Aviture is hiring: UX Designer in Omaha

Aviture is a technology solutions organization made up of individuals who care about our trade and the impact of our services. We strive to make a true difference in our clients lives with the solutions we craft, ensuring the newest techniques are used effectively to promote innovation within our own walls and those of our clients. Our designers and engineers work on next-generation systems across a wide variety of industries including the Department of Defense, communications, healthcare, energy, banking, retail, hospitality, logistics and technical R&D.

The solutions we create have:

• Saved lives in the California wildfires and southern U.S. flooding
• Provided security for the Super Bowl and post-attack Boston Marathon
• Provided augmented-reality training environments for surgeons
• Enabled major corporations to pivot into IoT
• Increased transparency and promoted patient wellness in hospitals and senior care facilities
• Provided risk analysis of stock portfolios
• Combined computer vision and robotics to automate dangerous manual labor tasks
• Preserved life and increased mission success by allowing government leaders to make quick and informed decisions

Part of our ‘secret sauce’ is our continued exposure to diverse and interesting problems and the ability to share ideas across domains in a manner not typically done within a single industry.

At our core, Aviture is a group of engineers seeking to build better solutions. We pursue people with aptitude and drive first and foremost; which allows us a staff that spans across all levels of experience, skillsets, and software disciplines. Our prime candidates are people who have technology in their DNA and want to pursue the ‘why’ behind their work. We value a healthy work-life balance so we provide flex time and reasonable hours, all while pushing ourselves to grow and become faster, better engineers.

If this sounds like the kind of environment you’d like to be in, why don’t you drop us a line? We’d love to talk to you!

Requirements

We are looking for a mid to senior level user-experience designer able to understand our clients user needs, business needs, as well as technical limitations.

• Three or more years of UX design experience. Preference will be given to candidates who have experience designing complex solutions for complete digital environments.
• Expertise in standard UX software such as Sketch, OmniGraffle, Axure, InVision, UXPin, Balsamiq, Framer, and the like is a must. Basic HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript skills are a plus.
• Ability to work with clients to understand detailed requirements and design complete user experiences that meet client needs and vision.
• Extensive experience in using UX design best practices to design solutions, and a deep understanding of mobile-first and responsive design.
• A solid grasp of user-centered design (UCD), planning and conducting user research, user testing, A/B testing, rapid prototyping, heuristic analysis, usability and accessibility concerns.
• Ability to clearly and effectively communicate design processes, ideas, and solutions to teams and clients.
• Be open to receiving feedback and constructive criticism.
• Be passionate about all things UX and other areas of design and innovation. Research and showcase knowledge in the industry’s latest trends and technologies.
• Ability to to mentor and lead UX project teams is desired.

Responsibilities would include:

• Translate concepts into user flows, wireframes, mockups and prototypes that lead to intuitive user experiences.
• Facilitate the client’s product vision by researching, conceiving, sketching, prototyping and user-testing experiences for digital products.
• Design and deliver wireframes, user stories, user journeys, and mockups optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces.
• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders.
• Experience in mentoring and coaching Jr. Designers.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Matching 401k with 100% vesting in six months
• Incentive and bonus pay
• Generous paid time off
• Laptop options
• Paid conferences and training
• Research and development time
• Company vacations
• Flex time scheduling
• Family events
• Free lunch Fridays
• Quarterly company event
• Aviture hosted Speaker Series