SeniorLead UX Designer

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Hello There

Wish you a Happy Wednesday

My name is Yashmita and I am a Technical Recruiter at Kanak IT Services LLC. I am reaching out to you regarding the following job opportunity. If you are interested kindly reply to this email with your updated resume.

Must come out of ecommerce industry. If they have experience with shop or checkout that is a huge plus!

ROLE: SENIOR/LEAD UX DESIGNER
DURATION: 6 MONTHS WITH EXTENSION
LOCATION: CHICAGO IL

Top 3 must haves: Strong portfolio for end-to-end UX examples Experience working with cross collaborative team
Deal Breakers: Poor communication skills
Day to Day in a UX/Interaction Designer IV A typical day for a designer would be to work with BAs and other business stakeholder to ideate & iterate design solutions working closely with the dev team to support implementation. Strong collaboration across design team.

Overview

The Senior Designer - UX will help lead the design and definition as a key contributor to Uniteds Core UX team responsible for integrating human-centered practices in unpacking and improving the digital customer experience across all stages of the travel journey. The Core UX team supports defining Uniteds digital product strategy and providing the leadership to execute on that strategy with the help of a cross-functional mission-based teams. Were looking for an empathic passionate curious designer who celebrates delivering high-quality solutions and thrives for innovation in a collaborative environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

PLAN & CONCEPT

Visualize ideas using professional design tools as well as sticky notes sketch boards whiteboard markers or whatever tools are necessary to rapidly work through ideation and move to the next stage
Initiate and respond to ideas for innovation/improvements based on research analysis and competitive reviews
Identify user needs and business requirements
Substantiate design approach with analysis & projections for improvements

DESIGN & REFINE

Ensure digital customer touch points become and remain consistent with Uniteds user experience and brand standards
Develop intuitive usable and engaging interactions
Drive the design of next generation navigation schemes patterns components and templates across the companys products insuring a consistent appealing and dynamic customer experience.
Create low and high fidelity interactive prototypes adhering to a rapid iterative and collaborative process
Work with usability researchers to design test plans and iterate designs throughout user testing. Translate usability research findings into design improvements.

DEFINE & COMMUNICATE

Create final design deliverables through appropriately detailed design specifications including: process flows wireframes storyboards high and low fidelity mockups red-lines and prototypes
Present design work to the user experience team product team and executives for review and feedback
Collaborate with cross-functional teams as well as the larger UX team and business partners throughout the design process
Communicate harmoniously with multiple stakeholders to synthesize review design project progress and incorporate feedback appropriately with a user-centered focus
During implementation phase respond to day-to-day questions from developers product managers & project managers
Work with QA to identify document and verify bug fixes
Provide guidance and mentor junior designers

Education/Certification

BA/BS or equivalent work experience required

Knowledge/Skills

Solid grasp of web design principles and a good understanding of front-end web technologies required
Excellent understanding of user experience design for the Web mobile and touch devices required
Ability to coordinate prioritize and accomplish multiple tasks in a fast-paced atmosphere with minimal supervision required
Experience in writing detailed design specifications (IA work flow page functionality and layout etc.) which technology developers use to build the product required
Must be a self-starter that can create schedules and define scope of work even when there are no clear requirements and direction required
Strong ability to communicate your design defend your design decisions and respond quickly to business needs required
Proven ability to set the design direction for your projects and to collaborate with other designers working in the space required
A team player who can easily adapt in a rapidly changing environment required

Hello There Wish you a Happy Wednesday My name is Yashmita and I am a Technical Recruiter at Kanak IT Services LLC. I am reaching out to you regarding the following job opportunity. If you are interested kindly reply to this email with your updated resume. Must come out of ecommerce industry. If ...