About Lonely Planet & The Wireless Business:
Lonely Planet is the largest publisher of guide books internationally and has been one of the early movers and most successful transformations from print media to mobile media. Don't just take our word for it.
The New York Times called our app "a graphically rich look at a wide variety of trips"; USA Today said, " the visual wow factor is notable"; and CBS News Chicago listed 1000 Ultimate Experiences as one of seven "Must-Have" apps.
Come join the team that is reinventing how people travel around the globe!
A few quick facts
• Lonely Planet has over 9m installs of its apps on mobile devices.
• It manages a catalogue of over 140 different applications on 4 different mobile platforms.
• It was a hand picked pre-launch partner for every major iOS/Apple launch event ranging from the app store to the iPad.
• It is a travel company, and we want you to take time to be a traveller. A starter vacation package is 5 weeks.
• Run as a start-up within a medium sized company.
Position Overview:
The key job functions for this position are as follows:
• Defining amazing user experience (UX) and user interfaces (UI) for mobile products at Lonely Planet:
o UX: Develop elegant and functional mobile user experience concepts, models, prototypes, templates, patterns, scenarios, and specifications that fulfil (and exceed where possible) brand, business and user goals.
o UI: Develop and produce stunning and functional user interface concepts and interface designs.
• Participate in defining the product roadmap with VP of Wireless and other team members.
• Contribute creative ideas and apply creative thinking to problem solving.
• Help ensure that all design work is completed on time and within allocated budgets.
• Be a strong advocate for the customer.
The key duties and responsibilities for this position are as follows:
1. User experience (UX) design, conceptualization, specification and prototyping
2. Interface design (UI)
3. Graphic design
This role:
• Reports directly to the VP wireless.
• Co-operates with the Creative Director for idea development and creative approval for quality, consistency, messaging, tone and visual direction.
Key Result Areas:
• Development of elegant, intuitive and pragmatic UX models.
• Attention to detail and quality output by agreed deadlines.
• Working effectively with business owners and team members to develop concept directions.
• Adhering to and contributing to global visual language guides.
• Assisting with user research and usability testing.
• Collaboration with design team and participation in training as required.
Key Skills / Experience / Knowledge / Qualifications / Attributes:
• Strong theoretical & applied UI and UX skills.
• Good at articulating design concepts and rationale to team members.
• Experience working in an Agile software development environment. (1 year+)
• Experience working in a small team/start up environment. (3 years+)
• Experience designing smartphone applications. (1 year+)
• Experience with user testing, information architecture & user centred design.
• Strong wire framing and paper prototyping skills. Ability to generate and document site maps and logic flows.
• Proficiency with with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Whiteboard markers.
• Experience working with both internal and external development and design teams.
• Excellent gut feel for products.
• A commitment to quality and continuous improvement – including a willingness to question current practice, to be hands-on and with strong attention to detail.
• Strong understanding of commercial business practises.
• Understanding of cross media design issues.
• Excellent understanding of colour, typography, layout and iconography, plus experience in designing mobile graphics.
• Excellent organisational skills, to manage several projects at the same time and well organised, with the ability to appropriately prioritise workload whilst maintaining strong attention to detail.
• Ability to give feedback and come up with solutions to solve design and usability issues.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Deadline oriented with a demonstrated ability work under pressure.
• A flexible/adaptable attitude.
• High level of initiative with a creative perspective to problem solving.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• A desire to work with people to improve systems and processes.
• Negotiation skills and the ability to give feedback and come up with solutions to solve design problems.
• Enjoys working as part of a cross functional team on projects.
• A passion for travel.
• A good sense of humour.
• A desire to improve the way people travel.
Desirable Skills/Experience:
• Experience planning and doing user research and usability testing.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of management and staff to achieve desired outcomes and build strong alliances and relationships.
• A strong understanding of the limitations and advantages of developing apps on iOS, Android and other mobile platforms.
• Experiencing developing successful social networking and/or location based products.
Apply via our online jobs link: www.matchlex.com/lp/internaljobs.asp
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