UX Designer

Role: UX Designer

Location: Atlanta GA (Hybrid)

Type: Contract

Job Responsibilities Include:

• Partner with clients and colleagues to understand UX problems and define solutions that balance business objectives user needs and technical restraints.
• Contribute throughout the UX design process by participating in research understanding current state helping to identify use cases and requirements brainstorming solutions developing designs of increasing fidelity and supporting development teams.
• Help plan and execute conceptual testing and usability testing to inform design and drive team alignment.
• Develop and communicate standard UI patterns
• Illustrate user experience concepts (experience models personas user flows site maps storyboards and prototypes etc.)
• Contribute and adhere to visual and branding standards (fonts colors imagery iconography etc.)
• Prepare and present solutions to internal teams and key stakeholders

Basic Qualifications:

• 1 years experience in a client-facing UX Designer or Information Architect role
• 1 years experience planning and facilitating user research and usability tests needed
• Bachelors degree in Design / HCI / Related Field or equivalent real-world experience
• 1 years experience in one or more of the following: common design tools (Figma Sketch Adobe Creative Suite etc.) prototyping tools (InVision Axure etc.) and collaboration tools (Abstract Sharepoint etc.)

Preferred Skills:

• Online portfolio or samples of work demonstrating solid experience designing responsive web and mobile applications
• Basic understanding of UX best practices across User Experience Design Information Architecture Content Strategy User Interface Design
• Familiarity with deliverables such as user research analysis use cases and scenarios flows detailed designs annotations and design systems
• The ability to sketch and generate big-picture ideas for early-stage UX work
• Experience with activities such as user research identifying user needs developing design concepts design thinking and development support
• Experience creating highly detailed annotated wireframes user flows and process flows within consumer applications
• Ability to produce intuitive user-centered designs across multiple channels and devices
• Ability to partner closely with developers QA and product managers to rapidly iterate on designs based on user feedback and technical constraints
• Ability to deliver against several initiatives simultaneously
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong time management skills and the ability to be self-directed when needed
• Strong client (presentation) communication skills and the ability to present and sell ideas to various audiences (technical and non-technical)