Information Architect / UI Architect (New Media) London £45K

Client: Syzygy
Position: Information Architect
Location: Office is located in Hatton Garden, in the heart of Midtown between Holborn and Clerkenwell
Salary: £30-45K Basic
Benefits: Including 25 days holiday, subsidized gym membership and monthly massages during your working day.

COMPANY:
Syzygy is a top five European interactive agency based in London (90 employees), Hamburg (45 employees) and Frankfurt (110 employees). They have been designing and building sites for blue-chip clients for over 12 years. They know this marketplace as well as any agency you may be interested in working for, if not better.

ROLE:
Syzygy’s Information Architects deal with the content and functionality of a site and how it is experienced across the internet, intranet and portal interfaces. This establishes what content or functionality should be provided to meet their business objectives and, importantly, the needs of their online audience. The IA also collaborates internally with Syzygy’s creative team to build this into meaningful and navigable concepts and structures.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
a) Understanding client requirements and consistently meeting project objectives.
b) Conducting heuristic analysis of existing sites.
c) Defining high level content and grouping of content.
d) Creating site maps and their user interaction flow diagrams.
e) Creating storyboards, wireframes and paper-prototypes.
f) Documenting all issues relating to site architecture.
g) Presenting final architecture to team and client.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
a) Minimum 2 years experience working in a new media environment.
b) Proven experience in using software packages such as Omnigraffle, Visio, Word and PowerPoint.
c) Thorough understanding of the entire website design process.
d) Understanding of the principles of user centred interface design.
e) Experience of creating flow charts and diagrams.
f) Knowledge of usability and user research and testing.
g) Experience of working on database driven, templated web applications.
h) Deep understanding and appreciation of information and interface design and branding.

Please Note: Syzygy is part owned by the WPP Group plc. If you currently work for another company within the WPP Group please feel free to apply for this role. However, we will contact you in advance of booking an interview to confirm that your line manager with your current employer is aware of your intention to source a new position.

You may have experience in the following roles: Information Architect, UX Architect, UI Architect, User Experience Architect. Good keywords: UI, UX, Front-end, Wireframes, Roadmap, User Experience, Content Management, CSM, User Interface Architect etc

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No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, and we confirm that we will gladly accept applications from persons of any age for this role.