"This role is currently work-from-home and will move to the office environment after the COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.
Not a remote position. For now we're currently remote, but when we do go back to the office, we expect this person to be in El Segundo.
Contract Role for a Designer - UX Senior (No corp. to corp. or 3rd party)
*** MUST HAVE portfolios (with passwords if they are locked) for review with resume. If there are no portfolios, we will not be reviewing the candidate- WE NEED TO SEE THEIR WORK.
*** We need individuals that are familiar with product design, with a very technical product.
*** INTERVIEW PROCESS: we will review portfolios, conduct phone interviews with those that we are interested in, there will be a panel interview as well as a design exercise.
" Utilize user-centered design methodologies to design intuitive and desirable products that incorporates business requirements, customer research findings and user behavior metrics.
" Successfully juggle multiple projects spanning in scale and complexity with hands on experience throughout the process, from user research to implementation with little guidance from supervisors.
" Proficiently produce & deliver comprehensive use cases, wireframes, user flows, prototypes and design specifications.
" Present & iterate design solutions in daily partnership with UI, Motion and Copy, give thoughtful consideration to feedback incorporating your learnings into subsequent iterations of design.
" Advocate for users in fast-pace agile environment with the goal of maintaining a high UX bar while meeting business needs and honoring technical capabilities.
Description
The Senior UX Designer will be responsible for overseeing user experience and
design aspects of our entertainment products. They are responsible for steering a
project from planning to implementation, working alongside stakeholders
including product & engineering to ensure the absolute best quality product
reaches our users.
Our ideal candidate brings our product to life by ensuring each scenario, edge
case, and development constraint is well considered on behalf of our users. They
dive deep into the problem space and display little fear when brainstorming and
iterating solutions. They know the devil is in the details and no problem is too big
or too small. Their solutions are supported with sound logic and rationale and
they can successfully articulate their designs to various audiences. They have the
self-awareness to play to their strengths and work on their weaknesses, not only
for themselves but on behalf of the greater product and team.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated self-starter who is eager to help
shape their own role and contribution. In return, you will be an integral part of the
team, helping to develop, define and grow our process and design within client
Responsibilities
Utilize user-centered design methodologies to design intuitive and desirable
products that incorporates business requirements, customer research findings
and user behavior metrics.
Successfully juggle multiple projects spanning in scale and complexity with
hands on experience throughout the process, from user research to
implementation with little guidance from supervisors.
Proficiently produce & deliver comprehensive use cases, wireframes, user
flows, prototypes and design specifications.
Present & iterate design solutions in daily partnership with UI, Motion and
Copy, give thoughtful consideration to feedback incorporating your learnings
into subsequent iterations of design.
Advocate for users in fast-pace agile environment with the goal of
maintaining a high UX bar while meeting business needs and honoring
technical capabilities.
Operate within a Scaled Agile environment to continuously deliver incremental
value to our customers.
Proactively partner with UX research in all phases of design to understand our
users, interpret data, validate designs and iterate with precision so that
designs accurately reflect and incorporate user feedback.
Develop and maintain detailed UX design specifications and patterns. Help
evolve our deliveries while reinforcing consistent design patterns for reusable,
systematic design.
Create multiple insight driven solutions to the same problem that range in
scale to solve for immediate experience needs while building toward an ideal
future vision.
Requirements:
5 years of UX design. In-house is preferable, but will consider the right
candidates coming from agency-side.
Portfolio of original and breakthrough work with demonstrated
documentation of those experiences.
Experience working in highly collaborative team environment with UI, Motion,
Copy & User Research.
Passion for evangelizing designs through strong communication skills and
stakeholder management.
Experience working cross-functionally in an agile setting with product and
engineering.
Possess high-level problem solving skills within complex systems.
Proficiency in UX/UI design tools such as Omnigraffle, Adobe XD & Sketch.
Prototyping experience with Principal, Flinto, Unity, Framer or Invision.
Strong attention to detail and proven track record of complete end to end
designs.
Bachelor's degree in human-computer interaction, design, or equivalent
degree or professional experience