Senior UX​/UI Designer

Description

The Senior UX/UI Designer connects Creative, Strategy, and Dev to deliver a holistic vision and execution for clients’ web and digital experiences. You will also be the bridge between human behavior and digital innovation, understanding that a beautiful interface is useless if it doesn’t solve a user’s problem. The successful candidate must be a sharp, imaginative, experienced web and digital designer who can digest a brand’s needs, wireframe a site, design it impeccably, and work with the Dev team to bring it to fruition.

This teammate will utilize a digital-first background and passion for UX/UI excellence to support a high-performance culture of experimentation, crafting award-winning digital experiences for a roster of national and global brands.

• Oversee UX/UI features for all web projects, from high-converting campaign landing pages to full-scale mobile apps and e-commerce overhauls
• Act as the primary client interface from the Creative team
• Work directly with other creatives and clients to identify requirements and ensure positive UX/UI
• Play a key role in discovery and estimation processes, working closely with Creative, Strategy, and PM teams
• Create and implement strategies that improve UX through design and development
• Identify and alleviate pain points between Creative and Development departments
• Assess digital marketing and UX/UI roadblocks and quickly leverage digital knowledge and experience to provide innovative solutions
• Provide oversight on web/digital projects and bridge communication between multiple departments
• Identify best UX/UI practices to deliver better-performing web experiences
• Take ownership of the creative as it relates to Web Development
  • Provide leadership and training to other creatives
• Collaborate with ECD and ACDs to create innovative and user-friendly interfaces
• Provide creative direction to Developers during development process, for example:
  • Transitions and animations
  • Margins, padding and spacing
  • Responsive breakpoints
  • Compliance (GDPR, ADA, etc.)
  • Overall polish and consistency

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience as a Web Developer
• 3+ years design-related experience
• Experience with the entire LAMP stack
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field preferred
• Excellent mentor and team player
• Ability to provide concise, constructive feedback
• Strong inter-departmental communication skills
• Ability to focus and excel with competing demands, both client and internal
• Motivation to take ownership of projects and drive tasks to completion with a keen eye for design aesthetics
• Ability to recognize and quickly communicate project risks both to the timeline and quality of final deliverable
• Strong leadership skills

• 6+ years of experience as a UX/UI, digital-first designer
• Experience with and understanding of the technical intricacies of web development
• Bachelor’s Degree in design or related field
• Demonstrated ability to think creatively and provide marketable solutions in conceiving, developing, and producing work
• Excellent team player
• Ability to focus and excel with competing demands, both client and internal
• Motivated to take ownership of projects and drive tasks to completion
• Ability to recognize and quickly communicate project risks both to the timeline and quality of final deliverable
• Able to clearly communicate ideas both verbally and visually
• Upbeat attitude and self-motivation
• Fast-moving, over-motivated, deadline-oriented multitasker
• Fluent knowledge of Figma, Wordpress, Adobe Creative Suite, and Google Suite
• Thought leadership: A strong point of view, ability to contribute to the strategic development of creative ideas and the ability to promote concepts
• Ability to solve problems using keen instincts and organizational experience
• Good…