Senior Product Designer
SmartLogic - New York, New York, United States,Work at SmartLogic
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Work with the Staff Engineer, Project Manager, and a cross functional team of developers and designers to understand project requirements, scope, and deliverables to plan design milestones.Conduct user research to gain insights into user behaviors, needs, and preferences. Apply design principles, usability testing, and research findings/market research to enhance the overall user experience.Ensure that designs are accessible, responsive, and optimized for various devices and platforms.Balance the trade-offs between design quality, time-to-market, and resource constraints, making informed decisions to achieve project goals. Efficiently manage and prioritize tasks across projects.Design and prototype user interfaces, including wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes, using industry-standard tools.Participate in client demonstrations, clearly articulating design concepts and justifying design decisions. Demonstrate a customer service mindset with responsiveness to client needs.Participate in agile ceremonies and manage relevant tasks in our project management tool, ClickUp.Perform peer reviews on work products of others and your own to enhance the overall quality of design work at SmartLogic.Own managing SmartLogic’s design tools and ensure client work is well documented and organized.RequirementsMust have prior working in an agile environment performing consulting/agency and are comfortable and successful working within budget and timeframe constraints.Ability to show initiative and work independently to execute project work.Demonstrated track record balancing client priorities while ensuring quality of user experience. This includes operating within time and budget constraints and context switching among projects.Expert level proficiency with Figma for design and prototyping. Familiarity with CSS framework is a major plus (we use Tailwind UI for most projects).Experience with accessibility principles, standards, and best practices including WCAG 2.1 or later. Familiarity with designing for assistive technologies, such as screen readers, magnifiers, and keyboard navigation is a big plus!Experience presenting designs to clients, implementing feedback, and working with developers to implement approved designs.Must reside in the USA, legally authorized to work in the United States, and are available to work our core working hours of 10am-3:30pm US Eastern Time Monday through Friday.Familiarity with other common design tools such as Adobe Illustrator a plus.BenefitsWe are continuously working to cultivate a supportive and inclusive workplace that recognizes and respects diversity of background, experience, and thought. We believe that diversity benefits both our company culture and the software we write.SmartLogic is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.No phone calls or unsolicited emails, please. We do not work with recruiters or placement agencies.This position is fully remote and you may work from anywhere in the United States. We offer health, dental, and vision insurance, paid vacation, paid parental leave and a 3% matching SIMPLE IRA program.SmartLogic is committed to professional development and community involvement. We provide ample opportunity for learning through dedicated professional development days, participation in conferences, and company-supplied access to books and other resources. We organize events, meetups, and invest in our local and online communities.