Senior UX/UI Designer
Senior UX/UI Designer
Motion Recruitment
United States
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Our client (non-profit organization) is seeking a Senior UX/UI Designer on a long-term contract. This role is Remote and needs to work in the EST time zone.
Note: An Aesthetic Portfolio is must have and required for this position.
Required Skills & Experience:
- As a UX designer, you are independent in your support of a cross-functional team.
- A portfolio of your work included in your application that shows examples of your experience leading design research initiatives.
- A bachelor’s degree in a related field (computer science, interaction design, HCI, industrial design, information science, social sciences, graphic design, etc.) and/or equivalent years of work experience
- 5+ years of professional experience of relevant Design experience
- Documented experience in designing for large, content-rich websites and applications; proven solutions that met users’ needs; Experience designing enterprise products is a huge plus.
- Knowledge of digital interaction design patterns, website architecture, user interfaces, and navigation on various platforms (Web, mobile, tablet)
- Extensive experience designing for mobile apps, you should have a great grasp on best practices, capabilities, and the intricacies between iOS and Android.
- Familiarity with user-centered research, such as usability testing, contextual inquiry, and field interviews
- Understanding the physical, cognitive, cultural, and social factors that affect design decisions.
- Familiarity with front-end coding technologies and data modeling is a big plus.
- Possess a ‘Product Design’ mindset, who owns the end-to-end design delivery: from strategy to comps.
Tech Stack (Must Have):
- Design Research
- Design Strategy
- Enterprise Collaboration
- iOS and Android
- Project Management
- UX
- Visual Design
Daily Responsibilities:
- As our Senior UX Designer, you will help bring the client’s vision to life.
- You will bring your deep knowledge of mobile app design and help the team to craft visually appealing and intuitive app interfaces, ensuring seamless user experiences on various devices.
- You will work within technical constraints and meet business requirements and usability goals. You are a strong communicator who will form effective cross-functional relationships.
- As our Senior UX/UI Designer, you will partner with the business and engineering teams to prioritize UX/UI activities throughout the software development lifecycle and deliver high-quality experiences.
- You will support all aspects of design and production, focusing specifically on UX/UI and design research.
- Additionally, you will work closely with our program owners to understand their needs and help the team find solutions that serve user needs and achieve business goals.
- Design & Implementation (60%) In addition to research, collect other types of data to inform design decisions/solutions (e.g., surveys, analytics dashboards, accessibility reviews).
- Lead synthesis sessions with your team, following agile and lean methodologies.
- Create artifacts to share design research synthesis and decisions.
- Analyze business and technical requirements.
- Create user journeys and flows to capture current and future states of user pathways to influence the planning of MVPs and prospective releases.
- Develop wireframes, interactive prototypes, comps, specifications, and other design documents to communicate design ideas to project teams.
- Conduct handoffs to developers through tools like Figma, FigJam, and Zeplin.
- Contribute to the UX/UI of our foundational client’s design system, standards, patterns, and UI elements.
- Work collaboratively with our Content, Design, and Engineering Team (CoDE) to ensure brand and pattern alignment.
- Strategy & Communication (30%) Contribute to the overall design and UX strategy for our product designs, including feeding into and refining a design system to facilitate a unified experience across all our products.
- Document and present UX/UI and design updates to stakeholders and users.
- Collaborate and take direction from multiple stakeholders and disciplines to achieve an impactful experience.
- Participate and be vocal in agile ceremonies to ensure design needs are met.
- Nurture a culture of user empathy and deep curiosity that enables us to build simple, intuitive products for our customers.
- Advocate for consistent design processes, methods, core systems, and patterns.
- Facilitate whiteboarding sessions, workshops, and brainstorms.
- Project Management (10%) Coordinate with UX Lead, product leads, design team, and engineers to ensure the timely delivery of design artifacts.
- Help foster an environment for collaboration by partnering with businesses and other creative units to align our visual design approach with project goals, and the client’s brand.
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Seniority level
Mid-Senior level -
Employment type
Contract -
Job function
Design and Art/Creative -
Industries
Non-profit Organizations and Education
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