Mobile Web Graphic Design Engineer

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN DESIGNING THE USER EXPERIENCE OF A HIGH-PROFILE BRAND? Do you have a passion for fashion and a strong desire to improve the way people discover and purchase products online? If so, this contract opportunity might be the right place for you. We are looking for a SR. USER EXPERIENCE DESIGNER to bring innovative ideas for our client's online and mobile shopping experiences.

As a UX Designer you should be at ease visualizing an experience in the abstract and then driving that vision into solid design deliverables such as user interface designs, interaction models, and prototypes. You think first from the customer's perspective and set relentlessly high standards for yourself and your team in developing best-in-class customer experiences. You thrive in a fast-paced, agile environment and embrace the idea that failure is a critical part of innovation.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Work closely with cross-functional teams and collaborate with Product Managers, Developers, and Designers to define and achieve holistic product objectives.
- Develop and provide thought leadership in the architecture of user experience visions for features and product lines across applicable devices.
- Consider and leverage all available insights including market analysis, customer feedback, site metrics, and usability findings in all design activities.
- Advocate for and follow the user-centered design in all design activities.
- Develop conceptual diagrams, wireframes, detailed visual mockups and prototypes to communicate high-level design strategies and detailed interaction behaviors.
- Develop and maintain effective specifications and design patterns.
- Responsibly and effectively advocate for the customer in a corporate environment, fostering a shared understanding of the customer-centric intersection between design, content, business and marketing values.
- Scope design initiatives and manage/prioritize work items.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

- At least 5 years of work experience in Interface Design, Interaction Design, or Information Architecture
- Strong portfolio demonstrating past work experience and capacity to deliver end-to-end designs
- Strong visual design aesthetic and natural propensity towards simplification
- Web, Mobile, and Mobile Web Design experience
- Fluency in best practices for Information Architecture and Interaction Design
- Ability to quickly turn around rigorous wireframes and mockups in an iterative environment
- Ability to provide detailed specifications and/or optimized HTML and CSS prototypes for our Developers and Engineers to work from
- Strong awareness of common usability methods and principles
- Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal and analytical skills, including the ability to communicate complex, interactive design concepts clearly and persuasively across different audiences and varying levels of the organization
- Ability to manage ambiguity, work autonomously, and multi-task in an agile environment
- An enduring sense of humor

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

- Ability to prototype with HTML, JavaScript, and CSS
- Experience working with international teams