UX Designer

One of our Fortune 500 clients is seeking an experienced UX Designer to work out of their Bridgewater, NJ office with occasional travel to New York City. Ideal candidate will be someone with strong knowledge of User-Centered design principles, well developed skills in creating and documenting all aspects of business requirements through interface design (wire framing, story boarding, rough layouts, mock-ups, interface elements and icons), functional specifications (technical writing and annotations), user needs (flow charts, scenarios and prototype testing) and information architecture (site maps and navigation) are critical.

• Partner with business and IT teams to execute scalable strategies that align business and customer needs
• Use customer-driven insights and agile methodologies to deliver elegant and delightful customer experiences
• Translate business requirements into visual concepts and prototypes
• Create and deliver UX/UI design documentation to aid with cross-team communication, collaboration and development
• Maximize research data to deliver intuitive user flows, interaction models and information architecture
• Define the structure, navigation and functionality of effective and engaging user interactions
• Conceptualize experiences, collaborate in brainstorms and drive innovative ideas
• Construct IA structures, user flows and interaction design patterns
• Partner with strategic business leads to ensure clear two-way gathering and distribution of business intelligence and requirements

We are looking for a UX Interaction Designer Who:

• Launched mobile first web experiences / mobile app experiences
• Can walk into a room and take multiple data points and translate everything into a matrix that will allow the team to gain a better understanding of the data points
• Hungers for a challenge where a feature is to be built around technical and business constraints

Preferred skills and experience:

• 5+ years UX/UI design experience with an impressive background creating experiences, services and applications
• Bachelor's Degree in Information Sciences, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Communication Design, or related discipline from accredited university
• Experience with leveraging and expanding existing design systems
• Proven track record owning or playing a fundamental role in the UI/UX//interaction design of products, sites and/or applications
• Strong background in UI/UX design with proven ability to create functional, usable and delightful interfaces
• Proven ability to bring to market consumer-oriented digital products, services, and/or experiences.
• Strong information design communication skills, both in team collaboration and written documentation of UX design elements, flows, interaction and functionalities
• Experience with multi-platform projects for large audiences (mobile, tablet, desktop and connected devices)
• Strong digital product sensibilities
• Experience working within dynamic teams in a diverse organization and across multiple business channels
• Strategic thinker who can collect and analyze data to make appropriate design decisions/recommendations
• Intellectually curious, quick study who will learn the business quickly, proactive problem solver who will actively engage in thoughtful debate
• Conscientious, curious, hard-working individual who craves accountability and loves to solve complex problems
• Undaunted by chaos. Masterful ability to juggle
• Forceful, willful, and totally committed to action
• Excellent judgment and self-leadership
• Resourceful and able to independently utilize necessary resources to complete projects with minimal required supervision
• Exceptional ability to prioritize and apply problem solving skills
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to engage and achieve results working with seasoned multifunctional teams
• Effective communicator at all levels
• Excellent organization and time management skills Results oriented, strong sense of urgency, collaborative, proactive and flexible
• Proficiency with Axure, Sketch, InVision, Just in Mind, Zeplin

Disclaimer:

• The client is unable to support 1099 / Corp-to-Corp or Independent Contractor arrangements at this time. All freelancers will be paid as W2 employees.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.