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Senior UX/Interactive Designer, Studio X

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 4/12/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/10/2025
Description

Studio X is seeking a talented and experienced interactive designer who can create immersive and future-forward digital experiences leveraging emerging technologies and industry best practices. The ideal candidate will join our small but mighty team of digital creatives supporting the Marketing Customer Experience organization.

Our team is responsible for delivering delightful experiences across channels for AWS marketing. This involves everything from integrating AI features into the website to maintaining the Aura design system that governs the look and feel of the AWS marketing site and connected digital channels.

We're looking for a curious UX/interactive designer who is passionate about pushing the boundaries of digital experiences. You should have a strong background in user-centered design, familiarity with the latest tools and trends in interactive media, and a keen eye for intuitive and visually appealing interfaces.

If you're an interactive designer eager to work on innovative marketing initiatives for a global tech leader, we'd love to hear from you. This is an opportunity to make a real impact and contribute to the future of AWS digital experiences.

Key job responsibilities

  • Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including Product and Program Managers, Designers, Researchers, Engineers, Digital Marketers, and Digital Strategists.
  • Design discovery—analysis of research insights, requirements gathering, and defining customer needs.
  • Create design artifacts—user stories, user journeys, personas, and user flows.
  • Brainstorm, sketch, and design website experiences and UI design patterns for smartphones, tablets, laptops, and larger screens.
  • Design for research/testing including interactive prototypes, and HTML/CSS prototypes.
  • Participate in group creative critiques with cross-functional roles.
  • Create Engineering-ready design specs including device-break point, micro-animations, soft/hard guardrails, and design system documentation.
  • Contribute to the expansion of a central design system in Figma with pattern and interaction and motion models.
  • Present design concepts to key stakeholders and leadership.

A day in the life

  • Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including Product and Program Managers, Designers, Researchers, Engineers, Digital Marketers, and Digital Strategists.
  • Design discovery—analysis of research insights, requirements gathering, and defining customer needs.
  • Create design artifacts—user stories, user journeys, personas, and user flows.
  • Brainstorm, sketch, and design website experiences and UI design patterns for smartphones, tablets, laptops, and larger screens.
  • Design for research/testing including interactive prototypes, and HTML/CSS prototypes.
  • Participate in group creative critiques with cross-functional roles.
  • Create Engineering-ready design specs including device-break point, micro-animations, soft/hard guardrails, and design system documentation.
  • Contribute to the expansion of a central design system in Figma with pattern and interaction and motion models.
  • Present design concepts to key stakeholders and leadership.

About The Team

AWS Studio X sets the creative foundation for all digital channels and content—deeply interested in the performance of content, experiences created by other teams, and success of teams leveraging all digital marketing channels to engage their customers. We ingest research, data, and customer objectives for product, partner, brand, growth marketing, demand generation, localization and other AWS stakeholder orgs and adapt for the web space. We create mechanisms that improve stakeholders’ ability to create optimal customer content and delightful experiences.

Basic Qualifications

  • 8 years of design experience
  • Have an online portfolio or samples of work on resume, demonstrating experience creating great end-to-end, user-centered design solutions and patterns, across desktop and mobile devices
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, and demonstrated ability to communicate and present complex concepts and ideas.
  • Team player capable of collaborating with a cross-functional team of engineers, designers, and digital marketers to deliver high-quality deliverables.
  • Collaborative creator capable of leading and actively participating in creative critiques, leading design discussions, and contributing documented best practices.
  • Demonstrated experience synthesizing large, strategic & challenging business, technology and customers’ needs into actionable plans with demonstrated impact.
  • Ability to work efficiently and demonstrate a bias for action with proactive communication in a fast-paced, often ambiguous environment.
  • Design-related fields such as UX Design, Product Design, UI/Interface Design, Interaction Design, or Motion Design/Animation.
  • Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, or Certifications in relevant fields
  • 7 years experience in relevant fields

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience applying scrum to visual or UX design processes
  • Experience with UX design of complex workflows
  • Micro-animation, Lottie animation and motion design
  • UX design experience across global markets
  • AI UX/UI application design
  • App or Product design
  • HTML/CSS prototyping
  • CMS (AEM, CQ)

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $127,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $211,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.


Company - Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Job ID: A2927316

Salary : $127,100 - $211,600

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