Data Designer - Fjord - Madrid

Hi, Fjord-Accenture Interactive Madrid is searching for a new colleague who describes himself as a product-oriented data scientist or a quantitative research specialist.

If you are curious in searching for meaning through Data and interested in defining new data touch-points, if you are passionate about Data & Design, Visual Applied intelligence or Interactive Data Storytelling come and join us.

Role description:

Data designers are helping lead Fjord into the future of design. Together we’re forging a new profession that applies the best of what’s gone before in the service of the reinvention, and answers new challenges of artificial intelligence, the internet of things, and behavioral economics. You exist in two worlds simultaneously, the world of empathy and human experiences, and the world data, algorithms, and bleeding edge technology. Join us and help create something new, something better, something that bridges humans and data.

We are looking for a Senior Data Designer to join our data design team. Data Designers create data driven experiences that enable substantive action and meaningful change. You will be responsible for researching the data potential within projects and working with other disciplines to design prototypes and develop solutions that bring these concepts to life.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

·       Working with other design disciplines and engineers to bring a data perspective to client’s problems

·        Drive quantitative human-centric research by exploring and inspecting client, third-party and open data sources

·       Generate data visualizations and digital prototypes that explore patterns, communicate insights or drive new service experiences across web, mobile, wearable or smart environments

·       Develop data stories that engage and inform end users, clients and stakeholders

·       Define and apply metrics within digital services that provide insight into the service performance, drive contextual customization and inform the service evolution

·       Actively participate in Data+Design activities including developing client workshops, stakeholder interviews, data gathering, and ideation

·       Produce lean technical specification, API documentation and quality control requirements.

·       Take an active role in team activities, e.g. design crit sessions and best practice initiatives

·       Actively contribute to thought leadership and points of view

·       Participate and contribute to external and internal design and data communities as a Fjordian

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

·       5-7 years of in-depth experience in 2 or more of the following areas:

·       - Data Science

·       - Data Journalism

·       - Data Visualization Engineering

·       - Information Design

·       - Visual Analytics Consulting

·       - Software instrumentation/ Web Analytics

·       High dexterity in speed and quality with the tools of your trade.

·       Knowledge of and curiosity about data analytics and its opportunities for design.

·       Accustomed to working collaboratively with customers and cross-functional team members.

·       Understanding of areas of specialization, including but not limited to quantitative research, visualization design, data strategy, personalization, systems engineering; willingness to broaden own skillset into adjacent specializations while refining mastery of primary skillset.

·       Proficient in creating data models, interaction flows, wireframes, online surveys, simple statistical analyses and lean technical specifications.

·       Proficient with rapid prototyping methods, ranging from data sketching to interactive visualization development.

·       Experience working with data scientists and/or software engineers as part of an agile development team.

·       Knowledge of Devops tools and Big Data analytics infrastructure.

We are a family of Fjordians. Our living culture and borderless playground provide us with space to thrive, following simple core values that inform everything we do. Be adventurous. Bring a vision. Make an impact. Rely on empathy. Nurture collaboration. Stay transparent. Be bold and generous in all you do. 

Thanks to a unique partnership with Accenture, we’re able to do work that changes the world, and we’re always looking for kindred spirits.

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.