ExperienceCurve by Karl Long

SAIC’s Corporate Creative Services is looking for a User Experience Designer in McLean, Virginia. If you are interested, please respond
via this Web page: http://tinyurl.com/zbcmc

Thank you!

Jimmy Chandler
Director, Internet Services
Corporate Creative Services
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
chandlerja at saic dot com

Do you have what it takes to be a part of our award-winning Web team?

* A passion for improving user interface designs

* A drive to make UIs effective, efficient, and a better overall user
experience

* An ability to match your designs with the business goals your client

* A desire to share your user experience and passion with others
through presentations and mentoring

* A want to grow a UX team that creates great Web sites and Web applications

If the above statements apply to you, you want to join SAIC’s
Corporate Creative Services division as a User Experience Web
Designer. We need help from someone who always advocates for the end
user in order to integrate UX considerations into all of our projects.

Corporate Creative Services is SAIC’s in-house marketing and creative
resource. From simple graphic support and proofreading jobs to rich
multimedia projects, complex proposals, and dynamic marketing
campaigns, we make SAIC look smart and professional.

*The Job*

Candidate will assist Web designers and developers create and improve
Web sites and Web applications, as well as other user interfaces
(including Flash). Develop and share an expertise in usability,
user-centered design, user experience, interaction design, information
architecture, and accessibility (Section 508). Develop documentation
to support these efforts (usability reports, user testing scripts,
wireframes, personas/scenarios, style guides) and present findings and
recommendations to the client.

Candidate may also design, document, and publish Web sites supporting
our corporate creative services department and contract for SAIC line
organizations.

*Your Background*

Education: High school education or equivalent, Bachelors degree a plus.

Required Skills: US Citizenship required. 3 plus years of related
experience, including Web page development using HTML and CSS.
Individual must have the ability to work on multiple tasks with
minimal supervision and interface with customers on a daily basis.
Strong communication skills are a must. This position requires a
self-motivated individual who can work closely with team members.

Desired Skills: Experience in using Dreamweaver desired. Ability to
code HTML and CSS using only a text editor a plus. Demonstrated
knowledge and skill in remediating Web site files in compliance with
Section 508 standards, and familiarity with a graphics package such as
Photoshop to create and manipulate graphics desired. Experience in
scripting languages such as JavaScript helpful. One year of experience
in customer requirements gathering, budgeting, project management, and
process development a plus. Experience creating wireframes in Visio or
similar program a plus.

This is a temporary position and will not be an employee of SAIC. This
position does however have the possibility of being converted to an
SAIC employee.