Senior Graphic Designer/Usability Engineer - Sansui Software

With PublishNow! Sansui Software has been changing the way that all kinds of printed materials are originated - from display ads and FSIs to marketing collateral and POS materials - letting publishers, printers and service providers improve customer services and at the
same time slash operating costs.

PublishNow! OPEN is a major advance for web-based self-service publishing with a modular open architecture and a wide range of applications from newspaper advertising to retail marketing. Forthcoming versions of this compelling application suite have nth
degree customizable workflows, and flash based layout and editing tools.

Required Senior Graphic Designer/Usability Engineer We need a senior person to lead the design team, someone who can understand user requirements, create a design vision, present design concepts and strategy to the stakeholders in each application development team, then ideate and create a design strategy for each product, and build and lead a team of designers that will execute this vision.

Ideal Candidate Profile: The ideal candidate is a graphic designer with over 8 years experience
in graphic design, especially for the web. S/he would additionally require HCI/HFI training and must have demonstrable (via portfolio) skills in web based application design.

Job Profile

• Diagnose clients and users needs – plan and conduct data gathering sessions
• Plan, design and conduct usability activities including user and task analysis, expert reviews, usability tests, competitive analyses, and standards.
• Identify insightful solutions to interface issues and design user interface structures independently
• Work with multiple project teams and manage multiple projects.
• Work closely with development teams
• Educate/train small group of fresh designers/usability engineers
• Assist in promoting and selling usability within organization and to outside clients
• Develop and cultivate an interest area in usability research
• Design/create visually appealing, highly usable, leading-edge, and intuitive web interfaces.
• Knowledge in human factors, look and feel, and design Proficiency with producing storyboards, wireframes and static HTML.
• Strong experience with design tools such as Photoshop, Fireworks, and Visio.
• Strong written and oral communication and presentation skills
  

Requirements

• -Hands-on knowledge of a large range of usability processes. Proven ability to plan and conduct all usability activities.
• More than 8 years of experience designing different types of UI- GUIs of Desktop Applications, and Web applications and familiarity with UI technologies is a must.
• Must be able to design interfaces using various prototyping tools
• Strong visual and communication design skills and a portfolio of work demonstrating the range of experience.
  

Nice to have: Familiarity with rich media tools such as Flash, Flex, Ajax

Educational/Qualification:
A degree in graphic design, human computer interaction, human factors,
industrial design or equivalent, combined experience preferred.

Contact Ranjan at sansuisoftware dot com or at nine eight two three
two four three seven six eight, to take this further or to refer
someone you know.

thanks
Ranjan Rajgopaul
Sansui Software Pvt. Ltd.