User Experience Designer Job at Prairie Consulting Services in Chicago

Sr. UX Designer 3 days Hybrid long term contract role Must be in Chicago Our direct client is looking for a UX designer to join the teams focused on a product redesign and re-platform. The position requires detailed visual and interface design, with some support for research, development, definition work, and exploratory concepting. Contractor's Role: As part of a product design team within a larger business group you will have many responsibilities, but also variety, which keeps it lively. This team is also a part of the larger internal design team, which is great for exposure to other projects and expanding your experience. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in UX, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, HCI, or related field 7 years of professional UX/UI experience, working within an enterprise or agency environment Experience creating desktop / responsive web applications Working familiarity with some flavor of UI tools: Figma, Sketch, InVision, Abstract, Zeplin, etc. Flexibility to handle various design tasks including concepting, research, visual design Strong communication and conceptual thinking abilities Experience working directly with subject matter experts, stakeholder teams, or research participants to translate their needs into design outputs Current online portfolio that demonstrates solving client problems a URL to work examples must be provided for consideration Experience working within established design systems Experience in storyboarding/writing, data visualizations, animation, usability studies Financial services experience is nice to have, but not required Tasks and Responsibilities: Be a champion for user-centered design and the client voice Uncover user needs through discovery sessions with teams across the bank and research with employees and clients Quickly generate concepts and communicate them to various audiences through hand sketches, digital prototypes, or motion examples Implement brand-appropriate design based on existing design systems and UX best practices Manage feedback from business teams, clients, and product to find practical, useful design solutions Create production-ready UI that represents the approved design, and collaborate with developers to build a good experience Please share your updated resume for immediate consideration. Thanks