Hire the best information architect freelancers available

Information architecture (IA) is the structural design of shared information environment. Specifically within ux, it is the organisation and labelling of of web sites, intranets, online communities, and software to support findability and usability.

There are several reasons why now might be the time to hire a freelance information architect. This includes:

Time — Information architects save you time, as they help provide designs on interaction patterns and paths. This saves time by giving better project scope, giving team members the ability to estimate work correctly and to understand on key deliverables for launch.

Skills/knowledge — Information architects have the skills and experience to help identify any missing gaps within your product, whether that is a simplification of a journey or content that can help improve customer experience. and remove some queries from support teams.

Ideas —  An experienced information architect has the ability to bring a new perspective and generate new ideas that you may not have already considered for your business. Their experience can help contribute a new approach and can bring a new dynamic.

‍Results driven —  Information architects help solve problems as they are solution oriented to drive results. They help improve the user experience, which ultimately leads to better results . IA has a big impact on seo, helping improve your ranking, as well as usability, leading to a higher conversion rate.

Freelance information architects have a wide variety of skills. The most common attributes found in elite architects include:

• Advanced data analysis skills with ability to uncover issues which could impact the aims of the programme, reporting analytics and business processes.
• Capable of delivering an Enterprise-wide data model/business information model.
• Able to proactively define & capture metadata such as business glossary, dictionary, data mappings; conceptual, logical and physical data models; data-to-systems mappings; master data management concepts; information asset inventory; data lineage.
• Demonstrable experience managing the IA design & lifecycle for a variety of business data entities.
• Ability to identify and assess opportunities for maximising the value of data for the business.
• Understanding of user-centred design.
• An understanding of software such as Visio, Omnigraffle, Wireframing Tools, PowerMapper, SmartDraw etc.
• Process documentation skills.
• Strong Stakeholder management.
• Database management.
• Data Modeling.
• Data maintenance.
• Excellent communication skills.
• The ability to present their work.

Each of our ux experts have been manually vetted by our dedicated onboarding team to ensure they have the right skills and experience to be considered an elite Freelancer. They have their own profile that outlines their skills and experience, giving you the opportunity to review this to ensure they have the right background for your project.

Our contracted rates for information architects in 2019 ranged between £365 and £500, with the average day rate being £425.