User Experience Designer

Description

Are you interested in working on a product that defines the next generation of human-computer interaction? A solution that frees people to experience activities and content in a more natural way? A game-changing product that enables people to share face-to-face experiences rather than using technology in isolation? When was the last time you worked on a product that sparked the imagination and got you truly excited? If you want to be inspired again, consider joining the Microsoft Surface team (www.microsoft.com/surface http://www.microsoft.com/surface).
As a software-focused User Experinece (UX) Designer, you will engage in cross-team collaboration with the best of user research, visual design, user assistance, industrial design, product planning, program management, test, and development from the early stages of feature planning through implementation and release.

The right candidate will be an end user advocate, driving user needs and goals into both creative and pragmatic design solutions. Ideally, she or he would have the ability to apply a background or understanding of human sciences toward creative conceptual designs and solutions. Ultimately, however, the key requirement is knowing and applying user-centered philosophies and best practices toward processes, tools, and solutions that are useful, usable, desirable and inspiring. The candidate must demonstrate an ability to both handle hands on design and lead design work with a high standard for quality within aggressively scheduled projects. You will join a strong user experinece team, working closely with an extremely talented staff of researchs, visual design, industrial design, and writing staff. Your high-quality deliverables include information architectures, task-flow diagrams (or other models), user-experience goals and scenarios, storyboards, wireframes, design concepts, interactive prototypes, design specifications, and design guidelines. Your success will be measured by design quality (useful, usable, desirable, inspiring & brand aligned), design continuity within and across solutions, and design leadership.