Job opportunities in Seattle at the Office eXperience Group at Microsoft

March 28 2011

Helping the World Get More from Technology

You can help make technology easier to use and understand for people all over the world. You’ll work side by side with world-class technical writers, editors, programmer writers, and usability specialists when you join one of our teams within our User Experience organization. Every product we create is touched by these groups, all of whom generate a broad assortment of product help, user manuals, books, Web sites, usability studies, and prototypes that help our customers and partners reach their full potential.

 

User Experience Researcher

Are you interested in turning software products into world-class experiences for end users? If so, Microsoft’s UX Research group needs you! Our mission is to think end-to-end about the user experience both broadly and deeply. Giving end users an experience without problems isn’t good enough; we want the experience to be an immersive, pleasurable experience that is appropriate for each and every customer. We need to know our users inside out, by understanding their perceptions, desires, needs, frustrations, environments, and problems related to the Microsoft software, hardware, and services experience and beyond.

We need people who have a passion at the prospect of finding creative ways to evangelize the rich research data we have to both internal and external audiences and drive the results of those communications into the final experience.

 

Qualifications:

  • Pursuing a B.A./B.S., M.S. or Ph.d. degree in Computer Science, HCI, Human Factors, or related field
  • Knowledge of methods for gathering and analyzing UX research data
  • The ability to solve complex UI design problems, take action, and drive for results in a multidisciplinary team
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, as well as self confidence

 

 

User Experience Designer

Innovate and improve some of the most popular software products in the world. As a User Experience Designer you’ll be responsible for driving cross-team collaboration with the world’s best user experience researchers, program managers, product planners, and developers from the early stages of planning through implementation. You’ll need to think strategically, be creative, and negotiate design solutions in relation to business goals. Using your abilities to identify new opportunities and generate innovative ideas, you will influence the design direction and make our already popular products even more successful.

 

Qualifications:

  • Pursuing a B.A./B.S., M.S. or Ph.d. degree in Computer Science, HCI, Industrial or Graphic design, or related field
  • Ability to apply strategic, business-building approach to user experience designs while integrating user research and usability evaluation throughout
  • Strong problem-solving ability with balanced interaction and visual design skills
  • 1-2 years experience work or classroom experience evolving design solutions from hand-sketched ideas to interactive Director, HTML or Flash prototypes.
  • 1-2 years of practical work experience in JavaScript, Lingo, and ActionScript knowledge preferred
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills as well as self confidence

 

 

 


Interested?
Apply online at https://careers.microsoft.com Job ID 752518

Contact Annika Ushio (UID IxD alumnus) annikau@microsoft.com

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