Related Domains:
USER EXPERIENCE
GRAPHIC DESIGN
WEB DESIGN
Position Overview (To be provided by hiring PM in JP description/comments)
The User Experience Designer will perform the full range of responsibilities associated with user centered design methodology for software development. He/she will also conduct reviews of software products and provide guidance on how to remediate usability issues. He/she must be able to explain usability principles and techniques to both technical team members and business sponsors.
Essential Job Functions:
" Interact directly with business sponsors and subject matter experts to understand business and functional requirements and constraints, and converting them into appealing, highly usable interfaces.
" Engage with the business development team and/or customer early in the project lifecycle to seek a deeper appreciation of the customers business problems and goals.
" Develop an understanding of the end users of the websites/applications to be developed by conducting primary and secondary research, including user interviews, traffic data, existing systems, enterprise guidelines, etc., and communicate findings of user research
" Carry out user modeling and task analysis, and develop personas and scenarios
" Create wireframes and visual design mockups as needed in order to effectively conceptualize and communicate detailed user interaction behaviors.
" Ensure application-level consistency with respect to visual design and interaction components
" Prepare low fidelity prototypes of sites/features ranging from draft concepts to wireframes or interactive prototypes for internal review and brainstorming.
" Create or advise on content architecture and navigation design, Design page level layout, page flow, and task fulfillment
" Propose design solutions for identified usability problems in existing applications
" Present low and high-fidelity designs/mockups to clients for review, iteration, and approval.
" Create and evaluate interaction models, user task flows, screen designs, and UI details that promote ease of use and optimize the user experience.
" Make recommendations to solve complex interaction problems and improve overall user experience within an application and across different applications
" Conduct heuristic reviews of websites and web applications
Educational Qualifications and Experiences:
" Bachelor s degree in Graphic Design, Fine Arts, Web Design, or similar field
" High level of visual design expertise
" Experience with the following:
o Usability design, user centered design
o Information architecture, navigation design
o Interaction design and graphic design
o User modeling and task analysis
o Familiarity with HTML, CSS, JavaScript a plus
Certification Requirements:
" HFI Usability Analyst, Nielsen Norman Group certification, UX Bootcamp diploma, or other applicable credential is desirable.
Required Skills/Abilities:
" Proven experience designing responsive websites.
" Strong visual design skills; Able to explain his/her design philosophy verbally and in writing.
" Advanced skills in Photoshop, UX prototyping, Illustrator, Adobe XD, Sketch, Figma, InVision, wireframing, and other mapping tools.
" Track record of solving cross-browser/cross-platform UI compatibility issues.
" Cutting-edge knowledge of most recent UX/ UI design standards and trends. Advanced knowledge of visual design, and information architecture
" Proficient understanding of the limitations of web and mobile application design, with ideas to flex those boundaries, strong understanding of technical feasibility of their designed prototypes.
" Advanced understanding of the trade-offs between optimum user experience and technical, information security, business constraints, and ability to propose optimized designs within those constraints
" Demonstrable astuteness regarding aesthetics in web design, including layout, grid systems, color theory and typography.
" Capable of working directly with clients in an iterative and agile manner to dramatically improve prototypes in a short time.
" Competency in the following technologies: HTML, HTML5, CSS, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery, Bootstrap.
" Advanced knowledge of graphic design and accessibility principles
" Advanced understanding of information systems, application development standards and life cycle methodologies, particularly in a large-scale, Agile context
" Knowledge of storyboarding/prototyping, Axure, usability testing, and survey tools
" Knowledge of interaction design
" Familiarity with principles of human computer interaction
" Strong interpersonal, communication skills and a team player
" Ability to produce deliverables within tight deadlines
Pluses for Levels (Level II, III)
" Master s Degree in Graphic Design, Fine Arts, Web Design or similar field
" Advanced knowledge of interaction design
Experience Matrix for Levels:
" Level I: 2+ years of experience
" Level II: 5+ years of experience
" Level III: 8+ years of experience
EEO:
Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.