Principal UX Designer
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 147600 - 244000
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
At Audible we believe stories have the power to transform lives. Its why we work with some of the worlds leading creators to produce and share audio storytelling with our millions of global listeners. We are dreamers and inventors who come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to empower and inspire each other. Imagine your future with us.
ABOUT THIS ROLE
Revolutionizing the storytelling experience is just part of an Audible UX Designers daily to-do list. Youll craft refined interface elements and improve usability for harmonious listening anytime anywhere on any platform including iOS Android web and Alexa. Like us youre customer obsessed and every decision you make will be shaped by your profound understanding and curiosity of the customer experience. Just when it seems a product is perfected youll envision a thoughtful new way to take it further. Your creativity will take deep customer insight and transform it into innovative experiences that will continuously evolve the UX all while discovering new ways to unleash the power of the spoken word.
ABOUT YOU
Life inspires your work. You look to yourself for insight and cant help keeping a running list of ways to improve your own UX. Youre most creative when working through situational restraints from everyday life hacks to professional milestones. You always strive for more an expert in proactive design thinking. No stone is ever left unturned; youre all about asking the big questions and the small ones. The only thing more exciting than validating a solution is sharing it with your team. And as a collaborator and mentor youve seen first hand how constructive feedback and a growth mindset create an environment where everyone thrives. Youre ready to hone your craft and broaden your design skills but the journey with your team is what drives you.
As a Principal UX Designer you will....
- Envision and bring to life intuitive scalable and engaging experiences
- Facilitate work sessions with executive leaders
- Champion human-centered design culture
- Drive creative process and collaboration with cross-functional partners to propose new ideas and strategies
- Provide coaching and feedback with an emphasis on growing junior designers into future leaders
- Create and drive adoption of design guidelines mechanisms best practices process and tools
ABOUT AUDIBLE
Audible is the leading producer and provider of audio storytelling. We spark listeners imaginations offering immersive cinematic experiences full of inspiration and insight to enrich our customers daily lives. We are a global company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are dreamers and inventors who are passionate about the positive impact Audible can make for our customers and our neighbors. This spirit courses throughout Audible supporting a culture of creativity and inclusion built on our People Principles and our mission to build more equitable communities in the cities we call home.
- Bachelors degree or above in design human-computer interaction (HCI) or Associates degree or above
- 10 years of experience as a user experience designer product designer interaction designer information architect or similar role
- Portfolio that demonstrates delivering end-to-end experiences for digital services across multiple platforms and devices
- Experience in a range of design approaches methods and tools that you use to plan concept and prototype complex projects
- A masters degree in Design Information Science Computer Science/HCI or a design-related discipline such cognitivepsychology
- Experience leveraging AI tools in the product design process
- Experience designing for AI-enabled features
- Experience mentoring and elevating senior-level design talent
- Experience defining and maintaining design patterns and UX standards
- Able to take ambiguous design problems and work with stakeholders and user research insights to craft design solutions grounded in customer needs and business goals
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining high-quality output in all deliverables
- Excellent communication presentation interpersonal and analytical skills including the ability to communicate design concepts clearly and persuasively across different audiences at varying levels of the organization
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
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 $147600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $244000/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.
ABOUT THIS ROLE
Revolutionizing the storytelling experience is just part of an Audible UX Designers daily to-do list. Youll craft refined interface elements and improve usability for harmonious listening anytime anywhere on any platform including iOS Android web and Alexa. Like us youre customer obsessed and every decision you make will be shaped by your profound understanding and curiosity of the customer experience. Just when it seems a product is perfected youll envision a thoughtful new way to take it further. Your creativity will take deep customer insight and transform it into innovative experiences that will continuously evolve the UX all while discovering new ways to unleash the power of the spoken word.
ABOUT YOU
Life inspires your work. You look to yourself for insight and cant help keeping a running list of ways to improve your own UX. Youre most creative when working through situational restraints from everyday life hacks to professional milestones. You always strive for more an expert in proactive design thinking. No stone is ever left unturned; youre all about asking the big questions and the small ones. The only thing more exciting than validating a solution is sharing it with your team. And as a collaborator and mentor youve seen first hand how constructive feedback and a growth mindset create an environment where everyone thrives. Youre ready to hone your craft and broaden your design skills but the journey with your team is what drives you.
As a Principal UX Designer you will....
- Envision and bring to life intuitive scalable and engaging experiences
- Facilitate work sessions with executive leaders
- Champion human-centered design culture
- Drive creative process and collaboration with cross-functional partners to propose new ideas and strategies
- Provide coaching and feedback with an emphasis on growing junior designers into future leaders
- Create and drive adoption of design guidelines mechanisms best practices process and tools
ABOUT AUDIBLE
Audible is the leading producer and provider of audio storytelling. We spark listeners imaginations offering immersive cinematic experiences full of inspiration and insight to enrich our customers daily lives. We are a global company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are dreamers and inventors who are passionate about the positive impact Audible can make for our customers and our neighbors. This spirit courses throughout Audible supporting a culture of creativity and inclusion built on our People Principles and our mission to build more equitable communities in the cities we call home.
- Bachelors degree or above in design human-computer interaction (HCI) or Associates degree or above
- 10 years of experience as a user experience designer product designer interaction designer information architect or similar role
- Portfolio that demonstrates delivering end-to-end experiences for digital services across multiple platforms and devices
- Experience in a range of design approaches methods and tools that you use to plan concept and prototype complex projects
- A masters degree in Design Information Science Computer Science/HCI or a design-related discipline such cognitivepsychology
- Experience leveraging AI tools in the product design process
- Experience designing for AI-enabled features
- Experience mentoring and elevating senior-level design talent
- Experience defining and maintaining design patterns and UX standards
- Able to take ambiguous design problems and work with stakeholders and user research insights to craft design solutions grounded in customer needs and business goals
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining high-quality output in all deliverables
- Excellent communication presentation interpersonal and analytical skills including the ability to communicate design concepts clearly and persuasively across different audiences at varying levels of the organization
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
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 $147600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $244000/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:
Staff IC
Key Skills
- CSS
- InVision
- Balsamiq
- HTML5
- Information Architecture
- Ux
- Usability
- Wireframing
- UI
- Axure
- Responsive Web Design
- Sketch
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