UI/UX Designer

JOB SUMMARY

The Associate UI/UX Designer role contributes to the creation of exceptional digital experiences for client users. It works closely with product managers, developers, and other stakeholders to design and improve the user interfaces and user experiences of applications.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conducts user research to understand user needs, behaviors, and pain points. Analyze data and gather insights to inform design decisions.
• Build finished screens using the developed prototypes that can be re-used across multiple lines of business
• Rapidly produce multiple possible approaches for usability testing, presentation to users and demos
• Creates wireframes, low-fidelity prototypes, and interactive prototypes to visualize and test design concepts.
• Designs user interfaces that are visually appealing, consistent with branding guidelines, and optimized for usability. Creates high-fidelity mockups and design assets.
• Defines and designs user flows, information architecture, and interaction patterns to ensure a seamless and intuitive user experience.
• Conducts usability testing sessions with users to gather feedback and iterate on designs accordingly.
• Works closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, developers, and QA testers, to ensure the successful implementation of designs.
• Creates and maintains design documentation, style guides, and design specifications to facilitate communication and collaboration.
• Own the design process end to end
• Stays up-to-date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging design tools and technologies.

ROLE QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Bachelor's degree in design, HCI (Human-Computer Interaction), or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least four (4) years experience in UI/UX design work.
• Proficiency in design and prototyping tools such as Adobe XD, Figma, Sketch, or similar.
• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to interpret user data to make data-driven design decisions. Top of Form

PREFERRED

• Basic understanding of front-end development technologies

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Results-Oriented: ability to plan, schedule and organize professional schedule to achieve strategic goals within or ahead of established time frames
• Adaptability to Change: ability to be flexible and supportive, react swiftly to and able to positively and proactively assimilate change in rapid growth environment
• Interpersonal Communication: ability to choose a communication behavior that is both appropriate and effective for a given situation; the ability to understand and manage your own emotions, as well as recognize and influence the emotions
• Team Orientation and Collaboration: ability to successfully build and maintain collaborative relationships to work effectively together as a team through shared responsibility, respect, and empathy to complete a shared goal for a common good
• Accountability: ability to act with a clear sense of ownership; takes personal responsibility for decisions, actions, deliverables, and failures; establishes clear responsibilities and processes for monitoring work and measuring results; embraces experimentation, creativity, and positive change
• Cultural Competence: ability to understand and respect values, attitudes, beliefs, and mores of the member that differ across cultures, and to consider and respond appropriately to these differences in planning, implementing, and evaluating health programs and interventions.

WORKING CONDITIONS/EQUIPMENT USE

• Work is performed indoors in a typical office environment - not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.
• Must be able to lift up to fifteen (15) pounds
• Frequent use of office machines to include telephone, computer, and printer