UX/UI Designer

About the position

The User Experience Designer will design complex business web applications, based on corporate goals, contemporary web design principles and user data. This person will be responsible for the full design process, from ideation and sketching, wireframing and prototyping, to creating the visual elements that complete the design. Candidates will need to work independently as well as take direction, work closely with other teams, and should be self-motivated and organized. Reporting to the Director, Web Experiences, this position works from our state-of-the-art global headquarters in Midtown, Atlanta with the flexibility to work remotely two days per week. (This is NOT a fully-remote role.)

Responsibilities

• Partner with business units, development teams, QA and other stakeholders to design and define the user experience (information architecture, interaction design, and visual design) across a suite of web-based sites and services.
• Create supporting documentation of the architecture of web sites and complex applications including workflows, wireframes, and prototypes.
• Create overall visual design, weaving together iconography, typography, color, space and texture to help users easily navigate applications.
• Design incremental improvements and added features within existing web applications to maintain consistency and ensure an optimal user experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a related Design field (e.g. Interaction, graphic, visual, product etc.)
• 3+ years of professional experience doing UX Design (marketing, not product) on business applications.
• Proficiency with Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud
• Ability to apply theories related to color schemes, use of space, text placement, usability and visual flow to create beautiful visual designs
• Ability to take direction and work with minimum supervision.
• Ability to be efficient, productive, and flexible with a dynamic workload.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work within project schedules and deadlines.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience designing and producing usable online applications from concept through visual design.
• Experience defining information architecture elements and describing with sitemaps, user flows, wireframes, etc.
• Knowledge of design for responsive and mobile environments.
• Understanding of the Agile Development process.
• Solid understanding of web technologies (such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and how each can affect design work.