Thursday, August 14, 2008

US / MA / BOSTON / INFO DESIGNER

Title:
  • Designer, Information

The Company:

  • Large
  • Rapidly growing
  • Fortune 500 Company Benefits

The Job:

  • Full-time Info Designer
  • Middle-person between Customers and Design/Development

Responsibilities:

  • Create and shepherd all documentation facing the customer for application platform that is web-based.
  • Actions will be as a customer advocate. Work with developers and designers for to continue to modify or refine the product. Will give end-user guidance where needed.
  • On the product blog, will be the moderator, participate in dialog, and contribute product focused articles, blog.
  • Create instructional material, including training videos.
  • Interface and cooperate with customer service team. Support training partner by providing subject matter support.

Qualifications:

  • Possession of exceptional written and verbal communication skills. Able to convey abstract concepts to people who are not technical.
  • Write clearly and simply, conveying to users exactly what they need to know.
  • Know the software development process and interfaces well with developers, support, QA, product managers, sales and marketing staff.
  • Five (5) plus years of information design experience and (in an ideal world) at least two (2) years of information design for a significant web app.
  • Influence team to create a “buzz” around the ability to achieve stated goals, negotiate resolutions, build consensus, and build respect from other team members.
  • Knowledgeable in web information design with experience in Camtasia (or similar video software), Robohelp, Javascript and Adobe Acrobat.
  • Familiar w/ database (DB) concepts and software. Product experience and familiarity with Flex is a big plus!

Status:

  • Am dealing directly with the hiring manager to facilitate the sourcing, screening, and hiring of this individual. Interviewing now.

Contact:

David Steinbach, RIAJobs@gmail.com, 978.857.8661,http://www.RIAJobs.blogspot.com

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