UI/UX Designer

Job Title:            UI/UX Designer

Location:           Chicago, IL 60661 (Hybrid)

Hire Type:         Contract (13 months+)

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Required Education:

• B.S. or higher in Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Psychology, or other UX-related field – or substitute additional 2–3 years of experience
• 8+ years of experience in UX Research and knowledge of user experience best practices desired, preferably within a corporate environment or B2B environment.

Technical Skills (Required):

• 8+ years of experience with a focus on:
• Empathy – Methods of organization and synthesis of both stakeholder and user sentiment. How much is captured from opportunities to empathize, how it is used, and whether they listen with openness to learn
• Adaptive Thinking – Ability to quickly pivot with changing requirements and understandings of the product. Challenges seen as learning opportunities; works with others with openness to change, but also able to confidently make decisions of their own
• Thorough understanding of UI best practices, UI design, and essential graphic design theory
• Able to produce results independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment
• Experience and proficiency in UI layout, spec, and prototyping tools
• Experience managing multiple projects and deadlines
• Portfolio demonstrating expertise and ability to articulate process.

Technical Skills (Desired):

• Project management experience
• Outstanding communication, organization, time management, and interpersonal skills
• Exceptional data storytelling capability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Translate research and test findings into actionable, prioritized recommendations for UI designs
• Clarify user, customer, and business needs and translate into concepts for compelling interactions and user experience
• Demonstrate understanding of research methodologies and experience facilitating research
• Integrate user research into product designs and design practices
• Communicate with designers on prototype requirements to test and iterate
• Document key goals, themes, elements, and behaviors that must be implemented by downstream UI teams
• Create shareable UX artifacts based on the team's research and activities (such as journey maps, storyboards, and user flows, etc.)
• Document the overall UX strategy (UI, physical attributes, guiding principles, and more) that will be leveraged across all downstream partners
• Prioritize research needs/backlog based on product roadmap.