Mid Level UX Designer

Kforce has a client seeking a UX/UI Designer to join their team in Raleigh, NC. Responsibilities:

• Iterate on defined user experience concepts and components for the product or project using tools such as wireframes, prototypes, and process flow diagrams
• Works with UX Researcher to understand the user needs
• Assist in the developing concepts for the customer-facing product/application
• Work closely with visual designers and web developers to ensure the UX is implemented as designed
• Implement basic UCD solutions/processes
• Works with existing design patterns and style guides, occasionally introducing new patterns
• Creates high-fidelity interface designs, vector iconography, motion designs, branding materials, and design specifications
• Makes data visualization beautiful, elegant, and functional
• Proactively uses data to establish key metrics for projects
• Explores data from analytics packages, customer insight or other sources to understand context of research work
• Regularly tests design work with users in partnership with UX Research team
• Iterates research methods based on testing and data analysis
• Asks the right questions to explore the problem
• Independently identifies different creative solutions
• Considers the problem from multiple angles
• Contributes to discussions about the future of the product or organization
• Looks for opportunities to develop new ideas or thinking within own role
• Keeps up to date on news/incidents and understands what is happening in the market and with competitors
• Shares information relevant to own role
• Participates in team presentations
• Develops co-operative working relationships within the team
• Considers how own style affects others and tailors interactions accordingly
• Looks for ways to develop mutually beneficial relationships across teams

2-4+ years of experience with each of the following:

• Using relevant tools for communicating designs to developers
• Using design software (XD, Sketch, Figma, etc.) at intermediate level
• Proactively identifying needs for training in technical skills
• Understanding the nuances of designing for different platforms
• Deep understanding and passion for composition, typography and color
• Understands how UI design impacts the overall user experience
• Familiar with and can use customer frameworks
• Curious and keen to learn and develop new ideas, skills and knowledge
• Able to ask effective questions and collect facts from multiple sources in order to solve problems
• Able to effectively identify and analyze problems and propose solutions
• -Brainstorms- with others to look for different approaches to current process and tasks
• Looks for opportunities to develop new ideas or thinking within own role
• Experiments with new ideas as part of role
• Communicates powerfully and prolifically
• Demonstrates effective conversational skills, including active listening and questioning
• Is approachable and friendly