HUGE is a strategic design organization that develops commercially successful websites, software and branding solutions for some of the smartest and most demanding companies in the world. Since its founding in 1999, HUGE has developed a methodology and culture that combine the most relevant aspects of research, design and technology to grow client businesses. Clients include IKEA, JetBlue Airways, Adult Swim, Amnesty International, and Scholastic. The company is headquartered in New York with offices in Los Angeles and Sweden.
Experience Leads have a valuable role at HUGE: they sit at the hub of our process and take a large share of responsibility for the success of the product or website. The Experience Leadâs long-term mission is to grant users the power and pleasure associated with a well designed product. This involves taking a leadership role in key stages of research, product definition and design. In addition, Experience Leads mentor Interaction Designers and other smart HUGE employees, contributing to the long-term evolution of the HUGE way of working.
The HUGE process (http://www.hugeinc.com/process/) starts by developing the correct conceptual model–understanding exactly who the users are and describing and ranking their goals and behaviors. Every project at HUGE includes substantial time for research and experimentation, phases that are conducted by interaction designers.
SPECIFIC CHALLENGES WILL INCLUDE:
* Partner with Senior Clients to determine product’s mandate, feature set, and measures of success
* Select research processes and other tools, and participate in user testing or fieldwork as needed
* Develop user personas, scenarios of use, task analysis, interaction models, and experience briefs
* Oversee creation of mock ups, functional prototypes, and other artifacts
* Collaborate with HUGE teammates and HUGE clients to ensure that your great ideas survive the development process.
* Be a part of an award-winning team, contribute to our process and shared knowledge.
* Humanize everything you touch, help users experience joy of discovery
BASIC INGREDIENTS:
* 5+ years experience creating interfaces, large scale websites, or appliances
* Desire to prove you can lead a team producing the best work in the industry
* Full understanding of how to apply the methodologies of interaction design and user research to website and product development.
* Tendency to lose sleep over how to remove the need for annoying “Cancel” buttons.
* Possesses proven client management skills
* Solid writing and visual communication skills
* Familiarity with usability heuristics and relevant HCI literature
* Knowledge of Visio or other tools for generating wireframes and behavior specifications
* Ability to play nicely with other talented people
* The precision of an scientist and the passion of a artist.