USER EXPERIENCE SPECIALIST at GREENVILLE

Job Description

User Experience Specialist -

Research and Analysis Responsibilities

Lead primary research projects, incorporating user interviews, focus groups, and contextual analysis to generate actionable insights for user experience designs.
Design usability tests, draft test scripts, and perform test moderation.
Effectively communicate research findings to design teams and stakeholders.
Monitor industry, technology and competitive trends to continually identify opportunities for applying improvements.
Support continuous improvement of user experience strategies, tools, documentation, and processes.
Interaction Design Responsibilities
Discover and design new user experiences, Web, and Mobile.
Research, analyze, and interpret a variety of inputs to conceive and document user experience requirements.
Effectively represents the voice of user to influence and improve design decisions.
Participate on user experience projects, responsible for implementation of the design from ideation through development.
Create wireframes, site maps, feature lists, specifications and other artifacts to describe the intended user experience.
Develop interactive design simulations using Axure or similar design tools.
Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team that includes visual designers, content specialists, and developers during ideation, design, and development.
Consult with the team throughout development and rollout to ensure designs are understood, implemented and communicated appropriately.
Participate in scoping and planning of projects.
Contribute to internal innovation projects related to user experience.
Qualifications
Minimum 4 years experience designing user interfaces for Web, following user-centered design principles. Portfolio of past UX/IA projects including task flows, site maps, wireframes, etc. required.
Experience designing for Mobile and/or Responsive Web preferred.
Undergraduate degree in Human-Computer Interaction or related field, graduate degree preferred.
Experience of providing critical analysis of user experience designs based on heuristics and other accepted design principles.
Experience with group facilitation, user interviews, heuristic evaluations, task analysis, usability test design and moderation, and card sorting.
Experience working with Agile methodology preferred.
Knowledge and practical application of accessibility factors, per ADA, Section 508 requirements and W3C WAI guidelines.
Proficiency with design tools, such as Axure, Visio, Omnigraffle, iRise, Fireworks, Photoshop or Illustrator.
Knowledge of CSS, HTML, and Javascript preferred.
Knowledge of video, motion graphics, Flash and photography a plus.
Strong communication skills, both verbal and written. Ability to sell ideas with strong negotiation skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with team and internal clients.
Ability to balance of user-centered design skills, visual design sensibilities, understanding of technical constraints in design thinking.
Ability to work autonomously and manage time effectively.

Randstad Technologies is an EOE-M/F/V/D and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Randstad Holding nv, a $20.0 billion global provider of HR services and the second largest staffing organization in the world.

Job Requirements

 
Country: USA, State: South Carolina, City: GREENVILLE, Company: Randstad Technologies.