Senior UX Designer

Description

Cie Digital Labs is looking for a senior-level UX Designer to research, strategize and wireframe compelling user interfaces and experiences for projects ranging from sleek branding sites to data-driven applications and mobile utilities. The right candidate stays abreast of changing research and technologies and can look at products and features from all angles to meet the demands of different end-users.

You must be creative, focused, self-motivated, and a resourceful problem-solver.  Our ideal candidate is one that can thrive in a fast-moving, creative company.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead discovery meetings with internal and external stakeholders to fully understand and vet business requirements

• Review existing analytics to make informed data-driven recommendations for features and interface design

• Work with Project Management team to create and maintain product roadmaps for internal and external projects

• Research competitors, feature sets and technologies to support usability recommendations

• Develop and maintain project documentation including personas, user stories, and user paths

• Architect and document user interaction solutions through rapid prototyping and responsive/interactive wireframes

• Think through and design for different page states (ie profile blank/filled out) and conditions (logged in/out)

• Present to internal and external stakeholders

• Work with design team to translate wireframes into graphic designs that visually communicate priorities, user paths, etc.

• Work the development to clarify specifications

• Maintain wireframes and documentation throughout project, elaborating and iterating as needed to meet changing priorities, user feedback, etc.

• Validate designs with usability testing and make recommendations for constant improvement REQUIREMENTS & SKILLS

• 4+ years of experience developing wireframes for mobile and website applications

• 2+ years of experience in mobile first development methodologies and/or knowledge of responsiveness techniques

• Expert knowledge of wireframing programs such as Azure and rapid prototyping tools

• SEO experience a plus

• Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, Computer Science or related field

• You must have strong attention to detail

• Ability to prioritize work and meet commitments with minimal supervision

• Excellent communication skills with diverse stakeholder groups including clients, developers and executive management

• You must submit your portfolio including work samples outlining business need and proposed solution

Company overview

Cie Digital Labs is a hybrid interactive development firm and technology startup studio. Founded in 1998, CDL creates leading-edge digital solutions, serves as an innovation lab for a variety of prominent global brands, and acts as a platform to develop ideas and turn them into new technology ventures.

Cie Digital Labs blends Silicon Valley know-how, startup dynamism and speed with the business maturity of serial entrepreneurs, seasoned venture capitalists, and Fortune 500 executives. This combination gives CDL a deep understanding of how to apply the latest technology to solve strategic and operational business challenges. CDL's unique hybrid model also enables the company to identify new opportunities that CDL's startup studio incubates, develops, and accelerates into new products and companies. The leadership team at CDL collectively has played key leadership roles at a multitude of successful startups including Overture (acquired by Yahoo!), Nativo, StyleHaul (acquired by RTL Group), and Cie Games (acquired by Glu Mobile). Visit www.ciedigital.com to learn more.

COMPENSATION

Cie Digital Labs provides a solid compensation and benefits package that includes health coverage, employer-matched 401k, interesting projects, and exceptional growth opportunities. You'll work with a smart group of driven and talented project managers, designers, and developers.  

Our foundation of 15 years of success combined with accelerating growth makes Cie Digital Labs a "mature startup." We have both stability and rapid-growth potential.