UX Designer

Description

INNOCEAN USA, a full-service advertising agency located in sunny Huntington Beach, CA., is looking for a freelance User Experience/User Interface Designer to join our team! As a highly strategic, detail-oriented, and multi-skilled designer, you will help shape the way users interact with our digital experiences.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and champion user-centered design principles throughout the product development process.

• Produce & deliver high-quality deliverables, including wireframes, sitemaps, flow diagrams, prototypes, presentations, use cases, customer journeys, and personas functional requirements, landscape analyses, development-ready files, and other creative assets, in both low and high fidelity, while maintaining refined file management and adhering to component best practices.

• Possesses a strong ability to manage ambiguity and respond with agility to the fast-paced world of marketing/advertising.

• Collaborate & Communicate with key stakeholders, cross-functional teams, external consultants, and creative partners.

• Develop and refine interaction patterns and micro-interactions to enhance user engagement.

• Contribute to and maintain a design system to ensure consistency and scalability of design elements. Maintain a thorough understanding of component design best practices.

• Review, approve, and collaborate with fellow product designers to ensure adherence to design files and design system standards.

• Partner with strategy, data analytics, and user researchers to conduct comprehensive consumer studies.

• Mentor junior creatives, providing guidance and support to foster their creative development and ensure their professional growth.

• Continuously stay ahead of the curve by keeping abreast of industry best practices, emerging design technologies, and innovative trends that contribute to brand advancement.

• Ensure designs meet accessibility standards, making products usable by as many people as possible.

• Problem-solving expertise, encompassing the ability to carefully balance user needs, business priorities, technical constraints, and marketing considerations to deliver an optimal experience solution for all parties.

• Creative brainstorming, including sketching ideas, leading and participating in brainstorms or collaboration sessions. Leverage wireframes, landscape analyses, audits, research, data analytics, insights

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE

• Proven experience of 5 years as a User Experience Designer/Interaction Designer, Product Designer, Experience Designer or a similar role

• Bachelor's degree in design, human-computer interaction, or a related area/equivalent experience

• Mastery of design and prototyping software including but not limited to: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite

• Familiarity with HTML, CSS, iOS, Android, and other digital technologies

• Familiarity with core interaction patterns, digital interface best practices, including accessibility fundamentals

• Experience in Information Architecture (IA), Usability, Interaction Design(ID) and Visual Design.

• Experience in a large agency or consultancy setting, or Fortune 1000-level corporate marketing/design experience

• Experience in Automotive is a plus

• Proven ability to solve complex product design problems and the strategic acumen to deliver best-in-class solutions

• Demonstrated capability to synthesize and present findings, effectively articulating design rationale

• Exceptional written, verbal, and visual communication skills, along with the ability to construct a compelling narrative across diverse formats

• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with a proven track record of meeting both short and long-term deadlines in a fast-paced, high-volume environment

• Strong execution and a keen eye for detail, encompassing all aspects of design, from conceptual thinking to prototyping and rapid iteration

• Strong understanding of industry trends

• Experience utilizing research and applying insights to design work

• Familiarity with quantitative and qualitative research methodologies

• Experience working within a developed, large-scale digital design system; experience in developing design systems is a plus

BENEFITS 

• Access to our health benefits and 401k plan
• On-site Barista
• Beautiful campus across from the Pacific Ocean

The salary range for this role is $65,000-$147,000.  Pay is dependent upon several factors including but not limited to:  experience, training, transferable skills and client.