User Experience Consultant at University of Melbourne
Information Technology Services
Senior Vice Principal
Salary: $87,709 - $94,934 p.a. plus 9.25% superannuation
The University is developing a huge suite of user centred scholarly and administrative systems. The UX Consultant role will have the support of a focused UX team and high-level management support for designing world-class online experiences. You will be the user advocate working with diverse project teams and have access to facilities, tools and the users to improve the experience and develop your own career and techniques along the way.
The User Experience Consultant will provide expert knowledge and consultancy services in line with best practice industry standards. The role supports the delivery of large and complex enterprise-scale web application projects from a User Experience perspective.
You will be the advocate for the user as you work with multidisciplinary teams across the University to deliver world-class online experiences. You will ensure that the systems and tools developed meet user needs whilst satisfying overall business goals and contribute to the focus and delivery of functional specifications.
The role will see you conducting user-centred design research and usability testing for web applications. The research includes identification of user needs and goals, as well as task and workflow modelling.
You will also posses interaction design skills, including the ability to create and document navigation structures and information design. You will have the ability to perform user research activities and evaluations of existing products and applications. You will create detailed screen wireframes to effectively communicate prototype designs to clients, project managers, designers and development teams.
You must possess exceptional interpersonal skills as this role requires the ability to work across knowledge organisation boundaries and the ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders. You will be a self-starter, be detail-oriented and have a passion for the usable web experience and meaningful content.
Unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
Close date: 5 January 2014
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