Job Role: UX Designer for Intranet Services
Location: Englewood Cliffs, NJ/ New York, NY-10112/ Los Angeles, CA [On-SIte]
Duration : Long Term contract
Job Description
The User Experience Designer for Intranet Solutions is responsible for the design and production of visual design specifications for mobile and web-based applications for workplace solutions used globally by NBCUniversal employees and partners. These solutions span a portfolio of employee experiences including devices, applications, workplace, and end-user support.
Specific solutions include:
Deliver integrations with O365 suite of collaboration services to increase employee engagement, collaboration, and knowledge sharing
Design build and manage mobile first intranet experiences for employees and partners
Deliver low-code business process automation, and data analytics built on the Power Platform
Specific responsibilities include:
Conduct user research, define user personas, and create current- and future- state journey maps
Develop wireframes and storyboards for mobile and web-based applications
Provide art direction for IT related instructional and promotional videos
Develop a standard design language documenting style, components, and patterns to drive user interface consistency, accessibility, and improved development velocity.
Include accessibility guidelines and best practices within each and every design, creating and inviting experience to users with potential visual, hearing, motor, and cognitive disabilities.
Administer end-user testing to assess and refine effectiveness of task completion for workflows.
Collaborate closely with technical product managers and front-end engineers to ensure visual design standards are met within the broader software development lifecycle.
Desired characteristics include:
Ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally to stakeholders and engineers
Ability to build effective cross-functional relationships in support of delivering enterprise-wide solutions
Ability to manage and execute within a fast-paced agile process
Qualifications include:
Bachelor's degree in art or design related field
5+ years of experience as a graphic designer or similar role.
Expert knowledge of visual, typographic, grid system, and data visualization design principles
Expertise in illustration and motion graphics
Excellent sense of color, scale, harmony, balance, and use of negative space.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite visual design software and Figma
Ability to translate complex ideas into simplified universally understood concepts to accelerate the adoption of workplace technologies
Ability to expedite the creative process by understanding the stakeholder needs and soliciting quick feedback in a fast-paced environment
Ability to articulate and justify design decisions to people without a design background
Ability to efficiently manage assigned tasks amidst changing priorities
Online portfolio that demonstrates your problem-solving abilities which must include mobile and web applications