User Experience Designer Job at Matlen Silver in Alpharetta

Job Title: UX Designer

Duration: 6+ Months contract to hire

Hourly pay: $70 - 75/hr W2

Location: Hybrid onsite in Alpharetta, GA (3 days per week)

***Due to client requirements this role is only open to USC or GC candidates***

Key responsibilities of a User Experience Designer

• Design, conceptualize, and create well-designed customer-centric experiences aligned with user experience best practices

• Partner with digital, agile, and technical teams to drive user experience design enhancements that support over-arching goals of engagement and conversion

• Leverage a variety of sources (research, best practices, user flows, wireframes, stakeholder input and requirements, etc.) to develop visualizations that effectively communicate interaction and design ideas

• In project meetings, design sessions, or other relevant contexts, champion the needs of the user, focusing on a human-centered design philosophy.

• Rapidly produce mockups and prototypes for proof-of-concept opportunities

• Produce design assets from low fidelity concepts through to high fidelity wireframes that can be brought to life by the digital development teams

• Engage in iterative design processes and agile development methodologies

• Collaborate with designers, developers, product owners, stakeholders to build scalable solutions that improve the user experience and support business goals.

• Leverage existing UX patterns & defined conventions and standards; Remain up to date on best practices, trends, and patterns in modern UX design

• Manage multiple and concurrent projects and initiatives, keeping them on schedule and within scope

• Pair with digital team to understand measurable outcomes of user experience changes and ideate on additional optimizations that may be needed

• Participate in digital experience testing efforts, when needed

Required Skills

• Strong understanding of user experience (UX) principles
• User research methodologies
• Information architecture skills
• Ability to adapt content to different platforms and formats
• Knowledge of accessibility guidelines
• Data analysis and interpretation skills
• UX Writing: Focusing on microcopy and interface language within applications
• Prototype and Wireframe in design tools like Figma
• Apply brand, writing and design system standards to all content produced
• Traditional UX Design experience