Information Architect. Job# NA-602050
GAP INC.
Major Responsibilities:
- The Information Architect is responsible for developing, documenting, and owning the web site standards for the Ecommerce sites.
- Lead and own the creation of consistent information hierarchies for site navigation on both a system-wide level and a page-by-page or screen-by-screen level, while adhering to design uniformity within and across projects.
- Work hand-in-hand with Product Managers to understand key user needs and business goals: develop conceptual diagrams, site maps, interaction flows, storyboards, screen wireframes, and detailed functional specifications based on business goals and user needs
- Ability to cleanly implement UI/IA concepts across different platforms and browsers
- Thorough familiarity with HTML hand coding, basic JavaScript coding, CSS, DHTML, FTP, Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash
- Lead the UI design process with the brand web site design teams in implementing new features
- Deliver prototypes, mock-ups, and design specifications, provide guidelines for the brand design team deliverables, and manage the design teams through delivery of completed designs.
- Simultaneously manage a large range of project types from initial requirements through final revisions: new ecommerce sites, new and/or enhancing current features, internal tool UI, and guidance on content interaction.
- Participate in driving user testing including planning testing cases, document and support building prototypes through final specifications to include UI behaviors, analyzing user testing results, and presenting recommendations.
- Collaborate effectively with Product Management, Customer Insight, Creative Designers, Marketing, HTML coders, and Development Team.
- Recognized as an expert across the division, who has excellent judgment and is seen as the owner of the web site navigation standards and site usability for both permanent features and influence temporary creative content.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Minimum BA/BS degree in Design, Human Factors, Cognitive Psychology or related field.
- 5-7 years of application interface design experience developing digital products, such as websites, CD-ROMs, or software
- Strong knowledge of interface design processes and methodology
- Web design experience including: HTML, the capabilities of Web browsers across multiple platforms, and new technologies
- Experience with the following: Visio, Word, Illustrator, Photoshop, and various HTML editors.
- Must have strong project and people management skills and be able to function as project leader as well as individual contributor.
- Experience in leading teams and managing people.
- Extremely detail-oriented, flexible and able to work in a fast-paced, demanding environment with aggressive development schedules.
Learn more about us and apply online @gapinc.com.
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It's not cotton, denim or cashmere — people are the fabric of our company. Gap Inc. employees are smart, fun, talented individuals working in areas from design to distribution, marketing to merchandising. Working here requires commitment, energy, flexibility — and a healthy dose of creativity. Whether you're a college graduate ready to start your career, or a professional looking for your next challenge, we offer exciting opportunities to learn, stretch and grow.
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In 1969, we had one small store in San Francisco and a handful of employees. Today, we’re a $16 billion company with three of the best-known names in fashion – Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy – and close to 150,000 people across the world supporting more than 3,000 stores. Over the years, we’ve grown in ways we never could have imagined – and so have our people.
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