Morningstar is hiring: Senior UX Designer in Chicago

About the RoleMorningstar is looking for a Senior Designer to help lead user experience (UX) and visual design for the Morningstar Indexes and Sustainalytics websites. We're looking for a designer who loves the challenge of turning complex topics into compelling designs, translating wireframes into beautiful, engaging interfaces, and creating rewarding experiences for our diverse client base. In this role, you will work with our business owners, central brand team, marketing team, software developers, project managers, and product managers to develop the next iterations of our public facing websites.This position is based in our Chicago office. We follow a hybrid policy of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote work.You'll be great at :Turning complex information into usable, engaging, and easy-to-understand design experiences and presenting multiple concepts for considerationMaking expert-level decisions around typography, composition, color, information hierarchies, and data visualizationCreating prototypes with interactive transitions, visual specs, and other artifacts to communicate design directionUtilizing user-centered design methods (such as user research, prototyping, and other design thinking) in day-to-day work to inform design decisionsArticulating design decisions to peers, engineering teams, and stakeholdersExpressing the Morningstar brand and coaching the team on how to achieve those outcomesParticipating in greater design efforts, such as contributing to the Morningstar Design SystemParticipating in visual QA to ensure the final implementation matches your designBeing a self-directed critical thinker, capable of and comfortable working independentlyYou'll also do things like : Drive the discovery process and participate in requirements gathering exercises to identify business needs and inform design decisionsPartner with the product owner and engineering team to support the end-to-end vision of the productDemonstrate exceptional stakeholder management skills, including effectively managing expectations and obtaining agreement on key objectivesEdit and generate clear and concise labels, prompts, and other messaging copy that guides the user and meets business needsPersuade and lead others to invest in quality design and demonstrate the value of doing it rightApply creativity, logic, and critical thinking in new situations to find the best solution while continuously striving to find better ways of doing thingsBasic Qualifications : Bachelor's degree in graphic design or equivalent experience/training in the graphic artsAt least 5 years of experience designing for software, web, and/or digital productsStrong communication skills and ability to work with distributed teamsPreferred Qualification s: Strong knowledge of Figma and/or Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, and Mac OS XKnowledge of HTML and CSSExperience making simple animationsFamiliarity working with Content Management SystemHow to apply :Please include a portfolio of work that you're most proud of, so you can tell stories about your experience and the impact you've had. We're interested in the designs you've created and want to understand how you work with a team to solve problems.001_MstarInc Morningstar Inc. Legal EntityMorningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate in-person each week. We've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis, at least three days each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you'll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.