Wieden+Kennedy, an independently owned advertising agency headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is recruiting for a Senior UX Designer. W+K was founded in 1982 and currently has 1100 employees working in Portland, New York, Amsterdam, Tokyo, London, Delhi and Shanghai. Our client list includes some of the most-recognized and well-respected brands in the world.
Summary of Position:
The Senior UX Designer collaboratively works with the creative teams, strategists, producers and development teams to translate creative concepts into viable interactive solutions matching innovative thinking with equally innovative execution.
Responsibilities:
? Works closely with the Interactive Producer and creatives to determine and understand the client?s goals and target audiences for each individual project in order to create effective, innovative, standards-based and on-budget digital solutions
? Create prototypes, wireframes, mockups, and requirements specifications for new sites, social media apps, as well as feature requests to existing sites and new mobile devices
? Stays abreast of latest trends in interfaces, UX, technologies, social behaviors and applies to groundbreaking design and innovative user experiences
? Balance organizational demands and project priorities to select the appropriate method to create a consensus and communicate design requirements
? Compare, contrast, and prioritize alternative approaches to meeting functional objectives, using judgment and experience to suggest solutions to design problems that are optimized considering customer needs, business constraints, and technological realities
? Take responsibility for creating the user interface of key customer experiences and projects, concentrating on end-to-end scenarios and key user tasks.
? Create, maintain and share project documentation (Design Standards/ Interaction Patterns) alongside project execution
Skills/Requirements:
? 8+ years design experience in relevant industry
? Experienced with user interface design guidelines for major platforms: web, Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android, etc
? Capable of defining and implementing design guidelines, and design specs; demonstrate experience with industry/platform standards
? Prior experience in conceptual development and creative prototypes as well as tactical UI design and implementation
? Demonstrated ability to analyze an application and transform the design to make it simple and easy to use
? Expert level of knowledge in Adobe Creative Suite products (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, InDesign), HTML/XHTML, CSS and multimedia applications
? Expert level of knowledge pertaining to the principles of web production and development
? Ability to work on multiple projects and prioritize and delegate tasks for each
? A proven track record of gaining trust and respect while maintaining composure in stressful situations
? Post-graduate design degree preferred in UX design or cognitive science/human factors
Wieden+Kennedy offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package including health/dental/vision insurance, a pre-tax flexible spending account, short- and long-term disability/AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k) with company match, profit sharing, transportation subsidy, a sabbatical program, an on-site gym and fitness center and discounts on client merchandise.
No phone calls, please.
We greatly appreciate your interest in W+K.
Only those selected for the interview process will be contacted.![]()
Source: Boxes and Arrows