What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior UX/UI Designer position at Mindlance?
Role : Senior UX / UI DesignerMode : 5 Months contract with possible extensionLocation : Remote - EST hours and prefer candidates living EST - CST as the furthest
About the Opportunity
As our Senior UX / UI Designer, you'll work closely with our design team, product leads, and engineering partners to develop creative solutions that meet business goals and user needs. You'll have the opportunity to learn our global design system and contribute to its growth. Additionally, you'll play a vital role in maintaining a consistent BigFuture brand across various channels, helping us reach our audience effectively.You are highly skilled, motivated, and passionate about visual design, UX, and research. You embrace collaboration while maintaining an entrepreneurial spirit, and you respect and value your project partners. Through research and discovery, you stay informed about your end users and leverage data to enhance usability, accessibility, and overall product quality.
MUST HAVE :
Design systems, hierarchy, typography, visual design, responsiveness, accessibility, branding, illustration, data visualization, iconography and interaction designInformation design and user scenarios, digital interaction design patterns, Web site architecture, user interfaces, and navigation on various platforms (Web, mobile, tablet)Product DesignUser-centered research, such as usability testing, contextual inquiry, and field interviewsNice To Have
Familiarity with front-end coding technologies and data modeling.
RESPONSIBILITIES :
Design & Implementation (70%)Contribute to the UX / UI of our foundational BigFuture design system, standards, patterns, and UI elementsPartner with the team and build out assets to support the BigFuture rebrandSupport Design Research (generative and evaluative) initiatives for your team / productsnalyze business and technical requirementsLead synthesis sessions with your team, following agile and lean methodologiesCreate user journeys and flows to capture current and future states of user pathwaysDevelop wireframes, interactive prototypes, comps, specifications, and other design documents to communicate design ideas to project teamsPartner with the Accessibility team to ensure designs are compliantCreate and present concepts / deliverables to your working team and our stakeholdersConduct handoffs to developers through tools like Figma and ZeplinWork collaboratively with our Core Design team to ensure brand and pattern alignmentStrategy & Communication (20%)
Contribute to the overall UX / UI design strategy, including feeding into and refining a design system to facilitate a unified experience across all our productsDocument and present design updates to stakeholders and usersCollaborate and take direction from multiple stakeholders and disciplines to achieve an impactful experienceParticipate and be vocal in agile ceremonies to ensure design needs are metNurture a culture of user empathy and deep curiosity that enables us to build simple, intuitive products for our customersdvocate for consistent design processes, methods, core systems, and patternsProject Management (10%)
Self-manage workload and obtain necessary requirements and acceptance criteria needed to complete workCoordinate with UX Lead, product leads, design team, and engineers to ensure timely delivery of design artifactsHelp foster an environment for collaboration by partnering with business and other creative units to align our visual design approach with project goals, and the client brand.
QUALIFICATION :
s a UX / UI product designer, you are independent in your support of a cross-functional team and you possess a 'Product Design' mindset, owning the end-to-end design delivery : from strategy to comps.dvanced understanding of design systems, hierarchy, typography, visual design, responsiveness, accessibility, branding, illustration, data visualization, iconography and interaction design.Bachelor's degree in a related field (computer science, interaction design, HCI, industrial design, information science, social sciences, graphic design, etc.) and / or equivalent years of work experience.5 years of professional experience of relevant Design experience.You are detailed oriented and passionate about visual design, UX, and research and have extensive experience in information design and user scenarios, digital interaction design patterns, Web site architecture, user interfaces, and navigation on various platforms (Web, mobile, tablet).Experience with user-centered research, such as usability testing, contextual inquiry, and field interviews.Understanding the physical, cognitive, cultural, and social factors that affect design decisions.Familiarity with front-end coding technologies and data modeling is a big plus.Strong communicator with an ability to demonstrate both leadership and understanding with respect to project partners; Self-managing, but also used to working within a teamHighly adaptable to new information, situations, or challenges and can work independently.
EEO : "Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of - Minority / Gender / Disability / Religion / LGBTQI / Age / Veterans."
