PSI Resources - UX/UI Designer

UX Designer is needed in Parsippany, United States.

Client: PSI Resources

Location: Parsippany, NJ

Contract: Temporary, Full-time

Job Description

National manufacturing company is seeking a talented and motivated UI/UX Designer. Core responsibilities include user interaction design, based on research and analysis in order to communicate design motivations/decisions to various stakeholders. Help to create and implement designs according to UX standards while working in a professional manner within a team to achieve project goals.

Temporary role - indefinite

Hybrid schedule – 2 days onsite (Tues, Wed, or Thurs) and 3 days remote

• Work closely within the digital marketing team and stakeholders including Product Owners to ensure the development of world-class websites, portals, and mobile applications.
• Own the end-to-end user journey, from ideation, to prototyping (low - high fidelity), to user testing, and final production
• Collaborate with Project Manager, SEO Specialist, Creative Services, and Site Authoring to solve complex UX problems with elegance and simplicity.
• Design wireframes for desktop, tablet, and mobile platforms to visually depict screen flow, navigation, and interaction for optimal user experience.
• Educate stakeholders on design decisions and best practices.
• Gain user insights by conducting research, interviews and surveys to create user journey maps, affinity diagrams, quantitative data., etc.
• Explore multiple design solutions through A/B testing
• Make recommendations for site structure with SEO best practices and implications in mind
• Analyze site performance data and make recommendations for improvements

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in User-centered design, Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field or relevant experience.
• 5+ years of professional design experience, including user experience design for web. Mobile application experience is a strong plus.
• Professional portfolio to accompany a resume
• Solid understanding of user experience disciplines such as UX architecture, research, usability, and content strategies
• Solid understanding of new and emerging UX/UI design best practices
• Knowledge of typography, color theory, spatial relations, and proportion
• Well-versed in web optimization and design elements implementation
• Advanced knowledge of cross-browser compatibility
• Demonstrated experience with responsive design and design for the mobile platform.
• Solid working experience with appropriate design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (including Photoshop, Illustrator, +XD). Sitecore (or similar CMS), and Figma experience is a strong plus.
• Understanding of test methodologies such as Standard Usability Testing, Comparative Testing, Rapid Iterative Testing, and Prototype Testing
• Experience with incorporating SEO best practices into your design
• Excellent Communication Skills (verbal & written)
• Excellent Decision-Making Skills
• Initiates Self Action
• Very Strong Skills in Building Working Relationships
• Excellent Attention to Detail
• Excellent Time Management Skills
• Must be self-motivated, proactive and able to utilize time allotted efficiently
• Strong collaborative skills to work across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Ability to effectively communicate and report to different levels within and outside the IT Organization.
• Strong analytical skills.

Other Information

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Pay: $60.00 per hour

Experience level:

• 5 years

Schedule:

• Day shift

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Preferred)

Experience:

• professional design: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person