Senior UX Designer

Location: Westlake, TX or Durham, NC or Merrimack, NH or Smithfield, RI or Boston, MA (open to relocation candidates)

Rate: $70/hr C2CThe Role

Experience: o 7-10+ years of UX or related experience is preferredo A degree in a related field such as interactive design, architecture, industrial design, graphic design, or human factors is preferredo Experience working on agile teams delivering value in digital products preferredo Experience running and/or using research to support evidence-focused design decisions preferredo A digital portfolio we can review online is required

Skills: o An array of design skills, which might include visual, conversational, information architecture, prototyping, strategic design methods (such as design thinking), user research, or writingo Ability to design across all channels including web, native, and automatedo Effective communication as a writer, presenter, and facilitator; equally at ease speaking with developer partners or executiveso A foundation of development knowledge, both web and mobileo Familiarity with the value of design systems, understanding reuse and scale, and knowing when to contribute to make them bettero Partnering with user research to understand the customer problems to tackleo Distilling qualitative and quantitative feedback to unearth recurring themes and promote data-driven design decisionso An unwavering curiosity to ask whyo Design brings you happiness Principal UX Designers typically:o Lead definition of the design work and deliver business outcomes across multiple product teams, with minimal guidance and coachingo Partner with the product owner to help inform product strategyo Work across the organization to drive consistent customer experienceso Contribute to the culture of the UXD groupo Coach and mentor junior designers across the group