What are the responsibilities and job description for the UX DESIGNER position at Amazon?
Job ID : 2883736 | Amazon.com Services LLCWe're the Devices & Services Design Group (DDG) at Amazon, an organization that drives design innovation for Echo, Fire TV, Fire Tablets, and more. We are looking for a UX Designer to help reimagine and elevate the Fire TV mobile experience. In this role, you'll work alongside a Senior UX Designer to help craft the vision and design of the Fire TV mobile app, which enables tens of millions of customers to discover content, control their Fire TV devices, and enjoy entertainment on the go. This is a key initiative to transform how our customers interact with Fire TV through their mobile devices.We are looking for a designer who excels at creating solutions for mobile platforms, uncovers user needs effectively, is comfortable working through ambiguous problems, and has experience presenting work to stakeholders. The ideal candidate thrives in remote collaboration across different cultures, maintains excellent team relationships regardless of time zones, and welcomes international travel opportunities.From the beginning, you will play an integral role in defining problems, building customer journeys, prototyping, and designing delightful and highly usable digital experiences across both TV and mobile platforms. You will invent and deliver throughout the product development lifecycle and build customer-focused solutions at scale.This role requires close collaboration with our Product team in Berlin, Germany. The successful candidate must be comfortable working across time zones, participating in early morning or late evening meetings 2-3 times per week, and traveling to Berlin approximately once per quarter for in-person collaboration with partners.Key job responsibilities Contribute throughout the entire process, from problem definition to delivery.Use business requirements, user and market research to assist in developing scenarios, use cases and high-level requirements that align to product strategy.Work with senior designers and partners to identify key jobs to be done.Work with senior designers and partners to design the UI architecture, interface and interaction flows for new Fire TV mobile experiences.Explore and communicate your ideas for new experiences using wireframes, visual mockups, and prototypes.Develop conceptual models that work across a system of devices.Design highly usable digital experiences by rapidly prototyping, testing and iterating on designs with internal partners.Develop and maintain detailed user-interface specifications and design patterns.Work with project managers to plan projects for effective delivery while maintaining high standards for design.Be a passionate and effective advocate for design with non-design audiences.Write effectively to communicate design rationales and benefits to Amazon customers.Elevate the culture of UX thinking and design excellence.A day in the life In this highly visible role, you will work on some of the most challenging opportunities on Fire TV. You will use business requirements as well as user and market research to assist in developing scenarios, use cases, and high-level requirements. On a daily basis, you will collaborate with a team of world-class multi-disciplinary designers, researchers, engineers, product managers and executives. You will use a variety of methods, including wireframes, prototypes, motion studies and high-fidelity mockups to communicate design thinking to senior leadership, engineering and product partners throughout product development.About the team You will join a team of designers working across devices to deliver exceptional customer experiences. Customer obsession is at the core of all of our design decisions. We dive deep with product managers, designers, and engineers to ensure we are delivering the right things for our customers. We work cross-functionally to craft scalable, cohesive, and usable solutions. The team makes strategic decisions that allow partners to take action, move quickly, take ownership and deliver results. We earn the trust of others within DDG to foster an environment of inclusion and openness, allowing everyone to do their best every day.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS 3 years of design experience3 years of delivering design solutions as a UX designer or interaction designer experienceKnowledge of best practices for information architecture and designHave work samples demonstrating experience creating great end-to-end, user-centered design solutions and patterns, across mobile devices and TVs.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Proficiency in mobile app design best practicesExperience in developing, testing, and launching digital products, particularly mobile applicationsExperience working with product managers and engineers to understand technical requirements and ability to translate these into user experience specificationsExperience in end-to-end collaboration with product and developer partners, including problem definition, customer experience outcome planning, workflow creation, and prototype evaluationProficiency in Figma and expertise in prototyping user journeys using Figma, ProtoPie, or similar toolsKnowledge of Material UI (React) component libraries and experience in adding to, maintaining, managing, and scaling design systemsExperience with agile development methodologies and design iteration based on user / partner feedbackSystems design experienceStrong presentation, storytelling, and writing skillsExperience presenting design work to user experience, product, and engineering teams for review and feedbackWorking knowledge of engineering principles and understanding of design-to-code implementationAmazon 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 this link 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 $106,000 / year in our lowest geographic market up to $184,000 / 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 this link . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.#J-18808-Ljbffr
Salary : $106,000 - $184,000
