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Western Digital

UI/UX Designer (Web)

Western Digital, Irvine, California, United States, 92713


Company Description

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we've been doing just that. Our technology helped people put a man on the moon.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest growth organizations in the world. From energizing the most competitive gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world's biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Binge-watch any shows, use social media or shop online lately? You'll find Western Digital supporting the storage infrastructure behind many of these platforms. And, that flash memory card that captures and preserves your most precious moments? That's us, too.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, storage devices and platforms for business and consumers alike. Our data-centric solutions are comprised of the Western Digital®, G-Technology™, SanDisk® and WD® brands.

Today's exceptional challenges require your unique skills. It's You & Western Digital. Together, we're the next BIG thing in data.

Job Description

Western Digital is on the hunt for a design aficionado with a deep understanding of User Experience (UX), a knack for creating striking key art for the modern web, and a passion for cutting-edge design trends. If you're a team player who's ready to shape and enhance the user experience and visual identity of Western Digital's vast online ecosystem, we want to hear from you.

As part of the UX design team, you'll engage in creative brainstorming within a highly collaborative setting, simplifying intricate requirements into elegant design solutions, producing key art, and iterating from wireframes to high-fidelity prototypes. Your portfolio should showcase your exceptional web design skills, proficiency in Photoshop and Illustrator, as well as your adeptness with the latest UX tools.

Your role will require not only strong understanding of transactional web design but deep understanding of typography, layout, color, and composition skills. Familiarity with animation, motion graphics, and basic video editing skills will be beneficial.Make thoughtful and innovative design decisions together with fellow designers, researchers, engineers, producers, copywriters, and other functions.Utilize, expand, document and creating new patterns within our vast design system while keeping in mind the big picture.Realistically communicate page flows, animations, and other interactive elements of your design to stakeholders and engineering.Collaborate with UX researchers to test designs with real users.Seamlessly infuse Western Digital's brand identity, visuals, and tone of voice into all digital communications including email campaigns, seasonal, evergreen, and core digital content.Adhere to our platform-specific guidelines while exercising discretion to deviate when appropriate.Produce design documentation and work with engineering team to implement it assuring the final product matches your specifications.Present creative vision, concepts, and completed designs to leadership, stakeholders, and peers.Qualifications

A creative background at the intersection of visual design, UI design, and UX engineering to craft user experiences that are both visually stunning and high usable.Familiarity with front-end languages and frameworks (i.e. HTML, CSS, JavaScript).Great communication skills to articulate your design decisions.Experience with web-based interaction design to craft sleek micro-interactions.Proficiency in designing for responsive web environments, ensuring that user interfaces adapt and perform across various screen sizes and devices, ultimately providing an optimal user experience.Experience working on projects using JIRA, and an advocate for leveraging its capabilities for efficient project management and collaboration.Experience designing mock-ups, interactive prototypes, and components using Adobe XD or Figma.Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud platform (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.)Ability to work autonomously when needed and manage multiple projects within tight deadlines.Familiarly with Google Material design patterns.Ability to retouch and edit photo assets.Familiarity with WCAG 2.1 accessibility guidelines.Experience designing websites using atomic design methodologies.Experience with video and motion graphics software (After Effects, Premiere, Media Encoder) a plus.Experience utilizing AI to streamline design processes, enhancing efficiency and innovation also a plus.And a true passion for transactional web design, from ideation to implementation.Bachelor's degree in designPrevious experience preferably in a corporate environment or design firm, with e-commerce expertise.The ideal candidate will be a trendsetter in UX, an active collaborator, and a team player who values constructive feedback and continuous learning. At Western Digital, we're looking for individuals who contribute with empathy and are open to learning, enhancing our design team's passion and creativity. If you're this dynamic, versatile designer, join us and let's redefine digital experiences together.

Additional Information

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person's gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person's assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law" poster.

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at Careers.Accommodations@WDC.com to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

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Compensation & Benefits Details

An employee's pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.You will be eligible to participate in Western Digital's Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance. Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Western Digital's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.