PANMA - Philadelphia Area New Media Association

Location: Lower Gwynedd Pa

We are currently seeking a qualified individual to fill a full-time opening. The qualified candidate will be a high-energy individual, open to new ideas, self-motivated, a quick study, and willing to develop new skills, while constantly improving upon existing abilities.

Required Qualifications:

- PHP or .Net
- HTML
- Javascript
- Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
- Understanding of Ajax
- Experience with Source Control (SVN or CVS)
- Excellent written communication skills
- Self-driven, motivated, and disciplined with ability to meet deadlines
- Pixel-Perfect Attention to Detail
- Desire to learn
- Desire to have FUN at your job
- Database Experience, general SQL experience is fine

Bonus Qualifications:

- Previous Experience in a Developer Role
- Adobe Flash/Flex

Responsibilities:

- Maintain existing websites
- Assist in the creation of web application and technical documentation

We are looking for a passionate individual who would like to learn more about the technologies and trends that are driving the Web 2.0. This position will require you to learn quickly in order to keep up.

Contact: ssotirop@brookwood.com

Compensation: Negotiable

Location: Springfield, PA

We are currently searching for a User Interface Designer who is highly motivated and creative and is experienced in designing enterprise web based applications. As a UI Designer, you will be responsible for working closely with project teams and product owners to create and layout the information flow for the user experience. You will collaborate with team members to understand functional and usability needs, and design cohesive and aesthetically pleasing user interfaces and logical information flows. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of human interface design and website layout/design. In addition, the ideal person not only has experience designing sites, but also understands the importance and methodology of color, placement, grouping, and follows best practices. You are proficient in a variety of new and emerging web design tools and are familiar with Microsoft web application development tools.

Additional Responsibilities:
• Create and document multiple UI concepts and solutions that support the client product suite.
• Create site navigation trees and flow charts that are clear and detailed.
• Create wire frames, mockups, and interactive prototypes.
• Work with the design team to create and validate a consistent look, feel and functional design prior to off-shore development.
• Adhere to and document standards for usability including screen components, graphics, styles, page navigation and functional interaction.
• Audit and maintain source code for web applications.

Required Skills:
• BA/BS in fine arts, graphic arts, human factors or related field.
• 5+ years experience in web design.
• Excellent UI design skills with an outstanding portfolio of interactive projects.
• Solid understanding of the relationship between content, visual design, user interface and technology.
• Expert abilities with web and graphic design tools.
• Familiarity with Microsoft web application development tools in order to maintain and oversee application source code.
• Ability to quickly generate mockups to illustrate design concepts using new and emerging web design tools.
• Ability to present multiple design options and recommend approach.
• Ability to listen, collaborate and articulate designs.
• Ability to take direction to meet creative and business needs
• Must be organized, work effectively under deadlines, and manage multiple, concurrent design projects.
• Strong understanding of implementation technologies and how to design within limitations.

Contact: karen@blueplateminds.com

Location: Philadelphia or NYC

The Information Architect is responsible for developing IA
documentation (site maps, transaction flows, schematics, navigation models, wireframes, etc) for both websites and applications.

In this role, you will be expected to work collaboratively with a project team and support the Creative team in the execution of all information architecture deliverables. The ideal candidate will have the ability to work in a fast paced
environment, manage their own deliverables, and be the voice for the user on all projects. A good knowledge of trends, web best practices, and the opportunities of
technology are a great bonus.

Roles & Responsibilities:
• Creating information architecture for informational and marketing websites
• Understanding target audiences’ needs, tasks, and goals and translating them into creative concepts and functional components
• Supporting the team to translate business requirements into meaningful interactive experiences
• Participating in immersive user research, concept testing, and usability testing
• Developing user personas and scenarios to clarify results of user research and focus the team’s design efforts on the needs of key users
• Collaboratively developing prototypes for demonstration of concepts to clients
• Conducting competitive audits and market research
• Developing and documenting detailed user experience specifications for highly interactive interfaces
• Participating in User Experience thought-leadership in both the company and the industry

Contact: karen@blueplateminds.com

Location: Philadelphia, PA

The Information Architect is responsible for all aspects of the user experience design process, from stakeholder and user research through site construction and ongoing recommendations and refinements. The Information Architect is responsible for developing IA documentation (site maps, sketches, scenarios, wireframes, etc.) for web sites, mobile and applications. In addition to working collaboratively with the Delphic Sage project team, you will also work closely with the client to present and review IA deliverables. A firm understanding of user-centered design processes and interaction design principles will be critical to your success.

Responsibilities

Creating and conducting stakeholder interviews with managers to CxO executives to determine business and site goals and objectives
Creating and interpreting quantitative and qualitative feedback from user and stakeholder surveys
Leverage other primary research, personas, task analysis, heuristic and competitive reviews to create dynamic user experiences
Use a persona-driven approach to developing UX design rationale. Articulate UX concepts and solutions through scenarios and visualizations
Creating and refining user-experience deliverables such as task and gap analyses, content analysis and strategy and feature/functionality matrices, usage scenarios, site maps, wireframes, flow diagrams and user-requirements documents
Design, lead, and analyze usability testing initiatives
Provide active feedback and cursory QA oversight through construction
Play an active role in new business initiatives, including representing UX in sales pitch situations
Demonstrated experience using web analytics and heuristic data to provide ongoing UX enhancements
Required Skills

4-year degree and 3-5+ years experience as an Information Architect or User Experience Designer
Excellent Visio skills
Excellent communication skills – both oral and written
Collaborative team player who works well with design, development, online marketing and account management teams
Passionate interest in latest use of UX design

Delphic Sage (www.delphicsage.com) is a technology-infused digital agency founded in 1995. We focus on middle market companies in industries where online ecosystems are critical to the brand. By creatively using technology in an aggressive, unbiased approach we drive ideas, innovation and insights. The result is a more relevant brand that yields both a dynamic user experience and bottom-line results.

Contact: jobs@delphicsage.com