Senior User Experience (UX) Designer Job Description

Senior User Experience (UX) Designer Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Senior User Experience (UX) Designer to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Work through fast-paced iterations and feedback as requirements progress and prototypes increase in fidelity;
  • Work in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities;
  • Participates in identifying and defining strategic initiatives as well as supporting those efforts;
  • Initiate and conduct user experience research and testing;
  • Motivate, inspire, and influence others in the organization to engage with design thinking and best UX practices;
  • Create wireframes, mockups, user flows, prototypes, process flows and site maps to effectively communicate interaction and design concepts.

Requirements:

  • Strong prioritization skills and ability to quickly re-prioritize in a dynamic environment, manage multiple projects at the same level of detail;
  • Proven UX/UI experience with a strong portfolio;
  • Proficiency with design and prototyping applications such as Sketch/InVision and Adobe Creative Cloud;
  • Experience and/or familiarity with HTML, CSS and JavaScript;
  • Excellent visual design skills with a high sensitivity to user-system interaction;
  • Knowledge of ADA standards for UI;
  • Recent experience in UX roles ~ 5+ years;
  • Experience using user-research methods, analytics, and other insights to guide product direction;
  • Excellent verbal and written skills;
  • Proven ability to generate end-to-end designs – from concept through production detailing;
  • Demonstrated experience developing and communicating UX design guidelines and design specifications;
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in related discipline (UX, HCI, Industrial Design, Cognitive Psychology, Graphic Design, etc.);
  • Strong knowledge and understanding of user-centered design product development;
  • Demonstrated proficiency with wireframing and prototyping tools, such as Axure, Sketch, Illustrator, Photoshop, Balsamiq, etc;
  • 5+ years of experience designing user interfaces and user experiences for web-based products.