UI / UX Design Consultant

Job Number: 25-03504

Find your next opportunity in the Financial Services Industry. ECLARO is looking for an UI / UX Design Consultant for our client in Jersey City, NJ.

ECLARO's client is one of the largest mutual life insurance companies and provides long-term care insurance, mutual funds and retirement-plan services across the US. If you’re up to the challenge, then take a chance at this rewarding opportunity!

Position Overview:

• As the UX Strategist, will serve as the UX steward of our corporate website, reporting directly to the Director of Web Operations and Strategy.
• Will collaborate closely with the Web Content Strategist and cross-functional teams to create seamless, engaging, and impactful user experiences.
• The mission is to take the website to the next level by crafting intuitive, user-friendly designs, developing new pages and microsites for campaigns and business initiatives, and ensuring alignment with the UX vision.
  
  

Responsibilities:

• UX Leadership & Stewardship:
• Act as the UX steward for the corporate website, championing user-first design principles and ensuring all web experiences align with the brand and UX vision.
• Maintain and evolve the website's UX and web style guide, ensuring consistency across all digital touchpoints.
• Advocate for accessibility, usability, and best practices in all website projects.
• Design & Style Guide Development:
• Use Figma to design user-friendly and visually engaging web layouts, prototypes, and workflows.
• Create and maintain a comprehensive web and UX style guide to standardize design components, templates, and interactions.
• Collaborate with the development team to ensure new components align with the established UX vision.
• Web Experience Strategy:
• Partner with the Web Content Strategist to create new pages and microsites that support marketing campaigns, business initiatives, and audience engagement.
• Lead UX strategy for web projects, including information architecture, navigation, and user flow optimization.
• Oversee the design and development of landing pages, ensuring they meet performance, accessibility, and conversion goals.
• AEM Oversight & Collaboration:
• Oversee content authoring in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), ensuring all components and page builds align with the UX strategy.
• Partner with developers, content authors, and designers to troubleshoot and optimize website performance.
• Ensure UX standards are upheld in AEM component libraries and workflows.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
• Work closely with stakeholders across marketing, product, and IT teams to align website projects with broader business goals.
• Present UX recommendations and design concepts to stakeholders, gathering feedback and incorporating it into the final vision.
• Collaborate with the Web Content Strategist to ensure cohesive and engaging content presentation.
• Optimization & Innovation:
• Conduct usability testing and A / B testing to evaluate web performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Analyze web traffic and user behavior using analytics tools to inform UX decisions.
• Stay updated on UX trends, tools, and technologies to bring innovative ideas to the website.
  

Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in UX strategy, web design, or a related role, required.
• Expertise with design tools like Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, minimum 5 years, required.
• Hands-on experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) or similar content management systems, preferred.
• Strong understanding of UX principles, responsive design, accessibility standards (WCAG), and best practices, required.
• Proven ability to create and maintain design systems or style guides, required.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate design concepts to technical and non-technical audiences. Excellent verbal and written skills, required.
• Experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is a plus.
• Familiarity with analytics tools like Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, Adobe Target, Hotjar, or similar, preferred.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines, required.
  
  

Pay Rate: $67.81 - $91.31 / hour

If hired, you will enjoy the following ECLARO Benefits:

• 401k Retirement Savings Plan administered by Merrill Lynch
• Commuter Check Pretax Commuter Benefits
• Eligibility to purchase Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance through ECLARO
  
  

If interested, you may contact:

Lester Candilado

jan.candilado@eclaro.com

646-680-0168

Lester Candilado | LinkedIn

Equal Opportunity Employer: ECLARO values diversity and does not discriminate based on Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.