Job#: 3030432 Job Description: User Experience Designer - User Experience Designer II
Location: Seattle, Washington (Onsite)
Employment Type: Contract
Role Overview
A position is available for a User Experience Designer to contribute to the development of the customer experience for a flagship IT product. This desktop application utilizes a large data set, AI support, and proactive notifications. The product is in its early stages, providing opportunities for expansive thinking, user research, and work in collaborative, cross-functional teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Create process flows, wireframes, and visual design mockups to conceptualize and communicate detailed interaction behaviors.
- Work with cross-functional teams to help define business and feature requirements using empirical online data, usability findings, market research, and UCD principles.
- Assess and optimize the performance of new and existing features by participating in usability testing and interpreting analytics data.
- Present design work to the user experience team, product team, and executives for review and feedback.
- Contribute to user interface design and development best practices and standards.
- Provide leadership in ecommerce trends, web application design, and user interface innovations.
Required Qualifications
Education: A Bachelor's or Master's degree in design, human-computer interaction (HCI), or equivalent professional experience is required.
Experience: 3-6 years of industry experience providing interaction design solutions for web and/or software applications is necessary. A strong online portfolio demonstrating past work experience and relevant, user-centered design solutions is required.
Technical Skills: Proficiency with Figma is required. Fluency in best practices for web-based information architecture and design, as well as knowledge of usability principles and techniques, is also needed.
Preferred Qualifications
- Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal, and analytical skills, including the ability to communicate complex, interactive design concepts clearly and persuasively.
- A self-starter who is customer-obsessed, detail-oriented, and an enthusiastic team player.
- Ability to work with highly technical teams and handle multiple projects in an agile, fast-paced environment.
Compensation & Benefits
The pay rate for this position is between $40.00 and $50.00 per hour. A comprehensive benefits package is available to eligible employees.
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
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