Can sit remote
12 months contract with extension possibility
Please note that they are looking for candidates that enjoy true UX work related to website or mobile and to steer away from candidates with mostly graphic arts background. The manager also really looks at the way which candidates explain their portfolio experience and has seen several instances in previously submitted candidates of overinflation of their experience. Though this can sometime be hard to vet out please do the best you can in your conversations with the candidates to dive a little deeper on their portfolios and not just their resumes.
May have occasional meetings in Urbandale or Austin TX (12 times per year) We would like candidates located in Eastern Central or Mountain time zones preferably.
Must have link to portfolio on resume
Figma experience is needed
Major Purpose
Leverages user experience research insights and recommendations to accelerate discussions and decisions early in the product development process. Applies internal/external standards and best
practices to create tangible visualizations that serve as the blueprint for product team to turn a concept into a solution while ensuring they stay consistent with brand standards. Work at this level is of moderate complexity covering either a single user class with several personas or multiple user classes with a limited set of personas per user class. Designs cover multiple product lines in a single platform and enable moderately complex but serial user interactions. Designs typically consist of moderately complex modifications to existing solutions.
Major Duties
Creates and designs elements or components resulting in high quality user experience designs.
Incorporates branding and common design guidelines into products.
Creates wireframes mockups prototypes and specifications.
Maintains style guides for varying methods of delivery.
Follows appropriate design methodology tools and protocols to conduct usercentered design.
Translates analytics data into visual designs to support interpretation and generation of insights or vice versa.
Skills Abilities Knowledge
Possesses working knowledge of core user interface languages.
Technical skill and knowledge in a specialized area of engineering e.g. design analysis test evaluation etc.
Skill in interpersonal communications negotiation and conflict resolution.
High level of attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to deliver productionready clean and usable digital user interfaces across multiple form factors.
Education
Degree in an Information Technology discipline or equivalent experience. University Degree (4 years or equivalent)
Degree in a Marketing discipline or equivalent experience. University Degree (4 years or equivalent)
Miscellaneous degree or equivalent experience. University Degree (4 years or equivalent)
Work Experience
Product design experience. (1 3 years)
Work experience in a team environment. (1 3 years)
Internal or external industry specific experience in relevant discipline. (1 3 years)
Experience facilitating workshops on specific need(s) for the job discipline function unit etc. (Less than 1 year)