UX Product Designer

Multiple RolesUX Product Designer - Digital and Intranet/ editorialTop Skills 5+ years of experience (senior level): designing for content and information leveraging expertise in information architecture and design (with a proven portfolio of work); interaction design and visual design, exhibiting a proficiency in user experience concepts, typography, layout, and responsive designDemonstrable articulation of product strategy and vision and all the thinkings - design/strategic/systemStrong understanding and application of user-centered design methods and principlesMastery of Figma (components, variants, prototyping, branching, etc.); experience with other software is a plusProduct (UX/UI) Designer, Intranet and EditorialAbout the work You will unpack ambiguous problems, absorb insights about the business and its users, design, test, and help deliver usable, engaging content and information across a gamut of digital touchpoints - microsites, landing pages, emails, and tools. More about what you will do:Design experiences and influence strategies for a variety of audiences, stakeholders, and needs across the company.Apply your curiosity, asking the right questions and more to uncover key information.Collaborate with product management, research, visual design, engineering, and stakeholders.Clearly articulate design choices and rationale, tailoring communications to your audiences.Zoom into the pixels and aesthetics while also keeping in mind broader strategy.Effectively work with design systems, knowing when to leverage existing patterns and when to push for new concepts.Elevate the quality of the team, giving and soliciting constructive feedback and knowledge.Scope and prioritize work across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.Skills/experience 5+ years of experience (senior level): designing for content and information leveraging expertise in information architecture and design (with a proven portfolio of work); interaction design and visual design, exhibiting a proficiency in user experience concepts, typography, layout, and responsive designMastery of Figma (components, variants, prototyping, branching, etc.); experience with other software is a plusProficiency in prototyping; motion design skills are a bonusWell-versed in accessibility (WCAG 2.2 AA), designing for broad audiencesDemonstrable articulation of product strategy and vision and all the thinkings - design/strategic/systemStrong understanding and application of user-centered design methods and principlesExperience working in scrum/agile and with developersExperience working with user experience researchers and various methods of research and designing experiments*****************************************************************************************************Job Summary: The UX designer will be responsible for conducting user tests to observe behavior both in-person and by using UX toolsets and metrics.Following testing, the UX designer will refine and tweak apps, software and websites to create a digital experience that the users will like and find easy to use.Primary Responsibilities: Evaluating existing applications and evaluating their UX (user experience) effectivenessMeasuring the human-computer interaction (HCI) element of a design Using online tools, such as screen readers to determine effectiveness of mediaConducting user testing of applications, software and websitesCreating and implementing interaction models, user flows, and user interface specificationsCommunicating scenarios, end-to-end experiences, interaction models, and screen designs with other members of the teamDeveloping and maintaining design wireframes and specifications of best practices to share with design team as new projects begin.Qualifications: Technical Degree or related work experience Portfolio of sample projects highlighting design for web based applications, mobile applications & consumer facing web sites and/or applicationsExcellent IT and programming skills Understanding of current web technologies and principles such as: responsive design, front-end markup and libraries such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery and Ajax methodsUnderstanding of Content Management Systems, Web Services and APIs.