The Information Architect (IA) leads the project team during the information architecture phase of our user-centered design process. Often, the IA is teamed with a Senior Information Architect (SIA) on larger engagements but serves as the sole Information Architect on smaller engagements.

Job Duties

• Define, characterize, and prioritize the site audience segments
• Gather the communication and functional objectives by leading client working sessions, reviewing the competitive landscape
• Organize content and develop categories, naming schemes and navigational hierarchies
• Team with art directors and engineers to create effective and intuitive user interfaces.
• Create user flows, schematic drawings and documentation to illustrate the structure and functionality of a project
• Familiar with technical issues around web development and able to work constructively with engineering teams

Job Qualifications

• BA or BS degree
• Three or more years of successful experience in information architecture field
• Excellent research and analysis skills
• Excellent problem-framing and argument-building skills
• Excellent verbal and written skills and the ability to present to a variety of audiences
• Ability to think creatively about business problems and to connect research insights to Internet-based solutions
• Excellent skills in concept development and design implementation
• Experience in working on multiple projects simultaneously

• The information architect is a vital member of our collaborative user experience team and must be able to work in our offices in McLean, VA; therefore we are only interested in candidates in the Washington DC metro area.

  Benefits

  • Salary negotiable, commensurate with experience
  • Competitive benefits including health, medical, vision, and dental
  • Dynamic, energetic work environment with a proven industry leader