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PC Connection, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a leading direct marketer of business computing solutions to small- and medium-sized businesses, educational and government institutions, medium-to-large corporate accounts, and consumers. We offer a broad selection of more than 100,000 brand name products at competitive prices, in conjunction with award-winning service and support that has enabled us to establish a large and loyal customer base.
Headquartered in New Hampshire, PC Connection has been providing computer products, advice, and information to millions of customers for more than two decades. During this time, we've continually been recognized for our commitment to service, one of the company's founding and guiding principles. Today, we serve our customers through our staff of highly trained account managers, our Web sites, and specialized IT product catalogs.

User Experience Architect (304296-533)

Description

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of success designing highly-usable e-commerce sites targeting different customer segments, including business, government, and consumer.  This experience will include user-centered design activities, including requirements gathering, interaction design, interface design, and usability evaluations.

Primary Responsibilities include:

  • Elicit business requirements and conceptual designs from business owners (primarily Sales and Marketing), translating these into design documents, including functional specifications, use cases, usage scenarios, wireframes, and story boards.
  • Lead scope and design sessions, assisting in the definition of business requirements and prioritization of features into web releases.
  • Develop paper and interactive prototypes.  Facilitate prototype reviews and conduct usability testing with internal users and customer representatives to elicit feedback to the design.
  • Develop and maintain detailed site navigation maps, illustrating the interaction flow of various activities (checkout and product search, for example).
  • Support QA team in developing test plans.


Required Experience

Requirements Include:

  • Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years experience in a web interaction design role.
  • Experience with high-volume customer-facing sites built utilizing dynamic, data-driven content.
  • Strong presentation and communication skills.  Must have the ability to articulate user requirements and interaction in written design documents.
  • Should possess strong project management, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
  • Understanding of Content Management Systems (experience with SiteCore would be a plus).
  • Must have knowledge of web development technologies, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, and platforms utilizing object-oriented, control-based design.
  • Ability to work in a collaborative team environment, with both technical and non-technical team members.
  • Understanding of data modeling and database design, and the ability to understand how an underlying data model might affect interaction design.
  • Understanding of and ability to follow systems development lifecycle.
  • Understanding of principles of Information Architecture.
  • Experience using prototyping tools.
Position Information
Company:
PC Connection
Location:
Merrimack
Status:
Full Time, Employee
Job Category:
IT/Software Development
Career Level:
Experienced (Non-Manager)
Contact Information
Company:
PC Connection
Reference Code:
304296
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