Do you bring experience and passion to your work? Do you enjoy working as part of a team? Does seeing a software product take shape and come to life make you happy? If yes, you’d fit right in at Spark Digital and we’d love to talk about the Senior UX Designer role we’re looking to fill.
Our UX Designers connect the dots between business needs and user preferences to design best-in-class digital experiences. We rely on our expertise in designing products, from concept through launch, to connect emotionally with users, while fulfilling business goals. As experienced designers, we are obsessed with user-centered design practices and every detail of the experiences we create.
As a member of our UX team, you will help translate user insights and business requirements into innovative design solutions. Your specialization within the field of UX (e.g. information design, interaction design, visual design, etc.) enables you to find creative solutions to complex challenges.
You will work closely with the client, engaging in the conception of ideas by conducting user research, interviews, and translating them into user flows, customer journey maps, wireframes, high fidelity mockups and prototypes.
Responsibilities
- Partners with cross-functional teams to define and prioritize requirements.
- Coordinates with cross-functional teams to develop work stream plans.
- Oversees user research and develops insights to inform UX strategies.
- Understands clients’ key business drivers; uses financial and other business or market information to help drive design decisions.
- Owns alignment of user goals with business objectives.
- Translates concepts into user flows, wireframes, mockups and interactive prototypes that lead to intuitive user experiences.
- Facilitates the client’s product vision by researching, conceiving, sketching, prototyping and user-testing experiences for digital products.
- Confidently presents and discusses design solutions and proposals to clients without oversight.
- Acts as the primary point of contact for all UX-related questions and plans.
- Conceives and effectively sells/persuades teams on approaches and solutions.
- Oversees and ensures the quality of deliverables designed by less senior staff.
- Mentors others within the organization to foster leadership qualities.
- Foresees potential challenges, UX project risks and proactively makes recommendations to reduce risks.
Qualifications
- BA/BS or advanced degree in relevant field preferred or demonstrated comparable experience designing commercial software products.
- Minimum ten years experience in digital design and software development.
- Strong project leadership skills, including client management experience.
- Proven ability to lead and translate UX research into design strategies.
- Competency in all UX practices and disciplines.
- Ability to articulate and educate internal and external teams on UX practices.
- Experience designing across platforms and devices.
- Experience designing iOS/Android native applications.
- Experience working with distributed teams and clients.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (in English).
- Mature knowledge of Agile and SDLC concepts, practices, and techniques.
- Innovative problem solver with an eye for detail and accuracy.
- Demonstrates leadership by example and mentors others.
- Professional portfolio of work and references.
- Fluency in best practices for web-based information architecture and design, as well as strong knowledge of usability principles and techniques.
About the Client:
Our client is the world’s leading presenter of artistic programming and is a national leader in arts education and community relations. It presents over 350 performances annually in New York, showcasing a dynamic array of music, dance, and theatre on its stages.
Serving as the landlord of a sprawling 16-acre complex, our client oversees day-to-day operations, security, and maintenance. This also includes the management of major construction and renovation projects, space rentals, and coordination of outdoor public events.
Lastly, our client has an educational line that strives to help young people in New York develop skills in problem-solving, collaboration, communication, imagination, and creativity through their engagement with the arts. In doing so, the client works to develop teaching artists and oversees community, family, and school programming across the boroughs of New York City.
About Spark Digital:
Spark Digital is a group of thinkers, designers and builders who make software products to power the Communications, Media and Technology industries. We seek to foster long-term relationships with our clients by bringing experience, passion and a collaborative spirit to everything we do. We are proud to work with companies like FOX, AP, Dow Jones, NBCU and others. We’re always looking for experts who are passionate about building new products and enjoy working as part of a team to join the Spark Digital family.