Role : Project Leader - UX Researcher

Location : Alpharetta,GA

Duration : 8 Months

Rate : $50/hr On C2C (Max)

Job Description :

Required Skills :

 Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Usability Engineering, or Information Design plus 2 years experience. Certification in Usability plus 4 years experience is acceptable in lieu of a degree. Advanced degree is a plus

Job Description :

Coordinate User Experience Research activities for products and websites. These activities include, but are not limited to, identifying the appropriate user experience research activities; designing, planning and implementing these activities.

User Experience Research

Research and analyze applications and websites to determine appropriate user experience research activities

Conduct user experience research activities such as usability tests, card sorts, surveys, focus groups, and interviews for complex products and websites

Conduct user experience recruiting activities, such as:

Write recruiting e-mails

Use, update, and maintain the participant database

Arrange facility rentals

Contact potential participants

Schedule participants

Work with business partners for contact names

Prepare participant screeners

Conduct user experience activity tasks, such as:

Set up and run meetings

Prepare and distribute meeting notes

Determine the appropriate user experience research task

Write the proposal

Create the research materials

Gather and analyze the activity results

Collaborate with User Engineering Services to determine recommendations (if applicable)

Write result report and conduct presentation to project team

Analyze usability activity results and provide feedback to the project team

Create and deliver proposals, reports, and presentations on time and with the highest quality

Create and conduct project-related presentations to outside functional groups that are clear, concise and professional. Review presentations of others and provide feedback

Coordinate conference activities

Follow established department processes and department/project standards

Track problems during the course of a project and report resolutions to User Experience Research organization

Evaluate new tools (hardware and software)

Review new industry research

Skills :

Demonstrate and promote collaboration among team members

Adapt to changes in tools, processes, priorities, and direction; implement change and assist team through transition

Demonstrate strong passion for improving the way applications and websites work to meet the needs of users.

Demonstrate flexible problem solving skills.

Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills.

Demonstrate strong analytical skills

Multi-task in a fast-paced team environment, i.e., handle multiple projects and proposals concurrently

Demonstrate excellent organizational skills and work independently

Demonstrate strong client-facing presentations and communication skills (both written and verbal)

Create presentations that are concise and professional.

Conduct presentations in a clear and professional manner.

Demonstrate good writing skills

Demonstrate strong user research skills in the following areas:

User research planning and execution

Usability testing

Field studies

Survey creation

Client interviews

Strong interviewing skills such as:

Ability to ask open-ended questions

Quick thinking when asking follow-up questions

Ability to put the user at ease

Ability to apply pressure to the user politely so questions are answered

Excellent listening skills

Strong facilitation skills such as:

Ensure interactions are pleasant

Allow users time to think

Keep conversations on track

Excellent listening skills