Design and deliver high-quality mockups, prototypes, and visuals for web and mobile. Lead UX across the product lifecycle, conduct user research and usability testing, run ideation sessions, collaborate with CEO and developers in a Scrum environment, and present design solutions to stakeholders.
Company Description
Additional Information
Company Name: AKAR ventures
Location: Boston, MA
Job Type: Full-time
Job Title: UX Designer
Job DescriptionResponsibilities
- Design and deliver high quality mockups, low and high-fidelity prototypes and final production visuals for various platforms (web, mobile, application).
- Demonstrate conceptual thinking, pixel perfect design and flawless delivery while meeting brand requirements.
- Collaborate with CEO to establish a design strategy for every design challenge.
- Concept several ideas with the ability to objectively filter and evolve the best ideas and drive the project through execution.
- Manage multiple problem-solving tasks with little supervision.
- Lead ideation sessions/design studios, design walkthroughs with development and other stakeholders.
- Lead UX in all phases of the product development lifecycle, including product ideation and definition, design, user research and usability testing.
- Present objectives, design approach, and creative solutions to stakeholders in an articulate and persuasive manner.
- Collaborate with developers in a SCRUM environment on a day-to-day basis.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Design (e.g. interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial), HCI, CS or a related field. Equivalent practical experience will be considered. High school diploma required.
- Minimum 3 years of progressing experience in the field of UX.
- Experience in concept ideation, design strategy, prototyping and crafting the visual interface.
- Mastery of UX design and prototyping toolset (Illustrator, Photoshop, Sketch, Axure, Invision, Balsamiq, etc.) Bonus for experience in motion design or front-end coding.
- Fluency in best practices for mobile and web-based UX and responsible design, with a deep and broad knowledge of usability principles and techniques. Experience with an agile development environment.
Date Posted: July 5th, 2018
Valid through: August 30th, 2018
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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