DESCRIPTION
Vuze, Inc. is looking for a full-time senior interaction designer to join the User Experience Design team. We are a venture-backed company developing the leading peer-to-peer distribution platform and media management application for hi-def digital content. This is your chance to join a group of smart and passionate individuals looking to revolutionize the way people discovery, download, play and share digital media. Find more information at www.vuze.com
Reporting to the Director of User Experience, the senior interaction designer must be an independent, self-motivated, creative professional, capable of adapting quickly to a fast-paced environment. This is an active hands-on role, designing the core product user experience, concepting new features, architecting complex UI, and defining innovative interactions. Ultimately, we are looking for someone who lives to be creative, is an all around designer with proven experience in web and client UI design, has a passion for media and entertainment, commitment to achieving highest quality design and eager to pushing the boundaries of convergent media.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The responsibilities will include:
-Producing innovative yet easy to use design solutions that address complex business, marketing and user needs
-Outlining the user experience strategy on new features and playing a key role in defining corresponding feature requirements
-Rapidly creating schematics and interactive prototypes to define the architecture and interaction behaviors
-Developing UI requirements, schematics, prototypes, test plans and lightweight functional specs
-Working closely with the development team and reviewing UI implementation efforts
-Helping define and champion user-centered design process
EXPERIENCE
A strong candidate for this role will match many of these criteria:
-6+ years of designing consumer focused rich media web and client application UI
-Must demonstrate outstanding design talent and creativity
-Have an understanding of a user-centered design process
-Proven ability to work independently as well as in cross-functional groups
-Strong communications and organizational skills with an ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
-Demonstrated high proficiency in leading design tools such as Illustrator, Photoshop, and Flash with knowledge of ActionScripting, Javascript or DHTML a plus
-Have a solid understanding of and perspective on the online video space and social media trends and technologies
-BA/MA in interaction design, HCI, human factors or equivalent design discipline
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Vuze, Inc. is the company behind Vuze, formally known as Azureus. Since 2003 we’ve been working hard to create the best peer-to-peer application and entertainment platform for high-res digital content. With a global install base of more than 20 million, adding 2 million new client downloads every month, and an ever-growing list of premium content providers we are experiencing unprecedented growth. Vuze, Inc. is a privately held company funded by leading Bay Area venture firms NEA, Red Point Ventures and BV Capitol. Our head office is located in downtown Palo Alto surrounded by numerous restaurants and convenient transportation, including CalTrain. We foster a collaborative, high-energy, free-flowing work environment. Vuze, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.