Gilfus Education Group is seeking qualified candidates for the position of a full-time Information Architect (IA). This position leads the project team during the information architecture phase of our student-centered design process. Often, the IA is teamed with a Senior Information Architect (SIA) on larger engagements but serves as the sole Information Architect on smaller engagements. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified candidate who wants to grow in skills and experience along with an expanding organization.

Responsibilities

• Define, characterize, and prioritize the site audience segments
• Gather the communication and functional objectives by leading client working sessions and reviewing the competitive landscape
• Organize content and develop categories, naming schemes and navigational hierarchies
• Team with art directors and engineers to create effective and intuitive user interfaces.
• Create user flows, schematic drawings and documentation to illustrate the structure and functionality of a project
• Familiar with technical issues around web development and able to work constructively with engineering teams

Qualifications

• BA or BS degree
• Three or more years of successful experience in information architecture field
• Excellent research and analysis skills
• Excellent problem-framing and argument-building skills
• Excellent verbal and written skills and the ability to present to a variety of audiences
• Ability to think creatively about business problems and to connect research insights to Internet-based solutions
• Excellent skills in concept development and design implementation
• Experience in working on multiple projects simultaneously

The information architect is a vital member of our collaborative user experience team and must be able to work in our offices in Fairfax, VA; therefore we are only interested in candidates in the Washington, DC metro area.

Benefits

• Salary negotiable, commensurate with experience
• Competitive benefits including health, medical, vision, and dental
• Dynamic, energetic work environment with a proven industry leader