Designer Grand Rapids MI Hybrid
As a Designer you are an established performer of the XRD practice. You will be responsible for working with cross-functional teams and participating in various stages of the service design process from research and ideation to prototyping and implementation. This role requires a deep understanding of human-centered design principles strategic thinking and the ability to drive the design direction for complex service ecosystems.
Thinking ahead seeing beyond and building together
Vervint is a purpose-driven global consultancy that is a digital catalyst empowering people and organizations to thrive in the experience-driven world. Vervint offers cross-functional expertise and guidance that goes beyond great tech believing technology thoughtful strategy and human creativity lead to real progress and transformation. With a human-focused approach Vervint provides a roadmap for success inherent in design empathy and ingenuity. Our commitment to purposeful progress gives us a unique ability to thrive at the intersection of technology strategy and experience to create impactful solutions that are more than simply migrating integrating or building tech.
With offices in Michigan and Minnesota and employees across the globe we put people at the heart of everything we do. Our values are part of what makes us different for our employees clients and the communities in which we live and work. At Vervint our purpose is progress and we are out to improve lives by keeping humanity at the core of every solution.
What Youll Accomplish:
Establish yourself as a reliable teammate by setting and meeting reasonable expectations communicating progress calling out risks and delivering on commitments including timeline and budget.
Commit to learning about and producing accessible inclusive design solutions.
Produce high-quality design and research work that meets practice standards.
Take responsibility for individual contributions.
Confidently execute feature-level product design and solve according to project requirements specific functional problems that support our clients business objectives honor the end user and achieve desired outcomes and/or participate in user research and partner on insight development and creation of service design artifacts.
Develop subject matter expertise within at least one domain.
Create and maintain necessary technical documentation.
Assist in developing and implementing testing strategies.
Participate and present in client meetings and project rituals.
Lend your expertise to the creation of supporting presales materials including proposals case studies and presentation decks.
Participate in research insight development and creation of service design artifacts.
Promote design mindsets and practices across the organization by participating in training and events and serving as a voice for the value of design.
Enthusiastically pursue professional skill development opportunities.
Take an active role in design critiques; offer guidance and feedback to peers.
Support the growth of Associate Designers and Interns through mentorship in client work.
Communicate concepts and insights clearly and concisely to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
What Youll Bring:
A learning/growth mindset and the ability to collaborate effectively with others.
Familiarity with human-centered design methodologies.
Proficiency in relevant design (i.e. Figma Sketch Adobe Creative Suite) and/or research (i.e. Dovetail Marvin) tools.
Knowledge of software development methodologies such as Agile Scrum or Kanban.
Understanding of the software development lifecycle from design to deployment and maintenance.
Ability to navigate ambiguity empathize with users and resilience to adapt and flex as needed.
Great communication collaboration and relationship-building skills.
Strong attention to detail.
Experience managing priorities and working on 1-2 projects simultaneously.
Openness to constructive feedback and creative direction.
Thoughtful decision-making skills and the ability to discern when to call on others for support.
A self-directed working style with an ownership and accountability mindset.
Deep curiosity and the willingness to try learn and iterate.
Willingness to share knowledge and contribute to the teams success.
Education/Experience:
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in interaction design interface design human computer interaction human-centered design fine arts research graphic design or UX.
At least 3-5 years of relevant experience and a strong portfolio that reflects your experience designing applications experiences websites products and services that balance user needs business objectives and technical constraints
You Vervint we embrace all facets of identity that make you - you. From race gender identity and veteran status to disabilities and more your lived experiences enrich everyone around you. We know when we create an environment of safety and respect for individuals and their identities we all do our best work. That is why we celebrate our diversity foster equity and champion inclusion within our company the work we do and our communities. As we work together we commit to continuous growth learning from our mistakes and expanding on our caring culture to bring our values to life.
Vervint is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation national origin disability status protected veterans status familial status membership or activity in a local human rights commission status regarding public assistance orany other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.