Senior UX Designer Job at Paladin Consulting in Katy

Job Title: Sr. Designer UX Digital

Work Location: Katy, TX

Duration: Contract with option to extend

Education/Experience Required: Bachelor's degree

Job Description & Responsibilities :

• Investigate and resolve user experience issues through evaluation and various forms of testing (i.e., user testing, A/B)
• Synthesize research findings into meaningful recommendations and actionable results
• Complete research, competitive analysis, user/stakeholder reviews, analytics, and unbiased recommendations in a highly collaborative environment
• Create UX research reports, process maps, low fidelity prototypes, and other artifacts to describe the intended user experience from which UX Designers will work and Product Managers prioritize
• Provide recommendations on the Usability Testing approach
• Manage all aspects of Usability testing, including vendor selection, contract negotiation, Usability Testing logistics, respondent criteria, and testing artifacts.
• Oversee and activate A/B testing campaigns to continuously improve the user experience; partner with Product Managers to include proven tests into live features for our customers
• Drive visual design experience based upon user data, research, best practices, and consumer needs for a given capability and persona(s)
• Partner with UX Researcher/Analyst, Designers, and Product Manager to present ideas and concepts to senior management
• Drive the development and communication of the user design process for a given initiative
• Apply data research and team product expertise to create interactive designs that deliver relevant and engaging experiences for personas
• Perform rapid prototyping to validate the business and customer goals, usability, and feasibility of a new product idea in collaboration with the product team
• Validate design by participating in user testing and iterates or pivots based on the user test results
• Create engaging, usable, and effective designs that meet user-centric goals
• Design and oversee high fidelity prototype creation with interaction from other capabilities and teams
• Serve as the subject matter expert, develop/maintain style guides, and policies for web design for the Omnichannel department, in partnership with Site Operations and Brand Marketing teams
• Lead socialization efforts to adopt new policies, style guides, and design standards
• Champion user-centered design approaches and principles
• Provide visual design assets required for Usability testing
• Write user stories following INVEST model
• Participate in AGILE methodology
• Partner with IT to provide product assets
• Leverage additional Designers as appropriate to set the overall direction and workflow schedule
• Develop a thorough understanding of Academy policies, procedures, and safety rules
• Duties may change; Team Members may be required to perform other duties as assigned

Skills & Qualifications :

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Design (e.g., interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial), HCI, or a relevant field of study required

Work Experiences:

• Experience in UX Design, and user-centered design principles including User Interface Design (UI)
• Experience developing eCommerce UI/UX, mobile and iPad apps, and responsive web
• Working Experience with Adobe XD or Sketch, Creative Cloud, IvisionApp, Figma, or similar
• Working experience in building interactions

Skills:

• Champions new ideas and guides teams toward creative UX solutions by leveraging insights and metrics
• Inspire creativity by leveraging the experience and out-of-the-box thinking
• Experience leading and delivering design assignments from strategy through execution
• Ability to effectively prioritize workload in a fast-paced, frequently changing environment while remaining detailed and organized
• Self-motivated with the ability to meet and exceed position requirements under minimal direction and supervision, independently and within a team setting
• Demonstrated analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and creative thinking skills
• Ability to analyze, articulate, and solve complex problems and concepts to make effective business decisions
• Maintain the customer's perspective as a driving force behind business decisions and activities
• Ability to remain organized, pay strict attention to detail, and meet critical deadlines within a high-volume, fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interface effectively with individuals at various levels, both internally and externally
• Advanced knowledge of wireframing and design-related software tools