Designer, Creative Design ​/ Digital Art

Job Description Evidence of Interaction Design

Modern applications have moved past filling out a one-page form and pressing the submit button. Instead, they are now complex interactions, combining business requirements with easy-to-follow user flow.

Interaction design skills include knowing when to utilize different application structures, such as hub-and-spoke designs versus interview flows; which design elements are best for certain types of information, such as when to use radio buttons versus drop-down menus; and creating design deliverables such as wireframes and design priority descriptions.

Master: Led a variety of sophisticated projects on multiple platforms at multiple organizations. Trained non-designer team members on the basics of interaction design, so they could produce reasonable initial work.

Oversaw the design language for a large set of projects, provided design direction for a team of designers, and worked on a variety of very different projects.

Trained non-designer team members on the basics of visual design, so they could produce reasonable initial work.

Oversaw the information architecture strategy for very large repositories, provided leadership for a team of designers, and worked on a variety of very different projects.

Trained non-designer team members on the basics of information architecture, so they could produce reasonable initial work.

As we create designs, we need to ensure they meet the needs of the user. User research helps us collect information about who our users are, what they are trying to accomplish, what frustrates them, and what will delight them.

Skills include identifying user population; techniques for evaluating design ideas, such as usability testing; and passing that information on to the rest of the team members, so they can make informed decisions.

Master: Integrated user research into the basic practice of a large organization. Provided active research for extensive needs discovery. Used research to feed into multiple-release product strategy.

Presenting complex information for easy interpretation is key for a successful design. Knowing when to use specific table or graph types and using novel approaches for exploring detailed data sets, whether it's pricing information, product comparison tables, or trend charts, makes solid information design a core component of the design process.

Skills include knowing when to apply a variety of chart and table formats, such as pie charts, hi-low diagrams, and cluster treemaps; how to create interactive data explorers, such as star fields and drill-down pivot tables; and working with combining multiple data sources.

Master: Created reusable visualization pattern library for sophisticated storytelling and data analysis applications.

Today's best organizations are constantly learning from their designs. Instead of projects taking months or years, they now go from concept to implementation in weeks.

Design process management helps us learn to break designs into small, bite-sized implementations and to collect data from each deployment to inform decisions in the next iteration.

Skills include schedule planning, change management, low-fidelity prototyping techniques, and usage-data collection, to help the team move quickly.

Master: Introduced and managed iterative design processes in multiple organizations and cultures. Demonstrated that they have shifted the culture of design thinking in an organization.

Copy that excites and compels makes the user feel comfortable and secure about the design.

Copywriting skills include identifying the style of voice and tone that matches the organization’s brand, creating persuasive copy that motivates users to explore the design, and clearly stating benefit statements.

Master: Oversaw copy strategy and execution in multiple organizations and cultures.

What brings users to the design is the content that helps them achieve their goal.

Content strategy skills include creating…