E-Commerce Usability and Interface Designer

Status: Full Time, Temporary/Contract/Project Job Category: Creative/Design Career/Level: Experienced (Non-Manager) Years of Experience: 5+ to 7 Years Reference Code: M-180-md-41696 E-Commerce Usability and Interface Designer Our Client is a well known consumer package goods company in Montgomery County, PA. The client is eager to bring on a few top notch E-Commerce professionals. There are several positions that are scheduled to start right away and run 3-6+ months. In this role you will work with software engineers and business analysts to design, document and deliver timely user interface designs.Work with customers to gather usability requirements, present designs and prototypes, conduct onsite and offsite usability studies, capture feedback, and maintain credible relationships.Understand the user base, the products, and their interaction; be able to identify problem areas and create innovative solutions that improve the user experience.Demonstrate the ability to create rough drafts, wire frames, click-throughs, prototypes, and to apply standard usability engineering principles as part of the software development lifecycle.Consistently produce aesthetic, well-organized, grammatically correct, highly usable designs, and maintain a high level of consistency in designs, corporate branding, and look and feel.Demonstrate team skills, effective communication, open-mindedness, and creativity during brainstorming exercises, design sessions, and other collaborative efforts. Other Requirements: Minimum 5 years recent UI design and usability engineering experience with both THICK and THIN client applications developed using (but not limited to) Java, C#, C++ and HTML/CSS/JavaScript.Familiarity with UI development and design tools such as Visual Studio, Visio, Acrobat, and DreamWeaver, and such graphical tools as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.Proven ability to design user interfaces that work from both a development and user standpoint; highly reliable, with minimal oversight; an eye for design; an aptitude for usability.Extensive experience with usability studies, application design, development and deployment.Solid understanding of and experience in e-commerce, web design and development using standards such as HTML, CSS, XML, XSLT, JavaScript and AJAX.Bachelor's degree or above strongly preferred.Attach an MS Word version of your resume with wire frame samples.***As the first staffing company in the United States to offer benefits to temporary employees, AQUENT's contract opportunities come with the most comprehensive benefits in the industry including subsidized Medical, Vision and Dental after only 4 weeks of work! Other available benefits include a company-matching 401(k) plan, Bonus and Holiday pay, Flexible Spending Accounts, Life Insurance and more. About Aquent Aquent is the world's largest marketing staffing firm. For twenty years we've been the leader in helping marketing organizations find the people they need, on a freelance and direct hire basis, and in helping marketing professionals find the rewarding assignments they want. We represent talent in virtually every marketing discipline, from brand managers to copywriters, from data analysts to web designers and we were the first staffing company to offer complete benefits to all employees, including health, dental and 401(k). Aquent has 70 offices in 17 countries with over 11,000 professionals working at more then 3,000 companies. We work with two-thirds of the fortune 500 and 90 of the Fortune 100. If you would like to learn more about Aquent, please visit us at www.aquent.com. Aquent is an Equal Opportunity Employer.