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Company: Symbian (http://www.symbian.com)
Position: Interaction Designer Manger
Salary Range: 24-28K
Location: Central London
Vacancies: 2
Broad Content of the role
To work in a design team to create the next generation smart phone
interfaces.
Key Tasks
Requirements analysis, design and prototyping of early concepts,
specification of the user interface and usability testing.
Qualifications and Education
Undergraduate degree, preferably in HCI or computer science
Experience:
A demonstrated passion for user interface design. New graduates accepted if
they can show insight and any previous work which shows understanding of
user interface issues.
Desired Experience:
Professional experience working on small screen devices or consumer devices
a plus.
Essential Skills:
An analytical yet creative mind, with the ability to think from other
people's point of view.
An ability to stand back from the detail and see the big picture.
A teamwork attitude is essential; all of our software specifications involve
the work of many people.
Graphic Designer
Salary Range: 24,000-30,000 GBP
Location: Central London
Vacancies: 1
Broad Content of the role
Design the graphical look and visual language for the next generation of
mobile phones. We need a creative and energetic person to design the next
"look" of a series of mobile phones. These are new machines with exciting
capabilities, we want them to look the part. Most machines in the near
future will have high resolution color displays so there is lots of room for
some very creative and energetic work.
Key Tasks
Work with the interaction design teams to create compelling and engaging
interactive experience for Symbians phone and communicator products.
Tasks involve: Creating a visual language for a product and then seeing this
language through by producing screen layouts, graphical controls and icons.
Essential Experience:
Graphic design of software user interfaces - not, for example, just web page
design. Understanding of 8 bit graphics (palettes, limited color spaces) and
a sensitivity to small screen design issues.
Essential Disposition:
Creativity
Ability to handle a fast-changing and open environment
Interaction Prototyper
Salary Range: 24,000 - 30,000 GBP
Location: Central London
Vacancies: 2
Broad Content of the role
Person to create interactive prototypes of new software and hardware
concepts. One of the best ways to design new user interfaces is to
prototype them quickly and evaluate how well they work. Symbian has a large
interaction design department creating several new interface concepts for
mobile phones. These concepts must be tested and prototyped as we are in
need of energetic and creative people to bring these interfaces to life.
Key Tasks
Create interactive applications in Macromedia Director.
Essential Experience:
Director V7 with some lingo experience as well as some graphics skills.
Desired Experience:
Team player with good communication skills.
Able to take rough design concepts and generate working prototypes.
Contact:
Zehra Zahir <[log in to unmask]>
+44 (0)171 479-8849
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