UX Manager

UX Manager
Remote (Eastern or Central Time Zones only)
Duration: Long Term Contract to Hire

Technology: Axure, Adobe Creative Suite, UI experience
Note: Portfolios required

User experience designers develop information architectures, design interactive experiences and help conduct research to create services and products that our customers love. A deep understanding of our customers is foundational to our design practice.

We are looking for UX designers eager to solve meaningful problems and create seamless experiences spanning a broad digital and physical ecosystem. You'll get a chance to work with a team of creatives from diverse disciplines and industries, and collaborate closely with the best design research team in the industry to generate insights, concepts and experiences. Our work environment appeals to self-motivated, flexible team players that have great interpersonal skills and lots of curiosity. We encourage hybrid talents with multidisciplinary expertise.

Job Description: User Experience Designer

As a designer, you're a true expert in your field and a strong advocate for the customer. You're formally trained in design and passionate about customer-centric innovation. You take pride in your work. You obsess over details and insist on iterating until you've gotten it right. You see feedback as a good thing. You're a great storyteller who is at ease presenting and discussing your work with clients and stakeholders. You challenge old ways of thinking and put the customer at the center of everything you do. User-Centred Design methodologies are second nature to you.

Responsibilities:

Transform complex problems into elegant experiences
Ideation, concept development and experience innovation
Creation of sketches, wireframes, specifications, prototypes, scenarios and storyboards
Close collaboration with development teams to ensure that design intent is achieved
Advocate for the user throughout the project lifecycle
Stay abreast of current design methodologies, practices and trends
Participation in observational studies, usability testing and other customer research
Effective communication of conceptual ideas, detailed designs, and design approaches/rationales
Managerial experience
A degree in design or a design-related discipline (industrial design, user-centred design, visual design, design strategy, design management, human factors, psychology, human-computer interaction, etc.)
Several years of experience as a user interface designer
10+ years of experience designing mobile and responsive experiences
Ability to translate conceptual ideas into compelling customer experiences
Strong prototyping skills demonstrated through various techniques: sketch, paper, wireframe, video, or interactive prototypes
Proficiency with design tools as such Axure and Adobe's Creative Suite
Strong understanding of web and mobile technologies
Meticulous attention to detail
Exceptional organization, logic, and analytical skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to ask good questions and communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
Ability to communicate ideas to a diverse audience and constructively integrate feedback
A conceptual thinker with proven problem solving skills
Ability to see the "big picture" and hone-in on the details
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate well in a team environment
Strong portfolio that showcases your understanding of user-centred design