UX Designer, ABC Open at ABC Radio Multiplatform

UX Designer, ABC Open

at ABC Radio Multiplatform in Sydney

• Contract Vacancy Approximately 12 Months
• $69,804 – $84,982 p.a. + Generous Super

We need a good User Experience (UX) Designer to join the ABC Radio Multiplatform team building genuinely interesting, high profile projects.

The job is working on ABC Open, a project to bring social media and regional users together. We’re working on geography, participation and the semantic web technologies.

In 2011-12, the Design and Development team will be continuing work on implementing the ABC Open strategic product roadmap. This involves completion of a purpose built framework for ABC Open, employing a domain driven design methodology.

The successful applicant will be responsible for design processes for creating great user experiences for the ABC Open website and mobile platforms: – Page Wireframes and interaction design that adhere to ABC accessibility and usability guidelines. – Information Architecture. – High fidelity design for page views.

Key Accountabilities:

• Design excellent, elegant, attractive interfaces for highly functional online tools and content presentations associated with ABC Open and other Radio Multiplatform activities.
• Maintain and apply excellent skills and knowledge of online user experience design, graphic design, interaction patterns and usability, and apply those to projects and tasks.
• Perform routine design maintenance tasks including preparation of banners, * Contribute to planning, implementing and documenting projects with content staff, developers, managers and other staff inside and outside the immediate team.
• Share knowledge and skills with relevant staff inside and outside the Radio Division.
• Work effectively within a small, cross-disciplinary design & development team, fostering and maintaining positive relationships in order to enhance output and facilitate the efficient production of online content.
• Advocate and apply ABC values and all relevant ABC policies and procedures including Equity & Diversity and OH&S.

Selection Criteria:

• Demonstrated excellent skills in user experience design for web based products and services. Experience in designing for mobile platforms an advantage.
• Demonstrated excellent knowledge in and implementation of user experience principles, covering graphic design, information architecture, interaction patterns and usability.
• An understanding of audience groups, their related behaviors, and an ability to apply that understanding to design practice.
• An understanding of brand strategy and how to work with brands across digital environments.
• Demonstrated outstanding skills in planning and prioritising projects and tasks working under pressure to tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to work within multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Demonstrated ability to foster an open and creative approach to user experience design that shares ideas, skills and knowledge across teams.
• Highly motivated and able to identify key issues and take appropriate action.
• Tertiary qualification in Human Factors, Design, User Interface Design or related field is highly desirable.
• An understanding and commitment to relevant ABC policies and practices, including Editorial Policies, Corporate Equity & Diversity Policies, OH&S Policies, and their relevance to online development.

Copies of the ABC Editorial Policies are available at abc.net.au

Applicants must address the selection criteria.

To apply for this position, visit the ABC Careers website

For further information contact Fergus Pitt on (02) 8333 2615

Applications Close: 28 October 2011

Recruitment Agency applications will not be accepted.

The ABC is an equal opportunity employer.

The ABC invites Indigenous Australians to apply for this position.

Advertised:

14 Oct 2011 Aus. Eastern Standard Time

Closing date:

28 Oct 2011 11:55pm Aus. Eastern Standard Time

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Published at 17-10-2011