Contractor - UX Designer

SummaryYou will be an integral part of the ambitious, Retail Public Site?s modernization initiative to support our mission for investors ? doing the right things for investors and telling ***?s story and offers in a way that is simple, intuitive and delightful. A strong candidate will leverage the opportunity to jump into highly visible workstreams that drive significant impact.What you?ll do? Create world-class design solutions for a wide range of user, business and marketing goals by supporting program-level work. ? Create relevant deliverables including user flows, wireframes, high-fidelity design and prototypes partnering with strategists, researchers, writers and product managers.? Drive a sense of urgency in the team to deliver work, emphasizing the use of lean tools/techniques for rapid delivery of assignments? Analyze and synthesize data, research insights, and client feedback in order to make critical design decisions day to day.? Utilize design thinking principles to build engaging customer experiences and craft design with elegant simplicity? Present design solutions to project teams, partners, and stakeholders. Ensures the success of the strategy and the ability to champion the best possible user experience.? Partner with IT project teams and ensure adherence to defined design and behaviors. Coordinate with Project Managers on project schedules, assignments, and workflows.? Participate in special projects and performs other duties as assigned. What you will need? 2+ years of experience creating web and/or product design experience? Strong wireframing and visual design skills in the context of component-based and responsive design practice? Proficiency in modern design tools such as Sketch, Abstract, InVision, Figma, and Adobe Creative Suite? Strong understanding in user-centered design principles and practices? Ability to proactively frame problems, work toward the solution with others, and defy conventional solutions if needed? Excellent communication skills (storytelling, visualization) and the ability to get buy-in on those ideas within a large organization.? Proven ability to design-lead a project from concept to completion.? Expert at using data (both quantitative and qualitative) to inform design.? Online portfolio with recent work and/or case studies will be absolutely preferred