UX DESIGNER
Amazon - Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022![Amazon](/api/image?src=https%3A%2F%2Fgeneral-board-default.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdesk-360x180.webp&w=640&q=75&f=webp)
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Amazon’s Device Design Group has launched revolutionary products like Echo, Fire TV, Alexa mobile, and more. Are you interested in joining the team to lead Amazon’s next innovation?Our design studio is looking for an exceptional Sr. UX Motion Designer to join our growing Alexa experience design team. You will concept and craft unique and compelling motion design for Alexa experiences, collaborating with designers, researchers, engineers, and product managers throughout the design and development lifecycle. As a tastemaker and storyteller, you will advocate for design excellence – contributing to product vision, and collaborating with a team that defines and designs user interfaces, frameworks, interaction, visual, and motion design patterns for Alexa Mobile, Echo Show Devices, and experiences. This role is based in Seattle, WA.The ideal candidate for this role will have a keen eye for elegant, modern design, and UI patterns. You think holistically and craft the 'why' of all that we ship – advocating for your design solutions by putting them in context of business and customer goals. You have a mastery of Adobe After Effects and other software for creating user interface animations and rapid mockups, motion studies, and prototypes. You are at ease both visualizing an experience in the abstract and then driving that vision into concise motion design deliverables and hands-on building with engineering teams. You can drive the creative review cycle, craft delightful design solutions, and elevate the motion experience of millions of Alexa customers around the world.Key job responsibilities:
Crafting motion UX behaviors, systems, and animations that orient, guide and add delight for customersProduce sophisticated motion studies for user flows, leadership presentations and quickly iterating on multiple design solutionsWork strategically with peers and partner closely with interaction, visual, sound and voice designers in an open and collaborative environmentLead the definition and communication of motion design guidelines, development best practices, and standardsAdapt core motion primitives to optimize experiences for both existing and emerging customer modalitiesWork with the product management team to develop a shared vision of a product/feature, close on requirements and deliver motion design to meet the product’s objectivesPartner with software engineers to leverage the scale offered by our platform without compromising on core experiential principles and customer intentPresent design work to multiple teams and senior leadership for review and feedbackPartner with the broader design community to extend motion experiences across the array of offeringsInspire and mentor other designers in the Devices Design GroupBASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 7+ years of design experience- Have an available online portfolio- Experience in a variety of design tools such as After Effects, Figma, Protopie, Cinema 4D, and other animation prototyping toolsPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience crafting motion design and documentation for platforms such as iOS, Android, Mobile, and VR/AR
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