***No third-party candidates, corp-to-corp, H1-B will be accepted.***
Title: Senior UI UX Designer
Location: Remote, must be in the United States
Model: Initial six-month contract with the ability to convert to a full-time employee
About the Client:
Our Client is one of the largest private universities in the United States with over 5,000 employees. Our Client provides over 19+ undergraduate and graduate degrees and offers full-time as well as part-time programs designed to help working students. Besides offering on-site support for students and staff, our Client prides itself on offering robust online and state-of-the-art technology resources.
The Role:
As Senior UX/UI Designer, you'll be responsible for collecting and translating user insights into delightful experiences. Ultimately, you'll create both functional and appealing beautiful features that address our customer's needs. You will use your creativity and eye for design – along with your technical knowledge – to develop great experiences. You'll work with the visual designer, product manager, and our development team. Together you'll deliver UI mockups, prototypes, MVPs, and final products. In this role, you'll have the privilege of being the voice of our customers. You'll translate their needs into user-friendly designs. You will have a direct impact on the customer's user experience of our product.
Required Skills and Experience:
- You know how to distill simplicity from complex user requirements.
- You have experience with user research and translating insights from research to your designs.
- You have great communication skills both when interfacing with customers as well as when working with your team.
- You are flexible, decisive and you know how to put ego aside and focus on the needs of the customer.
- You are able to lead large and complex projects.
- You know how to define and prioritize problems to be tackled.
Qualifications:
- A bachelor's degree and/or a minimum of 5+ years UI/UX design experience for digital products or services.
- A portfolio of professional UI/UX design work for both web and mobile platforms.
- Proficiency in design tools such as UXPin, Photoshop, Illustrator, or similar
- Experience in designing for RETAIL websites or applications preferred
- A team player but can work independently too.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks.