UX Designer

We are seeking a Senior UX Designer based in Mettawa, Illinois (Hybrid or Remote). If you're passionate about creating consumer-centric digital products, this role might be a perfect fit for you! As a Senior UX Designer, you'll be instrumental in designing interactive experiences for on- and off-boat users. Your role involves crafting information architecture, user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and visual design comps. Collaborating closely with Product Managers, UX Researchers, and Developers, you'll bring these concepts to life in the final product.

JOB TITLE: Senior UX Designer

LOCATION: Mettawa, IL- Hybrid or Remote) In office Tuesdays/Thursdays - if hybrid

DURATION: 6 months



PAY RATE: $38.00/hr W2

GENERAL SUMMARY & SCOPE

OVERVIEW:

Senior UX Designer

UX Designers at are responsible for the design of consumer centric interactive digital products to support on- and off-boat user experiences. UX Designers approach all projects with curiosity and empathy; applying their deep understanding of user needs to the design of new experiences (represented via information architecture, user flows, wireframes, prototypes and visual design comps) and collaborate closely with Product Managers, UX Researchers and Developers to bring these concepts to life in the final product.

UX Designers approach all projects with curiosity and empathy, absorbing qualitative and quantitative research findings to elevate the user experience.

It is our people behind life's passions who will make the big difference. If you are interested in becoming part of a company that delivers market leading products, driving your own career and working with brands committed to active lifestyles, then you've found your fit.

Responsibilities

• Help drive guidelines, best practices and methodologies across the entire cross-functional team
• Partner with product, brand, marketing and creative teams to adhere to each brand's creative vision
• Grow our Figma based design system and component libraries with focus on re-usable components across the organization
• Be an advocate for human centered design thinking principles and promote the value of user research techniques and analysis.
• Align user needs and desires with business goals and objective
• Create various fidelities of interactive prototypes for rapid and iterative testing coupled with deeper qualitative studies
• Create inspiring, visual, story-based research summaries that communicate key findings to team members and stakeholders, leveraging audio and video as narrative devices
• Provide short-and longer-term actionable outcomes following usability testing
• Collaborate with UX researchers to derive new concepts from key insights

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience applying human-centered design and design thinking methodologies throughout digital product development
• Domain specific expertise and perspective for user experience design solutions
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
• Proven track record of solving complex problems with simple solutions
• Strong portfolio with data driven insights
• Ability to defend ideas and concepts from gathering rich consumer insights
• Confident presentation and storytelling abilities
• Proficiency with a range of prototyping and experience design tools
• Experience in growing design systems and libraries
• Familiarity with design thinking methodologies
• Undergraduate or graduate degree in a related field such as, Human Centered Design, Design Research, UX Design, Product Design or equivalent work experience
• Familiarity with remote moderated and un-moderated user testing techniques

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience in mobile App UX research; and related research tools / platforms
• Experience in the Marine, RV or Automotive Industry
• Proficient in either Figma, XD or Sketch

Must Have:

• consistent and engaging user experience
• Design Systems
• digital and visual design
• E-Commerce
• end-user experience
• Figma
• Product Prototyping
• User Research
• Wireframes