User Experience Design Companies:
This is my personal list of Atlanta web design companies.
- http://www.raremedium.com/
- http://www.userinsight.com/
- https://www.newmanwebsolutions.com/
- http://www.atlantasky.com/
- http://www.company.com/
- http://qiigo.com/
- http://sagepath.com/
- http://www.dynamixwebdesign.com/
- (Another published list: http://www.10bestdesign.com/firms/ 8/19/14)
- http://www.grossiweb.com/web-design-portfolio.html
- http://www.southernwebgroup.com/ Wordpress developers Piedmont Road; like services page.
- http://www.agencycadre.com/ – moved to Dunwoody!
- http://thecreativemomentum.com/ in Alpharetta
http://www.itbusinessnet.com/article/Atlantas-Best-Web-Design-Firm-Wins-Ten-2014-W3-Silver-Awards—-The-Creative-Momentum-3513028 - Black Bear Design Group – in Dunwoody
- Hughes Media
- Cardinal Web Solutions
- SolutionBuilt – Marietta
- DeepBlue.com
- Definitive Media Productions Medical Website Design 404-271-0434
- Local Marketing Inc Puneet Mehta
- Epic Labs Nic Rosental, Josh Coffee
- CoffeeCup J. Cornelius Nine Labs
- 45Royale Adam Little
- Satori Consulting, Inc Dara (Strickland) Solomon, PRC
- Sharecare the Dr. Oz Show, Bob Klinger (startle), Paul Dickerson, James Childress
- Interweb
- 22squared “an 89-year old start up that has evolved into the 6th largest independent agency in the country.”
- Razorfish
- Moxie Interactive Chad Phillips Art Director
- Definition6 – Manny Blum, dog friendly
- Atomic Fusion – formerly Bob Klinger, Travis Granville
- The Morrison Agency – Jeremy Heilpern, formerly James Childress
- MailChimp – Aarron Walter, formerly James Childress, formerly(?) Jenn Downs
(And here is a published list: http://upcity.com/blog/2014/04/top-50-web-designers-in-atlanta/ )
Somebody else’s list ( http://observedexperience.tumblr.com/post/12714646434/atlanta-area-ux-companies-and-other-resources-for )
ATLANTA COMPANIES WORTH LOOKING INTO
I don’t know whether or not any of the following companies are currently looking for UX researchers/strategists/designers/architects/whatevers, or what their current needs might be, but I DO know that if I were looking for a UX-related position in Atlanta, these would be the first places I would look:
User Insight – They are an Atlanta-based user testing and user research firm. I have been VERY impressed by what I’ve seen of them and how they approach their work:
Macquarium – Before I moved to Atlanta, I did some work with Macquarium. They conducted user research and did usability testing on a project I was working on for Pepsi. I was impressed by them as well.
Razorfish – They do interesting work. There are a couple people I know from BBDO (my day job) who now work there. Their Emerging Interfaces group is doing some interesting work.
Sapient Nitro – They have an Atlanta-based mobile center of excellence that is worth looking into They’re also doing some interesting stuff with interactive kiosks and other location- or event-specific interfaces.
http://www.sapient.com/en-us/sapientnitro.html
Engauge – I’ve only recently started hearing about them, but from what I’ve seen and heard, they’re worth paying attention to.
Digitas – Two years ago, as I was starting my series of interviews that saw me eventually make my way to Atlanta, I was also interviewing with Digitas. I know they have an Atlanta office, and my downstairs neighbor at the apartment I used to live in works there.
There are also some UX-related recruiting firms that try to place people in the Atlanta area:
Synergis HR is a company that does IT/technical recruiting in Atlanta.
JobTopia is another company I occasionally see reaching out on LinkedIn.
Bestica is a UX-focused recruiting company. I met some folks from that company at last summers UPA conference.
Balanced Business Resources is another company I see looking for folks on Linked In on occasion.
Simply Hired is a job search site that provides an easy way to set up email alerts of job openings and opportunities. I’ve set up an email alert for “user experience strategist” jobs and the results it provides (I think I get an email from them 2-3 times a week) are for the most part relevant. I typically receive anywhere from 2 to 8 or more job listings per email. It’s a nationwide search so not all of them will be relevant to someone looking for work in Atlanta, but … http://www.simplyhired.com/a/jobs/list/q-user+experience+strategist
In terms of other area resources, Chi-Atlanta is an Atlanta usability/UX design-based organizationI’ve gone to some of their events, and have always gotten something out of them
http://www.chia.org/site/index.php
If you know of any other companies worth keeping an eye on from a UX perspective or feel like I’ve missed or overlooked something here, please let me know.
ADDENDUM (12-9-11):
Here are a couple additional places I’ve come across that may be worth checking into:
IQ Interactive has some current IA/UX openings in their Atlanta office. I don’t have any personal experience with them, but I do know some folks who have done/are doing work there.
http://www.iqagency.com/careers
360i has an Atlanta office, and they’re definitely worth keeping an eye on (even if I don’t see any current UX-related openings in that office).
Staffing Agencies & Job Boards
http://dribbble.com/jobs
https://www.elance.com/
UX resume’s I like:
http://www.jdwelch.net/resume/
