Jobs for Senior Information Architect

Headquartered in Mississauga, dthree Inc. is an on-demand software and services company offering a comprehensive solution for the management of business intelligence, client data and communications. Our energetic team of senior strategic thinkers and technical consultants provide ground breaking analytical business and client intelligence data and communications tools for major high profile global marketing clients, in a variety of industries including:

• Retail and Loyalty
• Subscription-based Services
• Post-Secondary Education
• Consumer Products

Being named one of Canada's 20 Hottest Innovation Companies for 2008 by Canadian Innovations Exchange (CIX), we have exciting growth plans for the business and are looking for dynamic professionals to help us make our plans a reality. If you are an energetic and self-motivated professional who is passionate about pushing the boundaries of your own knowledge and expertise, talk to us about growing yourself and your career.

We have a welcoming culture and a reputation for accountability and innovation. Our diverse projects, fun environment and passion for our clients will enable you to contribute your ideas, affect change and grow your personal sphere of influence. We are presently looking for a Senior Information Architect.

Position Mandate

As Senior Information Architect, you will be responsible for identifying and documenting the functional aspects, behaviors and standards of client’s online experiences. The Senior Information Architect will collaborate on initiatives with various members of the User Experience Design team, project managers, account managers, developers and project stakeholders.

We’re looking for a Senior Information Architect with strong analytical skills who can translate business and user requirements into supportive experiences and effectively communicate solutions, both visually and verbally.

To apply for this position, please submit a resume as well as a comprehensive portfolio. If contacted for an interview, you will be asked to show intermediate documentation, in addition to final deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all IA activities (User Experience/Information Architecture) for assigned projects.
• Develop IA documents: flow diagrams, site maps, wireframes, use cases, visual walk throughs, and other supporting documentation to enhance the client’s websites appeal and functionality.
• Understand and capture all project requirements (including Statement of Work & Creative Brief).
• Collaborate in project definition activities with other project and business stakeholders.
• Produce highly accurate documentation and wireframe specifications required to implement design; ensure that produced pages match wireframe specifications.
• Be proactive in forwarding solutions to complex user experience problems and propose improvements to the existing process and product.
• Moderate and prepare documents for usability tests, including writing test plans, scenarios and questionnaires.
• Participate in formal and informal design critiques and give clear, constructive and effective feedback to peers.
• Able to work on multiple projects under tight deadlines.
• Determine how new product features and functionality elements will be integrated into the existing product interface structure seamlessly, consistently and with maximum user experience benefit.
• Providing quality assurance for all deliverables.
• Act as the user advocate through all stages of the process.

Competency Requirements

• 6+ years of experience demonstrating leading information architecture development for web-based projects, including websites, web applications and/or PC applications.
• Strong design portfolio including examples of interaction flows, sketches, sitemaps, wireframes and use scenarios.
• Strong skills in creating highly intuitive interfaces.
• Excellent analytical ability.
• Ability to model interaction flow, navigation structure, and other structural components of system.
• Understand the strengths and limitations of current web technologies (HTML, CSS, etc).
• Ability to multi-task and work efficiently under pressure with careful attention to detail is a must .
• Passion for experience design and an eagerness to collaborate with other creative people.
• Self motivated, organized and accountable.
• Proven experience in leading the interactive experience of intermediate websites is a must.
• Strong understanding of user research, usability, and web standards.
• Experience in Visio, MS Office Suite, HTML editors, other prototyping and design tools.

Performance Skills

• Ability to take ownership of assigned projects and bring them to completion with minimal oversight.
• Must be able to prioritize projects and problems according to established guidelines.
• Efficient time management skills.
• Quick learner, enthusiastic, detail-oriented.

Communication Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence and resolve issues effectively.
• Effectively communicate with account team members and clients to define/clarify business requirements.
• Communicate project status changes to account managers and clients on a timely basis.
• Work and communicate in a professional team environment with other staff members.

Qualified Candidates are asked to send their resumes to careers@dthree.com. Please, no phone calls or faxes. Only those selected for interviews will be contacted. dthree is a technology leader in interactive marketing management, offering a comprehensive hosted solution for the management of business intelligence, customer data and communications. dthree is located at 2333 N Sheridan Way, Mississauga, in the Greater Toronto Area.