solution” and in 2005 two CODIE awards for "Best Interoperability Product for Schools" and "Best Classroom Instructional Management Solution."
SchoolNet is actively seeking an Information Architect to join us in a full time employee role. The ideal candidate will be a practical-minded perfectionist with the ability to create a compelling, consistent user experience while working through complex details during the product development lifecycle. We are looking for a skilled practitioner with extensive experience working collaboratively to create user-centric products that are useful, usable and desirable. You should enjoy working autonomously in a team based environment, taking initiative, and designing innovative products for educators, administrators, parents and students. This position will report to the Vice President, Product Management.
Key Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in information architecture, HCI, cognitive science or related field
• 2+ years experience in information architecture and interaction design
• Extensive experience with development lifecycle of enterprise software applications, including business intelligence tools and transactional systems
• Skilled in developing concepts as wireframe schematics and realizing them as functional, "click-through" prototypes, both digital and on paper.
• Ability to collaborate with product managers to translate customer requests into useful, efficient functionality
• Ability to interact with technology teams to create workable solutions
• Familiarity with field and lab-based usability and user research methodologies
• Excellent communication and presentation skills including the ability to articulate user experience rationale and strategy
• An outstanding portfolio of detailed page schematics, functional specifications, interaction flows, site maps, navigation systems, and web-appropriate writing
• Proficiency in HTML, JavaScript, and CSS; experience with Dreamweaver, GoLive or other web authoring tools a plus
• Skill with Visio and/or other IA tools required. Experience with Photoshop, Illustrator, HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver and other drawing and authoring tools a plus.
Key Deliverables:
• Functional Specifications, wireframes, site maps and process flows
• Clickable prototypes of products and features to be used for usability testing, product demonstrations and user research
• Site Maps, Process Flows and Wireframes
About SchoolNet
SchoolNet, Inc. (www.schoolnet.com) is the leader in enterprise school performance management solutions for K12 school districts. With a mission to improve the world’s education systems, SchoolNet partners with school districts to use data to increase achievement and efficiency. SchoolNet’s award winning products benefit over 2 million students across the country in large urban areas such as Philadelphia, Chicago, and Atlanta.
Supplementing SchoolNet’s enterprise products is a global portal to the best information on K12 education including blogs, wikis, rankings, social bookmarking, and other networking tools that allow K12 educators, parents, and students to collaborate and learn from one another. Global Networks will be supported by highly targeted eCommerce, sponsorship and advertising partnerships.
SchoolNet values integrity, a passion for education, strong customer service, a strive for excellence, and the belief that all children can learn. The work environment is fast paced, entrepreneurial, and mission driven. SchoolNet offers a competitive compensation package including performance-based bonus, health and welfare benefits and 401(k). We are a drug free workplace. Equal Employment Opportunity – M/F/D/V
SchoolNet is an award winning education technology company, yet what truly sets us apart is that our products and services improve and increase children’s ability to learn. Here at SchoolNet, employees share the joy of knowing their work impacts change in education systems around the country and ultimately, around the world. We are passionate about helping school districts, educators and students achieve extraordinary results and our products provide the tools to do so.
To apply: If your background fits the above description and you thrive in a fast paced environment, we want you to bring your talents to work for us. Resumes will only be accepted if submitted into our applicant tracking system by visiting our website www.schoolnet