UX & Development Architect - Marketing for Invesco

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  • Henley-on-Thames  
    Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
    perm  
  • Company
    Invesco Perpetual  
    Start date
    ASAP  
    Duration
    n/a  
    Wage
    £40,000 to 50,000 per annum  
  • Closing date
    25 September 2014  
    Posted on
    27 August 2014  

The Company:

Invesco Perpetual is one of the UK's largest and most successful independent investment management organisations. As part of the wider Invesco family, we are part of a global organisation with over US$779 billion under management, offices in more than 20 countries and some 7000 employees around the world.

We believe in longevity and our investment team has evolved over the years to include some of the industry's leading players. Key attributes of our success include managing with conviction, maintaining focus on the long term, challenging convention rather than following it and our belief in truly active fund management.

We like to think our employees are best in class and we focus on rewarding employees on merit. The expectations are high but in return we put a great deal of effort into creating a first-class working environment. We consider that by working together we can achieve more. We treat one another with respect and value a collaborative environment. We welcome the different ideas, perspectives and expertise our employees bring to the company. Aside from investment management there are career opportunities across the full range of business functions.

The Person:

The ideal candidate will have a passion for delivering exceptional user experience.  Able to clearly articulate UX to business colleges, solving complex problems with practical solutions and working closely with the research, visual design and server side development teams to build well-designed experiences for our customers.

You are a perfectionist at heart, but have the experience to know that in a fast-paced marketing team you need to find the correct balance between perfectionism and reality to enable on time delivery. Working as part of the Digital Marketing Development team, you will thrive in a collaborative environment,  enjoy constantly acquiring new skills and knowledge for yourself and the wider team, helping to drive forward innovation.

The Role:

  • To take a leading role in the functional design of content & delivery processes and systems for website, managed email and other Digital delivery channels applying UX and UCD techniques

  • To provide Business Analyst support for Digital Marketing Development initiatives

  • To take a leading role in the implementation of MI data systems for digital marketing services

  • To assist in the development of delivery mechanisms and co-ordinate testing of new digital marketing functionality and technology

  • To create content templates and assist in the updating and publishing of content

Key Responsibilities:

  • To take a leading role in the functional design of content and delivery processes for website, managed email and other Digital delivery channels applying UX and UCD techniques, responsive design and providing Business Analyst support as required.

  • To take a leading role in the implementation of MI data systems for digital marketing services, assist in MI production; work on development of DMS delivery mechanisms and co-ordinate testing of new digital marketing functionality and technology

  • To maintain appropriate compliance and other control standards such as WAI accessibility and usability standards

  • To assist with definition and implementation of digital strategy and direction, and provide digital strategic planning support where requested

  • To liaise with IT, Sales and Customer Services Departments and provide digital content management expertise where requested

  • To assist in management of third party digital supplier relationships and to work with digital agencies and consultants as required by the business

  • Work effectively independently and as a team player within local team, broader marketing communications team, department and wider organisation

  • To represent the Digital Services team on wider departmental / cross-functional projects.  Must be willing and have visa clearance to travel to Europe and USA if required.

  • To create content templates and assist in the updating and publishing of content

 Key Requirements:

Experience:

  • Excellent knowledge of web technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/Ajax, JQuery and their development tools

  • Avid user of Social media and WEB2.0 platforms

  • An understanding of digital marketing and its use as a marketing tool

  • Track record in conducting user research and analysis, documenting requirements & designs using modelling tools such as ProtoShare or Axure

  • Experience in project management, Agile and Kanban desirable

  • Experience of integrating Social media into digital marketing developments

  • Knowledge of Vignette/OpenText CMS, WordPress, PHP, JSP, SQL an advantage

  • Previous experience in the financial services sector, preferably Asset Management

  • Understanding of code release management and deployment using version control software platforms such as GitHub

  • Experience of responsive design and cross-browser testing

  • Experience of using tools to check website performance, mark-up standards and SEO considerations

Qualifications:

  • Educated to degree level, or equivalent qualification(s) or jobholder is able to demonstrate equivalent academic calibre

Personal Attributes:

  • Passion for delivering well-designed experiences

  • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills

  • Customer focus

  • Enjoy constantly acquiring new skills and knowledge to drive forward innovation

  • Willingness to share new ideas with the team

  • Have good time management skills and ability to prioritise work effectively

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