Digital User Researcher Senior
- Recruiter
- Steria Recruitment Limited
- Location
- London
- Salary
- 400.00 - 450.00 GBP Day
- Posted
- 01 Feb 2015
- Closes
- 03 Feb 2015
- Sectors
- Media & Digital Media
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
Job title: Digital User Researcher Senior
Location: London
Contract: 6 months (with possible extension)
Rate: GBP400 - GBP450 per day
Responsibilities:
- Collect and analyse user behaviour through guerrilla ethnography, street interviews, iterative usability tests, persona development, surveys, analytics, online experiments (A/B testing)
- Work with product managers, developers and other UX professionals to prioritise research and UX opportunities in a fast-paced, rapidly changing team delivering to stakeholders who manage critical national infrastructure
- Translate research outputs into working software by building great relationships with team members and involving them in the research
- Understand and operate within the ethical and professional standards for researchers at client side, protecting our vulnerable users
- Understand and contribute to Assisted Digital service design and population sizing
- Demonstrate expertise in working as part of an agile software delivery team and contribute to agile team values and culture
Experience Required:
- 3+ years conducting user research
- Degree Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Cognitive Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, or related field
- In-depth understanding of user-centered design principles and tools
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Experience working directly with Design, Software, Content and Product team members
Desirable
- 5+ years conducting user experience research is preferred - demonstrated expertise in a relevant field