[ALE-jobs] Fwd: Per Our Call (UX Researcher)

[Jim Kinney]

This one is a bit different that the other admin jobs. It's not an admin
job at all.
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From: "Taylor Heath" <theath at paretosg.com>
Date: Nov 3, 2015 3:07 PM
Subject: Per Our Call (UX Researcher)
To: "jim.kinney at gmail.com" <jim.kinney at gmail.com>
Cc:

Hi Jim,



Thanks for taking the time to speak with me today. I know this sounds
generic, but I am hoping to build stronger relationships with people in the
industry. I have a mentor that suggested I get creative and am attempting
to see what works and what doesn’t. I have provided the job description
below. If you hear of anyone looking in your network I would appreciate
your assistance. Look forward to hearing back.



*Job Description*:

Assumes overall responsibility for research methodologies that are
leveraged and incorporated throughout the Software Development Lifecycle
ensuring end-user participation in an iterative manner.



Follows processes and best practices of UCD and Research and contributes to
the communication and establishment of UCD processes across projects.



Works with internal and external customers (Marketing, Service Technology,
end-users and domain experts) to analyze user and business needs



Conducts usability tests, card sorts, surveys, focus groups, interviews,
task analysis, field and crowd sourcing user research.



Identifies the appropriate user experience research methods/activities for
each project, and is responsible for designing, planning, implementing and
communicating the results of these studies to the project teams.



Provide input to the User Interface design of applications based upon
research findings.



Work collaboratively with UX team members, Development teams, Product
Owners, Users, and other stakeholders as part of an agile software
development process

Leverage User Experience research and analysis techniques to evaluate
product requirements, user interface designs, and product modules or
functional areas



Participate in the development of schedules by providing estimates
regarding individual research tasks. Assist management in project tracking
by providing regular, comprehensive status reports and/or project plans.



Acts as an internal UX Research consultant providing business and technical
guidance on user experience to Development, Product Management and other
stakeholders



*Qualifications:*

Proficient at planning for, recruiting, designing, and moderating research
activities

Capable to scoping research projects and determining appropriate qual/quant
methods

Experience conducting research throughout an agile software development
process.



*Education:*

Bachelor's or Advanced Degree in a field such as Cognitive Psychology,
Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Engineering Psychology, Computer
Science, Technical Communication, or Information Design

8-10 years of UX research experience in software or web product development



Thanks,



*Taylor Heath*

Technical Recruiter

Pareto Solutions Group, Inc.

(: (770) 804-8020

*: theath at paretosg.com

http://www.paretosg.com <http://www.paretostaffing.com/>
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