Impact Consulting Solutions Inc
UX Designer
Impact Consulting Solutions Inc, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, us, 15289
Job DescriptionJob Description
Description:
We are looking for a User Experience Designer with the confidence and skill to be the primary UX designer for a small application within a larger suite of applications. You will be expected to solve user and business problems and proactively research opportunities to increase workflow efficiency and intuitiveness, and you will work closely with engineers, visual designers, and other team members to implement solutions.
A portfolio is not required, but please provide one if you have one. Be prepared to discuss your design process on previous projects, and how design methods brought you to the final outcome.
Responsibilities:
· Conduct exploratory research including shadowing, interviews, and meeting with stakeholders and users in order to gain an understanding of users’ needs, goals, and work environments.
· Document research findings in workflows, personas, user journeys, and other artifacts to gain approval from the business and guide development.
· Ensure meaningful analytics are proactively captured and use analytics to guide redesigns and validate the implemented solutions.
· Create high-level sketches/wireframes to validate functional requirements and workflows and communicate with the team.
· Build interactive prototypes for easier understanding of complex interactions as needed.
· Write and conduct usability tests on proposed and developed solutions with end-users that can validate iterative hypotheses.
· Ensure developed solutions are usable with assistive technology and meet accessibility standards.
· Actively engage in Scrum ceremonies and vocalize progress, impediments, and ideas.
· Work with other designers to ensure designs meet interaction and visual design standards.
· Seek peer review of work and be receptive to team commentary.
· Keep abreast of advancements in UX methodologies and best-practices.
Qualifications:
· Practical experience in Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
· Prior experience working within SCRUM framework and embracing agility practices
· Experience developing low and high-fidelity mockups, interactive prototypes, and the wisdom to know when one is more appropriate than the other
· Experience conducting user research and usability testing
· Demonstrably strong communicator
Nice to have:
· Basic understanding of visual design
· Basic understanding of HTML, JavaScript, and other web technologies
Background in health insurance or health care generally
Company Description
Impact Consulting Solutions, Inc. is an Information Technology consulting and full time Placement Company located in the Pittsburgh area. Our clients range from small local businesses to Fortune 500 Corporations.
We work with a selected number of clients and service their entire business staffing requirements including:
consulting and project work
full-time placements
from Consultant level all the way to Director and Partner level.
Exciting opportunities currently exist for Information Systems professionals. If you are looking for career advancement, new technologies, and the money you deserve, we are the firm for you. We take pride in our ability to match the individual with the right job. Our promise is to provide you with the best financial and career opportunities available
Company DescriptionImpact Consulting Solutions, Inc. is an Information Technology consulting and full time Placement Company located in the Pittsburgh area. Our clients range from small local businesses to Fortune 500 Corporations.\r\n\r\n\r\nWe work with a selected number of clients and service their entire business staffing requirements including:\r\n\r\nconsulting and project work\r\nfull-time placements\r\nfrom Consultant level all the way to Director and Partner level.\r\n\r\nExciting opportunities currently exist for Information Systems professionals. If you are looking for career advancement, new technologies, and the money you deserve, we are the firm for you. We take pride in our ability to match the individual with the right job. Our promise is to provide you with the best financial and career opportunities available
Description:
We are looking for a User Experience Designer with the confidence and skill to be the primary UX designer for a small application within a larger suite of applications. You will be expected to solve user and business problems and proactively research opportunities to increase workflow efficiency and intuitiveness, and you will work closely with engineers, visual designers, and other team members to implement solutions.
A portfolio is not required, but please provide one if you have one. Be prepared to discuss your design process on previous projects, and how design methods brought you to the final outcome.
Responsibilities:
· Conduct exploratory research including shadowing, interviews, and meeting with stakeholders and users in order to gain an understanding of users’ needs, goals, and work environments.
· Document research findings in workflows, personas, user journeys, and other artifacts to gain approval from the business and guide development.
· Ensure meaningful analytics are proactively captured and use analytics to guide redesigns and validate the implemented solutions.
· Create high-level sketches/wireframes to validate functional requirements and workflows and communicate with the team.
· Build interactive prototypes for easier understanding of complex interactions as needed.
· Write and conduct usability tests on proposed and developed solutions with end-users that can validate iterative hypotheses.
· Ensure developed solutions are usable with assistive technology and meet accessibility standards.
· Actively engage in Scrum ceremonies and vocalize progress, impediments, and ideas.
· Work with other designers to ensure designs meet interaction and visual design standards.
· Seek peer review of work and be receptive to team commentary.
· Keep abreast of advancements in UX methodologies and best-practices.
Qualifications:
· Practical experience in Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
· Prior experience working within SCRUM framework and embracing agility practices
· Experience developing low and high-fidelity mockups, interactive prototypes, and the wisdom to know when one is more appropriate than the other
· Experience conducting user research and usability testing
· Demonstrably strong communicator
Nice to have:
· Basic understanding of visual design
· Basic understanding of HTML, JavaScript, and other web technologies
Background in health insurance or health care generally
Company Description
Impact Consulting Solutions, Inc. is an Information Technology consulting and full time Placement Company located in the Pittsburgh area. Our clients range from small local businesses to Fortune 500 Corporations.
We work with a selected number of clients and service their entire business staffing requirements including:
consulting and project work
full-time placements
from Consultant level all the way to Director and Partner level.
Exciting opportunities currently exist for Information Systems professionals. If you are looking for career advancement, new technologies, and the money you deserve, we are the firm for you. We take pride in our ability to match the individual with the right job. Our promise is to provide you with the best financial and career opportunities available
Company DescriptionImpact Consulting Solutions, Inc. is an Information Technology consulting and full time Placement Company located in the Pittsburgh area. Our clients range from small local businesses to Fortune 500 Corporations.\r\n\r\n\r\nWe work with a selected number of clients and service their entire business staffing requirements including:\r\n\r\nconsulting and project work\r\nfull-time placements\r\nfrom Consultant level all the way to Director and Partner level.\r\n\r\nExciting opportunities currently exist for Information Systems professionals. If you are looking for career advancement, new technologies, and the money you deserve, we are the firm for you. We take pride in our ability to match the individual with the right job. Our promise is to provide you with the best financial and career opportunities available