Emprego em arquitectura da informação

Neste nosso Portugal "dos pequeninos" não recordo de ver nenhum anúncio de emprego explicitamente dirigido a profissionais em arquitectura da informação! Ontem, depois de uma troca de e-mails com um amigo, não resiste visitar a SIGIA-L ,uma das mais antigas "mailing-list" sobre AI, e procurar - não é preciso procurar muito, acreditem - por uma oferta de emprego nesta área. Desta feita, para não variar, o lugar é nos EUA (New Jersey):

Position Title: Senior Information Architect
Location: NJ

Please send resumes to jobs@xxxxx.com

Overview
As a solutions and integration firm, xxxxx combines our in-depth industry knowledge with expertise in leading-edge information technology and business processes to deliver high-impact solutions to our clients in the Communications, Financial Services, Life Sciences and Insurance industries.

Offering
When properly engineered, portal solutions serve to provide ease of access to information and data dispersed across many systems and varying platforms.
At xxxxx, our practitioners ensure that user needs are properly understood and in context. Current processes and systems are mapped against prioritized needs and future capabilities, and the development of a new business solution leverages existing systems, data and processes.

xxxxx has successfully assisted many of our clients with application and portal engineering challenges through a disciplined and balanced mix of business, project management, creative, quality management and technology proficiency.

Our Application and Portal Engineering group is currently seeking a Senior Information Architect to create usable interface solutions for large-scale portals and rich internet applications.

Responsibilities
The Senior Information Architect will plan user experience activities throughout the project lifecycle, creating user scenarios, process flows, use cases, site maps, wire frames and functional specifications. Combine strategic business acumen with strong knowledge of user-centered design to conceptualize and develop customized web interface solutions. Articulate findings and recommendations to team members and clients. Perform expert usability inspections. Participate in business development activities including proposal development and concept demonstations.

Requirements

• Information Architecture – Minimum 5 years experience with Information Architecture including familiarity with the most recent usability and IA research
• Demonstrated experience creating information architectures forbusiness applications and large-scale portals
• Industry – Knowledge of pharmaceutical a plus
• Technology – Proficiency with Microsoft Visio, Powerpoint, Adobe Photoshop, and Macromedia Dreamweaver
• Communications – Strong interpersonal, presentation, written communication, facilitation and self direction skills

O perfil enunciado é um arquétipo da generalidade das solicitações. Existem alguns pontos que são inerentes ao sector de actividade dos clientes desta empresa, mas as restantes competências são "mainstream" em arquitectura de informação. Será que um dia teremos empresas portuguesas a pedir arquitectos de informação?