About the Experience Architect Position

Verndale has an immediate need for a contract UX Architect to fill in for a team member who is on maternity leave. This will be a 4-6 week project (could possibly extend) and we're looking for about 40 hours per week. 

Your expertise is in helping shape the future of the customer experience for clients. You would be a great fit if you are passionate about solving user problems, thriving in a collaborative team environment to create simple, intuitive experiences. Our team is filled with inspired designers & architects and we are looking for someone to enthusiastically join a project team.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with client stakeholders, program management, creative team, and technical business analysts to formulate strategic direction for our clients. 
• Be able to lead, run and facilitate customer experience workshops that will influence persona creation and customer journeys. 
• Have familiarity conducting customer research in the form of stakeholder interviews, surveys, and usability testing. 
• Own the information architecture by creating superior user experience visualized through sitemaps and prototypes
• Build strong relationships across project disciplines, such as Design, Technical Business Analyst, Engineering, and Program Management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience designing engaging user experiences
• Understanding of the technology, their capabilities, and limitations
• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Power to influence others and build consensus, while dealing with ambiguity
• Self-motivated, a good communicator, and able to balance great design with meeting short deadlines
• Expertise with Axure (mandatory), Sketch, Invision, Optimalsort and Morae

Ten great reasons to work for Verndale
1. Rapid growth company of 20 years maintaining start-up company feel
2. Laser focus on cutting-edge technology and killer service offerings to clients
3. Internal promotions that are frequent and do not take years to achieve
4. Collaborative, open, work environment and no formal dress code
5. Beautiful HQ building in Boston; easily accessible to the train and free street parking
6. Company that values collaboration and communication
7. Free lunch Fridays at noon and drinks at 3:00pm
8. Dog friendly office – woof!
9. Flexible schedule options to support work/life integration
10. Nine company paid holidays and 3 weeks paid vacation at date of hire

About Verndale

Verndale is a customer experience agency, purpose-built to help marketing and technology leaders connect the dots of the consumer journey. From our offices in Boston, Los Angeles and Quito, we design and build digital experiences, and enable marketing technologies that bring brands and their customers closer together.We know that in order to do great work, you have to make work great. Verndale is committed to always being a company that celebrates diversity, equality and inclusion. We strive to recruit and retain people who are committed to creating the climate of respect that is essential for individual and company success. Verndale’s services are built around a core methodology that encompasses Growth Strategy, Experience Design, Technology Enablement, and Experience Optimization.

 Lean more about Verndale at www.verndale.com