Genesis10
UX Designer
Genesis10, Boulder, Colorado, United States, 80301
Our client, the world's leading search engine and technology company, is seeking a UX Designer. This is a 12 month + contract position located in Boulder, CO.
Summary:
As an interaction designer on Drive, you will define experiences that support the client's Corpus Growth initiatives, including 1P & 3P file import and scanner improvements.You will be responsible for working with PM and Eng to execute on client corpus growth initiatives and roadmap, propose and respond to UX research and product analytics, work within engineering constraints, and advance north star metrics.Your design solutions will span platforms (web, mobile), and work seamlessly with other client Workspace products.
Responsibilities:
Execute tasks within the scope of a broader project under general guidance from manager, team lead, or senior designers.Develop user journeys, mockups, prototypes, detailed specifications, and presentations to effectively convey interaction and design ideas to cross-functional teams.Translate user needs, business goals, and technology constraints to drive design decisions.Select appropriate design methods, tools, and processes from options provided by manager or senior team members to address technical challenges under some guidance.Partner closely with UX researchers to establish user needs and mental models, test and validate design concepts, distill insights, identify areas of opportunity for the product experience, and make constructive suggestions for change.Coordinate with product and engineering partners to participate in the product definition process, and set a vision that builds buy-in from stakeholders and leadership.Partner closely with engineering during implementation, hold bug bashes, and ensure a high bar of product excellence at each launch phase.Begin to influence project, program or product decisions by providing support to senior key decision makers (e.g., facilitating workshops, crafting/delivering presentations).Challenge
Address low-complexity problems and recommend standard design and/or user solutions by applying or extending established Google design principles, patterns, resources, and tools.Understand when to escalate more complex challenges to senior team members or managers when necessary.
Influence
Develop working relationships within a team and begin participating in cross-team collaborations with peers by sharing knowledge related to a broad set of tasks.Pair with other UX designers to conduct peer reviews.Execute delegated tasks related to well-defined project timelines, goals, and objectives, and clarify assumptions with stakeholders before creating or finalizing designs.Work with more senior UX designers to deliver design features or services that maintain product quality and consistency.ExpertiseUtilize foundational knowledge of UX design principles, style guides, user-centered product development, user data analysis, and primary research methods and tools.Demonstrate clear understanding of the impact of design contributions on product value, user needs, business goals, and brand equity, with an awareness of when to seek additional support and guidance.
Advocate UX designHelp communicate design approach to other designers or partners (e.g., product manager).Create design deliverables
Create design specifications (e.g., red-lines, mock-ups, or product models) for implementation.
Creating design solutions
Identify innovative design solutions to user, product, and business problems. Respond to evolving design constraints.
Design execution
Apply UX writing and content design frameworks for user experiences, including principles, patterns, and systems.With guidance, leverage standard writing and design tools to help develop mock-ups or prototypes. Identify product or platform requirements, and follow well-defined design templates, style guides, and accessibility guidelines.
Design process and vision (UX Design)
Contribute to a design system, or design language for a product with some guidance.
Designing for impact
Identify design solutions based on user insights, business needs, and industry trends that help achieve business objectives.
Designing for user needs
Create design concepts (e.g., mock-ups, prototypes, models) to express ideas for user research/testing in collaboration with UX researchers.
Iteration of design
Iteratively improve design based on UX testing and partner/stakeholder input with some guidance.
Planning and prioritization
Complete prioritized design work across projects and communicate priorities with team members. Collaborate with partners to prioritize UX design opportunities.
Understanding the product
Use key data and metrics to evaluate product impact and invest in understanding the product ecosystem, user trends, and industry (e.g., competitors).
Understanding user needs
Analyze user needs through collaboration with others,and help identify defined problems to defined solutions in strategy, product, or technology.
Requirements:
Education: bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, in design related or adjacent fields.Total 5+ years experience in UX industry.UX Design, Interaction Design, Wireframing, UX Tools, Wireframing, Prototyping, Human Computer Interaction.Excellent core interaction design skills, and knowledge of user-centered design methodologies.Experience partnering with User Research, Product Management, and Engineering peers to deliver user-centered design solutions.Proficient with industry standard tools, such as Figma, to create user flows, wireframes and prototypes.Experience designing for and familiarity with Android and iOS application development.Ability to work within a highly technical and metrics-driven environment.Ability to communicate conceptual ideas and design rationale.Aesthetic sensibility: Ability to make design decisions that increase the overall appeal of a product based on relevant aesthetic trends and appropriate application of client and product brand styling.Craftsmanship: Ability to make design decisions that result in a coherent product, platform, or user experience, including the ability to question and assess execution, craft, longevity, and scale of designs.Presentations: Ability to prepare effective presentations in content and function, and to speak competently to the level of the audience.Product design: Knowledge of product design principles and user-centric processes.Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.
Preferred skills/qualifications:
Experience and familiarity with design thinking, running UX sprints and workshops.Experience and familiarity with component-based design systems.Experience and familiarity with accessibility best practices and technologies.Experience and familiarity with enterprise software.Experience and familiarity with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript development.Pay rate range:
$ 51.31- $63.64 hourly
If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!
Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:
Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)Behavioral Health PlatformMedical, Dental, VisionVoluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)Voluntary Term Life Insurance401KSick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF)Remote opportunities availableFor multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Summary:
As an interaction designer on Drive, you will define experiences that support the client's Corpus Growth initiatives, including 1P & 3P file import and scanner improvements.You will be responsible for working with PM and Eng to execute on client corpus growth initiatives and roadmap, propose and respond to UX research and product analytics, work within engineering constraints, and advance north star metrics.Your design solutions will span platforms (web, mobile), and work seamlessly with other client Workspace products.
Responsibilities:
Execute tasks within the scope of a broader project under general guidance from manager, team lead, or senior designers.Develop user journeys, mockups, prototypes, detailed specifications, and presentations to effectively convey interaction and design ideas to cross-functional teams.Translate user needs, business goals, and technology constraints to drive design decisions.Select appropriate design methods, tools, and processes from options provided by manager or senior team members to address technical challenges under some guidance.Partner closely with UX researchers to establish user needs and mental models, test and validate design concepts, distill insights, identify areas of opportunity for the product experience, and make constructive suggestions for change.Coordinate with product and engineering partners to participate in the product definition process, and set a vision that builds buy-in from stakeholders and leadership.Partner closely with engineering during implementation, hold bug bashes, and ensure a high bar of product excellence at each launch phase.Begin to influence project, program or product decisions by providing support to senior key decision makers (e.g., facilitating workshops, crafting/delivering presentations).Challenge
Address low-complexity problems and recommend standard design and/or user solutions by applying or extending established Google design principles, patterns, resources, and tools.Understand when to escalate more complex challenges to senior team members or managers when necessary.
Influence
Develop working relationships within a team and begin participating in cross-team collaborations with peers by sharing knowledge related to a broad set of tasks.Pair with other UX designers to conduct peer reviews.Execute delegated tasks related to well-defined project timelines, goals, and objectives, and clarify assumptions with stakeholders before creating or finalizing designs.Work with more senior UX designers to deliver design features or services that maintain product quality and consistency.ExpertiseUtilize foundational knowledge of UX design principles, style guides, user-centered product development, user data analysis, and primary research methods and tools.Demonstrate clear understanding of the impact of design contributions on product value, user needs, business goals, and brand equity, with an awareness of when to seek additional support and guidance.
Advocate UX designHelp communicate design approach to other designers or partners (e.g., product manager).Create design deliverables
Create design specifications (e.g., red-lines, mock-ups, or product models) for implementation.
Creating design solutions
Identify innovative design solutions to user, product, and business problems. Respond to evolving design constraints.
Design execution
Apply UX writing and content design frameworks for user experiences, including principles, patterns, and systems.With guidance, leverage standard writing and design tools to help develop mock-ups or prototypes. Identify product or platform requirements, and follow well-defined design templates, style guides, and accessibility guidelines.
Design process and vision (UX Design)
Contribute to a design system, or design language for a product with some guidance.
Designing for impact
Identify design solutions based on user insights, business needs, and industry trends that help achieve business objectives.
Designing for user needs
Create design concepts (e.g., mock-ups, prototypes, models) to express ideas for user research/testing in collaboration with UX researchers.
Iteration of design
Iteratively improve design based on UX testing and partner/stakeholder input with some guidance.
Planning and prioritization
Complete prioritized design work across projects and communicate priorities with team members. Collaborate with partners to prioritize UX design opportunities.
Understanding the product
Use key data and metrics to evaluate product impact and invest in understanding the product ecosystem, user trends, and industry (e.g., competitors).
Understanding user needs
Analyze user needs through collaboration with others,and help identify defined problems to defined solutions in strategy, product, or technology.
Requirements:
Education: bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, in design related or adjacent fields.Total 5+ years experience in UX industry.UX Design, Interaction Design, Wireframing, UX Tools, Wireframing, Prototyping, Human Computer Interaction.Excellent core interaction design skills, and knowledge of user-centered design methodologies.Experience partnering with User Research, Product Management, and Engineering peers to deliver user-centered design solutions.Proficient with industry standard tools, such as Figma, to create user flows, wireframes and prototypes.Experience designing for and familiarity with Android and iOS application development.Ability to work within a highly technical and metrics-driven environment.Ability to communicate conceptual ideas and design rationale.Aesthetic sensibility: Ability to make design decisions that increase the overall appeal of a product based on relevant aesthetic trends and appropriate application of client and product brand styling.Craftsmanship: Ability to make design decisions that result in a coherent product, platform, or user experience, including the ability to question and assess execution, craft, longevity, and scale of designs.Presentations: Ability to prepare effective presentations in content and function, and to speak competently to the level of the audience.Product design: Knowledge of product design principles and user-centric processes.Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.
Preferred skills/qualifications:
Experience and familiarity with design thinking, running UX sprints and workshops.Experience and familiarity with component-based design systems.Experience and familiarity with accessibility best practices and technologies.Experience and familiarity with enterprise software.Experience and familiarity with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript development.Pay rate range:
$ 51.31- $63.64 hourly
If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!
Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:
Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)Behavioral Health PlatformMedical, Dental, VisionVoluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)Voluntary Term Life Insurance401KSick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF)Remote opportunities availableFor multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.