Position: Sr. User Experience Architect

About Us:
Inveni needs your help to change the way the world decides what to watch on TV.

As you sit there reading this, technology is evolving.  The web, smart phones and tablets have had great success.  Now is the time to add a new mega channel to the mix, the Interactive TV.  With Google TV’s announcement that the majority of new TV’s sold will have their operating system built in and the rumors that Apple TV 2.0 will be released in the summer of 2012, the TV as we know it is about to change forever.  We want you to help us disrupt the $500 billion TV industry.

With change comes opportunity: The Interactive TV unlocks the ability for companies like Inveni to solve problems that have plagued the TV watching experience for years. We now have more things to watch than ever, but good luck finding them with a guide that has barely changed since the dawn of broadcast television. It currently takes users an average of 8-10 minutes to decide what to watch. That is unacceptable!

Inveni has been working in stealth mode for 2 years building a platform to take advantage of this ENORMOUS opportunity to become one of the next tech giants.  We are now able to pull together live TV and all the big streaming sources, sort those options according to your preferences, browse them on your TV or your mobile device, and play your choice with one click. R.I.P. TV guide.

The world is ready for the next generation TV experience and we are perfectly positioned to deliver it. Inveni will combine personalization and social features with award winning User Experience to build products that solve everyday problems in a fast, fun and effective way.

If you have ever wanted to be on the ground floor of one of the hottest technology startups, now is your opportunity.                 

Position:
We are looking for a user experience expert to help our team design award winning apps of the future. We will be releasing, iterating, and updating our apps extremely fast in our agile, data-driven development environment. To thrive in this position you need to have a passion for designing both visually stunning and functional user experiences.

Responsibilities:
* Developing interactive user experiences for the next generation of movie and TV guides.
* Gather quantitative and qualitative research to determine the consumer’s problems with the movie and TV consumption process.
Fill holes in research by conducting consumer surveys, interviews and focus groups.
* Distil the research findings into a prioritized list of problems.
Create solutions to problems taking into account, user desirability, business viability and technical feasibility.
* Translate concepts and ideas into wireframes, workflow diagrams and design requirements.
* Effectively communicating user experience and design direction to teams using prototypes, visual communications, and narrative vision.
Lead in-house or outsourced design teams on all levels of design from high level UX to display layer design.
* Lead continual user research, testing, and focus groups to ensure user’s problems are being solved and they have a strong desire for product.
Bring design thinking to projects and act as a voice of UX innovation in the product development process.
* Being passionate about movie and TV guide products and technology. The right person for this job lives and breathes TV and mobile experiences and has an amazing grasp on market trends and a vision for what this space could be 2-5 years from now.
* Firm understanding of how to leverage technology to create great product solutions for a wide range of technologies include:  tablets (iPad, Android Tablet), smart phones (iPhone, Android phones), Interactive TV’s (Google TV, Apple’s future iTV/Apple TV 2.0, etc), web (websites, browser plugins, desktop software), social (Facebook apps, Facebook API, Twitter, etc) and many more.
* Understand the startup environment and execute lean UX principles that help the organization and their products quickly move through iterative design to find product/market fit.
* Help develop a culture of creativity and co-creation as a core part of the unique value of Inveni.

Required Qualifications:
* 5+ years of experience in product design
* Portfolio of successful consumer-focused web sites/applications
* Ability to understand and analyze user needs through research, focus groups, and surveys
* Expert in designing simple and intuitive user interfaces
* Ability to create examples through wire frames and mock ups

Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience with phone, tablet, and TV apps
* Experience with iOS and Android OS
* Experience in a fast-paced, start-up environment

Plus:
* Experience with agile development methodology
* Pragmatic Marketing Certified or similar outside in / agile / iterative product management methodology training or experience

Perks:
* Competitive salary and equity
* Full health & dental coverage
* 4 weeks paid vacation
* Fun work environment:  Frisbee golf, movie outings, go carts, paint ball, Twins games, etc.
* Endless supply of caffeine or other beverages
* Casual dress code
* Flexible hours

Location:
13911 Ridgedale Drive
Suite 243
Minnetonka, MN, 55305

Contact:
Please submit your resume and portfolio to:
Aaron Weber, Founder
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/aarondweber
Email: aaron.weber@inveni.com
Cell: (952) 846-8145

PDF of Job Summary:
Senior User Experience Architect
http://www.inveni.com/careers/Inveni-SeniorUXArchitect.pdf