Mediabarn Staffing
Sr. User Experience Designer Job at Mediabarn Staffing in Arlington
Mediabarn Staffing, Arlington, VA, United States, 22201
Job Description
Title: Sr User Experience Designer
Contract Duration: 6 mos, then likely to extend or convert permanent
Job Purpose and Function
Title: Sr User Experience Designer
Contract Duration: 6 mos, then likely to extend or convert permanent
Job Purpose and Function
- Develop and recommend comprehensive user experience (UX) strategies
- Analyze the user experience by evaluating the applications end-to-end, seeking out opportunities for improved experiences
- Assist in the design and development process by collaborating with clients, business analysts, front-end and development team members
- Influence team members and business partners by explaining the impact of designing/developing with the end user in mind
- Assist in defining user experience goals and research initiatives
- Analyze and document project requirements and business goals, applying them to design solutions
- Analyze and recommend the right Design Thinking methodology based on the product, channel, audience, and the application requirements or workflow
- Create and apply various user experience models such as journey maps, swim lane diagrams, empathy maps, use case scenarios, personas, etc. to guide the team
- Create wire frames and prototypes based off requirements that meet business and user objectives
- Work with business partners and market researchers, designers, and program managers to solve complex UX design problems and deliver results
- Act as subject matter expert for user insights and user experience best practices
- Recommend user experience improvement opportunities
- Influence UX visual and interaction designs and ensure they remain engaging to the customer
- Act as stakeholder in user readiness development plans, aligning self-help and training with user experience goals
- Assist with managing multiple projects under tight deadlines across a broad variety of product categories and audiences
- Proactively draw out user experience or design issues and successfully address those issues to ensure projects stay on track to meet interim project milestones, project time/scope/quality/funding expectations
- Perform as a project team member, owning UX deliverables throughout Development Life cycle for multiple projects within various phases
- Ensure that the IT deliverables meet design expectations
- Remain abreast of emerging technologies, and industry best practices and trends