Sr UX Designer, E-reader Products
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Job Location:
Seattle, OR - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 127100 - 211600
Posted on:
20 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Our mission is to inspire readers by making it easy to read more and get more out of pursuit of this our 60 person global Design Studio provides the user research UX design and brand design for Kindle E-readers Kindle apps for phones & tablets Author & Publisher tools and book shopping experiences used by millions of readers and thousands of authors around the world.
This role focuses on the Kindle Scribe device and will be designing experiences for a new base of customers. The person who will be successful in this role is excited about working with emerging technologies and thinks about design across hardware devices and surfaces.
About you
You think strategically and successfully collaborate with product managers engineers executives and other designers leading the design vision and project deliverables from sketches to working prototypes. You explore and translate complex interactions into simple engaging solutions. You effectively communicate those solutions both verbally and through sketches user flows wireframes hi-fi mocks and functional prototypes. You are responsive flexible and able to succeed in a fast-paced collaborative environment without supervision. You are a systems-thinking detail-oriented designer who wants to build and ship on a global scale.
Key job responsibilities
Create user-centered designs and workflows by considering customer feedback metrics and usability findings.
Use business requirements and customer research to assist in developing scenarios use cases and high-level requirements.
Design the visual style interface and interaction flow of applications and experiences.
Create conceptual diagrams wireframes visual mockups click-throughs and prototypes.
Define and maintain detailed user-interface specifications and design patterns.
Develop streamlined prioritization and work processes in collaboration with product and engineering partners.
Present design work to the design team product stakeholders and Amazon executives.
A day in the life
You partner with product owners and technical partners focussing on deeply understanding the product vision technical limitations and design solutions that meet the needs of our customers.
You attend a readout of user research updating our understanding of the differences between customers who take notes those who annotate documents and those who sketch in their notebooks for their jobs.
You lead a design critique with our team discussing the trade offs of an experience optimized for deep thinking vs an experience optimized for collaboration.
You are presenting your work with to leaders across organizations from Sr Manager to SVP.
About the team
The Kindle / Books Design Studio is are a diverse collaborative group with a passion for crafting exceptional experiences. We aspire to help our customers find and read the content they are most passionate about and provide them with an opportunity for education escape and self-reflection in a complex world. We hope youll join us.
- 6 years of design experience
- Have an available online portfolio
- Experience with design tools such as Photoshop Illustrator and InDesign and prototyping in HTML JavaScript CSS Ajax
- Experience applying scrum to visual or UX design processes
- Experience with UX design of complex workflows
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $127100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $211600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
This role focuses on the Kindle Scribe device and will be designing experiences for a new base of customers. The person who will be successful in this role is excited about working with emerging technologies and thinks about design across hardware devices and surfaces.
About you
You think strategically and successfully collaborate with product managers engineers executives and other designers leading the design vision and project deliverables from sketches to working prototypes. You explore and translate complex interactions into simple engaging solutions. You effectively communicate those solutions both verbally and through sketches user flows wireframes hi-fi mocks and functional prototypes. You are responsive flexible and able to succeed in a fast-paced collaborative environment without supervision. You are a systems-thinking detail-oriented designer who wants to build and ship on a global scale.
Key job responsibilities
Create user-centered designs and workflows by considering customer feedback metrics and usability findings.
Use business requirements and customer research to assist in developing scenarios use cases and high-level requirements.
Design the visual style interface and interaction flow of applications and experiences.
Create conceptual diagrams wireframes visual mockups click-throughs and prototypes.
Define and maintain detailed user-interface specifications and design patterns.
Develop streamlined prioritization and work processes in collaboration with product and engineering partners.
Present design work to the design team product stakeholders and Amazon executives.
A day in the life
You partner with product owners and technical partners focussing on deeply understanding the product vision technical limitations and design solutions that meet the needs of our customers.
You attend a readout of user research updating our understanding of the differences between customers who take notes those who annotate documents and those who sketch in their notebooks for their jobs.
You lead a design critique with our team discussing the trade offs of an experience optimized for deep thinking vs an experience optimized for collaboration.
You are presenting your work with to leaders across organizations from Sr Manager to SVP.
About the team
The Kindle / Books Design Studio is are a diverse collaborative group with a passion for crafting exceptional experiences. We aspire to help our customers find and read the content they are most passionate about and provide them with an opportunity for education escape and self-reflection in a complex world. We hope youll join us.
- 6 years of design experience
- Have an available online portfolio
- Experience with design tools such as Photoshop Illustrator and InDesign and prototyping in HTML JavaScript CSS Ajax
- Experience applying scrum to visual or UX design processes
- Experience with UX design of complex workflows
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $127100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $211600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- CSS
- InVision
- Balsamiq
- HTML5
- Information Architecture
- Ux
- Usability
- Wireframing
- UI
- Axure
- Responsive Web Design
- Sketch
About Company
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