User Interface Prototyper in Chicago, IL
Role Specific Responsibilities
Prototype development (70%)
. Review market and competitive intelligence, business drivers, needs and strategies with business and technology partners to understand implications for existing or new interfaces; ensure customer point of view is represented in business, interface and technology decisioning; proactively identify opportunities to improve usability, streamline and optimize the client experience
. Design and build web pages/sites according to JPMorgan ACCESS style guidelines
. Produce working prototypes used to test/validate designs with internal/external stakeholders, gain necessary Business feedback/signoff, gain necessary technical feasibility feedback from IT, and to guide developers in final implementation of the interface.
. Conceptualize and develop site layout, navigation, images, icons, interactive animations and other multimedia elements. Demonstrate strong grasp of design principles, typography and illustration
. Provide technical solutions online to support development of enhance online functionality through use of javascript, html, cascading style sheets and Flash.
. Assess usability of interaction designs; collaborate with User Interface designers to fully leverage the potential of various front-end technologies
. Participate in usability, QA and UAT testing efforts
Knowledge Sharing / Management (10%)
. Participate in cross-LoB knowledge sharing
. Support knowledge sharing within the business and IT organizations
. Contribute a business and usability perspective during the database and information flow design reviews
. Proactively share successful User Interface processes and best practices within/among project teams
. Champion customer-centricity, usability and ease-of use and promote consistency of the customer experience within the online and across various customer communication channels. Demonstrate the value of the prototype-driven, iterative interface design approach
. Collaborate with CE Content Management Lead to monitor adherence to style guidelines
. Maintain the CE development environment
. Maintain site inventory screen shot library; distribute site graphics and images to business and IT groups
Business Partnership (10%)
. Establish strong working relationships with Business and Technology team members
. Participate in cross-Wholesale Bank initiatives
Key Position Statistics
. 3+ years experience in graphic design, production and front-end development
. College degree in Interaction or Interface design, or comparable professional experience required.
. Strong proficiency with wide range of graphics/web/multimedia applications
. Expert HTML skills, Adobe Photoshop
. Knowledge of PHP
. Excellent knowledge of JavaScript and cascading style sheets for rapid prototyping purposes, knowledge of Internet, Internet Technologies, web development, production and UI issues
. Strong visual design sense; familiarity with branding guidelines
. Familiarity with usability testing methodology
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