MJ Broadbent

Current

Interaction'11 conference co-chair at IxDA
Experience Design at Liquidnet

Past

User Experience Manager (consultant) at Standard & Poor's
Owner at MJ Broadbent Design
User Experience Lead (consultant) at Bookspan/YES Solutions

Director of Information Architecture at Icon Nicholson
Information Architect at Nicholson NY
Senior Graphic Designer at Hewitt Associates
Graphic Designer at Weisz Yang Dunkelberger

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Education

University of Cincinnati
Ohio University
Shaker Heights High School

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Recommendations

8 recommendations

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Financial Services

Websites

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MJ Broadbent’s Summary

Mary Jane (MJ) Broadbent has been creating elegant solutions to complex information design problems for over 20 years. With an extensive background in corporate print communications, MJ began working in interactive design in 1996. She was named the first Director of Information Architecture at Icon Nicholson in January 2000, where she helped establish IA and human-computer interaction (HCI) as an integral part of the strategic project development process.

MJ's practical expertise and leadership in the realm of user experience design has benefited organizations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bookspan (now DirectGroup Bertelsmann), Empire BlueCrossBlueShield, H&R Block, The McGraw-Hill Companies (including Standard & Poor's), Pfizer, Sony Electronics, Thomas Publishing, and the United Nations. MJ has also designed print campaigns for a variety of Fortune 500 clients. She is is an organized team player who embodies a strong balance of logic and aesthetics.

MJ co-authored and taught the seminal online course “Information Design” at Sessions.edu, has guest-lectured on information architecture at Columbia University's School of Continuing Education, New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, and at the School of Visual Arts. She holds a B.S. in Graphic Design from the University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning and is a member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), the Usability Professionals Association (UPA), the Information Architecture Institute (IAI), and the Interaction Design Association (IxDA) for which she is a steering committee program leader for New York City.

MJ Broadbent’s Specialties:

+ Designing/customizing application development and business workflow processes
+ Information design/architecture for print and web
+ Mediation and communication facilitation

MJ Broadbent’s Experience

Interaction'11 conference co-chair

IxDA

(Non-Profit; Design industry)

July 2009 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Experience Design

Liquidnet

(Privately Held; Financial Services industry)

October 2008 — Present (2 years )
User Experience Manager (consultant)

Standard & Poor's

(Public Company; Financial Services industry)

April 2007 — February 2008 (11 months)
Owner

MJ Broadbent Design

(Graphic Design industry)

1997 — 2008 (11 years )
User Experience Lead (consultant)

Bookspan/YES Solutions

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

November 2005 — March 2007 (1 year 5 months)
Director of Information Architecture

Icon Nicholson

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 2000 — April 2001 (1 year 4 months)
Information Architect

Nicholson NY

(Design industry)

1996 — 1997 (1 year )
Senior Graphic Designer

Hewitt Associates

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Human Resources industry)

December 1991 — November 1996 (5 years )
Graphic Designer

Weisz Yang Dunkelberger

(Graphic Design industry)

1988 — 1991 (3 years )