What are the responsibilities and job description for the UX Designer, Silk Internet Browser position at Amazon Web Services, Inc.?
· 3-5 years of professional work experience as a user experience designer, interaction designer, information architect, or similar UX-related role, on enterprise products.
· An online portfolio or samples of work demonstrating a range of artifacts developed in creating a variety of visual solutions.
· Bachelor's degree in design, human-computer interaction (HCI), or 3 years equivalent professional experience
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Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Job summary
Do you want to change how customers engage with the most ubiquitous application in the world, the browser? Do you want to define new user experiences on a range of formats, from the smallest mobile screens to 100" TVs?
Amazon Silk ( Amazon's own internet browser) is looking for a talented, ideas-oriented UX Designer to join our team to lead development of user-interfaces across multi-modal experiences of the Silk internet browser on Amazon Fire tablets and emerging platforms. You will creatively shape and simplify the customer experience through a human-centered design process that balances data, customer insights, problem solving, craftsmanship and discerning taste for an application sector that has the broadest penetration and highest daily usage. You create solutions that scale utilizing multiple tools to communicate your ideas such as journey maps, user flows, task analysis, competitive audits, storyboards, wireframes, prototypes, mockups, pattern systems and design specifications. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with a passion for independent, creative problem-solving, while exhibiting a strong passion for building top-notch web and mobile experiences, and a well-rounded set of design skills.
Strategic Objectives:
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We care about your career growth too. Once you join the team, you and your manager will jointly craft a career plan and you'll review it regularly to ensure you're on track to meet your goals. Whether your goals are to explore new technologies, take on bigger opportunities, or get to the next level, we'll help you get there. Our business is growing fast and our people will grow with it.
Work/Life Balance
It’s not about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.
Do you want to change how customers engage with the most ubiquitous application in the world, the browser? Do you want to define new user experiences on a range of formats, from the smallest mobile screens to 100" TVs?
Amazon Silk ( Amazon's own internet browser) is looking for a talented, ideas-oriented UX Designer to join our team to lead development of user-interfaces across multi-modal experiences of the Silk internet browser on Amazon Fire tablets and emerging platforms. You will creatively shape and simplify the customer experience through a human-centered design process that balances data, customer insights, problem solving, craftsmanship and discerning taste for an application sector that has the broadest penetration and highest daily usage. You create solutions that scale utilizing multiple tools to communicate your ideas such as journey maps, user flows, task analysis, competitive audits, storyboards, wireframes, prototypes, mockups, pattern systems and design specifications. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with a passion for independent, creative problem-solving, while exhibiting a strong passion for building top-notch web and mobile experiences, and a well-rounded set of design skills.
Strategic Objectives:
- Participate in the planning process for new features and projects
Develop and contribute to wireframes, personas, mockups, and interactive prototypes
Work closely with engineering and business teams to understand and respond to their design needs
Drive the development and evaluation of usability studies to edit the designs
Partner with other teams to influence UX patterns across Amazon devices and the broader Amazon platform
Lead user research, feedback sessions, customer reviews, and usability events to gather data on design effectiveness
Produce highly respected designs and gain buy-in on them across all levels of project stakeholders
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We care about your career growth too. Once you join the team, you and your manager will jointly craft a career plan and you'll review it regularly to ensure you're on track to meet your goals. Whether your goals are to explore new technologies, take on bigger opportunities, or get to the next level, we'll help you get there. Our business is growing fast and our people will grow with it.
Work/Life Balance
It’s not about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.
- Understanding of information architecture, user interface design, and visual design sensibility.
- Proven track record of delivering compelling visual solutions.
- Ability to expertly articulate ideas, design decisions, and design work to senior level stakeholders.
- Proven experience influencing senior-level product managers, design leadership, and engineering leadership on best design solutions using data as a rationale for decisions.
- Solid written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present a strong rationale for design decisions.
- Experience with UX design for broad based penetration categories that have frequent usage occasions (email, banking, messaging, social media).
- Strong time management skills and the ability to provide design leadership-level work independently.
- A bachelor's degree in interaction design, human-computer interaction (HCI), or related UX degree is ideal.
- Demonstrated history of leading and designing UX research for acquiring user data (e.g., conducting usability studies, performing user research)
- Ability to generate interactive prototypes in HTML, JavaScript, & CSS is a plus. Prototyping with tools is also a plus.
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/internal/disability/us.
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
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