Interaction Designer Specializing in Audio Jawbone

Do you want to transform how people live and interact with audio and fundamentally improve the interactions with the devices they touch everyday We are looking for a creative, hardworking individual to design interactive audio experiences for our hardware products. With a background of some combination of HCI, Cognitive Science, Engineering, Music, Psychology and Psychoacoustics, you will lead the way in creating game changing audio products that delight and inspire the user and are simple and intuitive to use.

This is an opportunity to join an amazing company at an extraordinary time. Youll be part of the core product development team participating in all aspects of the product life cycle including: user research, product definition, user interaction design, sound design prototyping, and usability testing.

Responsibilities:

Research and test human capability for understanding and using audio feedback for our products
Drive thought leadership in audio and user interaction design to create industry-leading designs that are fresh, unique, and differentiate our hardware products
Work closely with product managers to understand the goals of the product and bring it to life in the designs
Sound design for prototyping and possibly production
Manage all of Jawbones audio assets across all products
Work closely with engineers to communicate designs
Prototype audio interactions
Run usability tests and incorporating user feedback

Requirements:

2+ years professional experience with demonstrated success in building user interface designs across devices with physical interactions and/or audio interfaces
Proficiency in designing/editing audio with any number of possible software packages
Strong attention to detail and exceptional organization, logic and analytical skills
Be comfortable working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams

Preferred:

Some combination of Bachelor/Master degree in an Engineering related field such as CS, ME, EE, Cognitive Science, Music, Psychology, Psychoacoustics
Ability to prototype user interactions using a combination of Arduino, Max/MSP, Flash, javascript, Lua and/or Objective-C.
Experience designing multi-dimensional interactions that span visual, audio, and tactile control and feedback

About Jawbone

Jawbone is committed to creating personal technology products that deliver an unsurpassed user experience. The companys flagship product, the award-winning Jawbone Bluetooth headset, first disrupted the industry in 2006 with its military-grade NoiseAssassin technology and instantly became recognized as the best Bluetooth headset available. In 2010, Jawbone ICON becomes the companys most innovative Jawbone yet; introducing unmatched ease of use, personalization, sound quality and design into the consumer marketplace.

Jawbone is a privately-held company headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Perks
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health/dental/vision/401k/LTD. Salary and stock options will be commensurate with experience. Jawbone is an equal opportunity employer.

Location:	150 Executive Park Boulevard Suite 4550 San Francisco, CA 94134 United States