Information Architect / Online Gaming - London

Evolve Consulting is delighted to be recruiting for a top online gaming company. We are currently looking for an Information Architect to work in conjunction with Usability Consultants and Designers and define the user interface. You will be comfortable tackling complex projects and combining innovative and analytical thinking to deliver a great user experiences.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES /DUTIES
• Develop a deep understanding of our target audiences, their behaviours, needs and expectations
• Work collaboratively with product managers, user experience consultants, designers, business analysts and development to ensure the best possible experience for our users
• Help to develop use case scenarios as well as user profiles, personas and support user research
• Create interaction design concepts, define site structures, site maps and process flows
• Create wireframes and paper prototypes
• Work with graphic designers to translate wireframes into final screen designs
• Develop design documentation to detail information user interface specifications to be used by technical team during implementation
• Ongoing QA to ensure implementation reflects business requirements and design documentation
• Be the “voice of the customer”, representing user needs at all stages of the product development lifecycle

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE
• A background in Information Architecture, Information Design and Interaction Design
• Experience in consumer web and transaction-oriented sites, ideally in the gaming, sports or financial industries
• Strong attention to detail and good communication skills
• Well versed in Illustrator, Photoshop and Visio

Sound interesting to you? If so then we want to hear from you ASAP! Please send your CV and covering letter over to James@evolveconsultinguk.com

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