Only local to IL
exp with Ecom, shopping and .com
need to have both Web and Mobile exp
Requirements:
- Online portfolio with a range of interactive samples
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in UX design
- Experience with large cross-functional teams
- Experience designing for large complex digital application projects
- Experience designing for multiple devices bull Experience with Figma Sketch Invision Axure Miro and other design tools.
Top 5 Skill sets
1. Strong UX .Com and App Experience
- 2. Experience with creating micro interactions
- 3. Innovative design approach
- 4. Strong accessibility experience
- 5. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Nice to have skills or certifications:
1. Masters in UX design
- 2. Accessibility standards
Job Description:
The Senior Designer - UX will help lead the design and definition as a key contributor to client Core UX team, Travel MBT, responsible for integrating human-centered practices in unpacking and improving the digital customer experience across all stages of the travel journey.
- The Core UX team supports defining Client digital product strategy and providing the leadership to execute on that strategy with the help of a cross-functional mission-based teams. Were looking for an empathic, passionate curious designer who celebrates delivering high-quality solutions and thrives for innovation in a collaborative environment.
Responsibilities
- PLAN & CONCEPT Visualize ideas using professional design tools as well as sticky notes, sketch boards, whiteboard markers or whatever tools are necessary to rapidly work through ideation and move to the next stage
- Initiate and respond to ideas for innovation/improvements based on research, analysis, and competitive reviews
- Identify user needs and business requirements
- Substantiate design approach with analysis & projections for improvements
DESIGN & REFINE
Ensure digital customer touch points become and remain consistent with Uniteds user experience and brand standards
- Develop intuitive, usable, and engaging interactions
- Drive the design of next generation, navigation schemes, patterns, components and templates across the companys products, insuring a consistent, appealing, and dynamic customer experience.
- Create low and high fidelity interactive prototypes adhering to a rapid, iterative and collaborative process
- Work with usability researchers to design test plans and iterate designs throughout user testing. Translate usability research findings into design improvements.
DEFINE & COMMUNICATE
Create final design deliverables through appropriately detailed design specifications including: process flows, wireframes, storyboards, high and low fidelity mockups, red-lines and prototypes
- Present design work to the user experience team, product team, and executives for review and feedback
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams as well as the larger UX team and business partners throughout the design process
- Communicate harmoniously with multiple stakeholders to synthesize, review design project progress, and incorporate feedback appropriately with a user-centered focus
- During implementation phase respond to day-to-day questions from developers, product managers & project managers
- Work with QA to identify, document, and verify bug fixes
- Provide guidance and mentor junior designers
Education/Certification
BA/BS or equivalent work experience required
Knowledge/Skills
Solid grasp of web design principles and a good understanding of front-end web technologies required
- Excellent understanding of user experience design for the Web, mobile, and touch devices required
- Ability to coordinate, prioritize, and accomplish multiple tasks in a fast-paced atmosphere with minimal supervision required
- Experience in writing detailed design specifications (IA, work flow, page functionality and layout, etc.), which technology developers use to build the product required
- Must be a self-starter that can create schedules and define scope of work even when there are no clear requirements and direction required
- Strong ability to communicate your design, defend your design decisions, and respond quickly to business needs required
- Proven ability to set the design direction for your projects and to collaborate with other designers working in the space required
- A team player who can easily adapt in a rapidly changing environment required
Experience
5+ years professional UX design experience required
- 8+ years professional UX design experience preferred
Responsibilities:
- Identify user needs and business requirements bull Visualize ideas using professional design tools as well as sticky notes sketch boards whiteboard markers or whatever tools are necessary to rapidly work through ideation and move to the next stage
- Develop intuitive usable and engaging interactions bull Initiate and respond to ideas for innovation/improvements based on research analysis and competitive reviews
- Drive the design of next generation navigation schemes patterns components and templates across the company's products insuring a consistent appealing and dynamic customer experience.
- Create low and high-fidelity interactive prototypes adhering to a rapid iterative and collaborative process bull Work with usability researchers to define test plans and iterate designs throughout user testing.
- Translate usability research findings into design improvements.
- Ensure digital touch points become and remain consistent with United's user experience and brand standards
- Create final UX deliverables through appropriately detailed specifications including process flows wireframes storyboards high and low fidelity prototypes. bull Create visual design assets and document visual styling specification for development team.
- Communicate with multiple stakeholders to review progress and incorporate feedback appropriately.
- During implementation you will respond to day-to-day questions from developers product managers.
- Work with QA to identify document and verify bug fixes.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams as well as business partners throughout the design process
- Present design and defend work to stakeholders and senior leadership for review and feedback.
Qualifications:
- Excellent understanding of user experience design for the Web mobile and touch devices.
- Experience designing for E-Commerce or transaction based sites and applications.
- Experience building advanced wireframes and prototypes for both web and mobile.
- Experience in writing detailed interaction specifications IA work flow page functionality and layout etc..
- A good understanding of front-end web technologies.
- Experience with touch based UI UX design.
- Knowledge of mobile UI guidelines and patterns for iOS and Android.
- Understanding of accessibility and how it impacts UX.
- Strong ability to present and defend your design decisions and respond quickly to business needs.
- Strong communication critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills required.
- Ability to coordinate prioritize and accomplish multiple tasks in a fast-paced atmosphere with minimal supervision.
- Ability to work independently or in a team and with or without direction is imperative.
- Must be a self-starter that can create schedules and define scope of work even when there are no clear requirements and direction.
- Highly organized and methodical with excellent time management skills strong business ethics and political awareness.
