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User Experience Researcher Assistant Jobs in California

Position : UX Researcher Location: Seattle, WA/San Jose, CA(Hybrid Onsite) Duration: 12+ Months Contract G8 UX Researcher, AI + Quantitative Specialist

UX Researcher We are looking for a UX Researcher II who will be responsible for joining a cross-disciplinary team of product managers, designers, user researchers, writers, and software engineers to ...

User Experience Researcher Job Location: Foster City, CA Duration: ~12 Months The Pay rate is commensurate with experience and is an estimated range provided by WorkGenius. UX Researcher, Internal ...

UX Researcher Onsite in MTV Workflow Requirement: Speech is looking for a Qualitative UXR to help manage a monthly usability session, from recruiting to reading out the final report, and all steps in ...

UX Researcher | Onsite

San Francisco, CA

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The UX Researcher is responsible for uncovering deep user insights that inspire and inform creative direction, concept development, and innovation. This role focuses on exploratory and generative ...

UX Researcher | Onsite

San Francisco, CA · On-site

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Retirement

  • PTO

The UX Researcher is responsible for uncovering deep user insights that inspire and inform creative direction, concept development, and innovation. This role focuses on exploratory and generative ...

Senior UX Researcher

San Francisco, CA · Hybrid

$109K - $172K/yr

As a UX Researcher, you will have a critical role in shaping the user experience of our products and services by utilizing insightful research and data-driven insights. This position is a hybrid role ...

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What is the difference between User Experience Researcher Assistant vs User Experience Designer?

AspectUser Experience Researcher AssistantUser Experience Designer
Primary FocusSupporting user research activities, data collection, and analysisDesigning user interfaces, creating prototypes, and improving user experience
Required SkillsResearch methods, data analysis, communication skillsDesign tools, user-centered design principles, creativity
Work EnvironmentResearch teams, usability labs, collaborative settingsDesign studios, product teams, cross-functional collaboration
Typical CertificationsUX research certifications, related degreesDesign certifications, UI/UX design courses

The User Experience Researcher Assistant primarily supports research activities to gather insights about users, while the User Experience Designer focuses on creating and implementing design solutions. Both roles often work together within UX teams, but their core responsibilities and skill sets differ significantly.

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User Experience Researcher

Futurewave Systems

San Dimas, CA • Remote

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Job description

Company Description

Founded in 2006, Futurewave Systems is a minority owned boutique, STAFFING & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PROVIDER headquartered in Atlanta, GA. We are a GLOBAL NETWORK of proven industry professionals demonstrating the fastest fulfillment rate of high tech professionals for Fortune 500 Companies. 

Job Description
  1. The User Researcher works closely with UX Designers and Project Stakeholders to propose and conduct user research activities consisting of Strategic and Tactical studies.
  2. The User researcher is responsible for coordinating, planning, executing, and reporting on User Experience Research activities across numerous ADP products, services and platforms.
  3. These activities include, but are not limited to task-based testing, card sorting, surveys, focus groups, 1:1 interviews, task analysis, field and crowd sourcing, remote moderated testing, remote unmoderated testing, prototype testing, persona creation/evolution/weighting, recruiting, etc. across platforms and user groups for complex web and mobile applications.
  4. This individual, working closely with stakeholders, identifies the appropriate user experience research methods/activities for each project and is responsible for designing, planning, conducting, and communicating results of related research studies at all organizational levels with the highest quality.
  5. The User Researcher also investigates and evaluates User Experience Research trends in the industry and communicates recommendations to the enterprise team aimed at enhancing UX processes, incorporating new or innovative ideas, increasing research velocity/value/efficacy and/or recommending new methodologies and tools as appropriate.
  6. This individual acts as an internal UX Research consultant, providing expert guidance on user experience research to Development, Product Management and other stakeholders in order to ensure data driven / informed design.
  7. The User Researcher works in a multidisciplinary environment, and in a collaborative fashion, on user experience research activities throughout the software development lifecycle of applications with numerous research initiatives occurring concurrently.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Strong background in user experience research with software, web, B2B, B2C, and/or mobile applications leveraging usability techniques that include some or all of the following: iterative/formative discovery, remote usability testing, heuristic evaluation, task analysis, surveys, focus groups, persona definition, field research, crowd-sourcing, etc.

Experience with Morae, Qualtrics, Usuara, and /or iRise Studio and other research or prototyping tools is highly desirable. Knowledge and experience in Information Architecture, User Interface Design and Visual Design along with related best practices is also desirable. Experience and past success performing UX Research within an Agile SDLC is preferred. 

Qualifications

Advanced degree in HF/HCI or a related discipline or equivalent experience required.

5-8 years of experience working in the user experience research field within a fast-paced software development environment

Skills Matrix:

Task based testing

Card-sorting

Surveys

Focus groups

1:1 interviews

Task analysis

Field and crowd sourcing

Remote Moderated Testing

Remote un-moderated testing

Prototype Testing

Persona creation/evolution/weighting

Recruiting, etc. across platforms and user groups for complex web and mobile applications

Tools:

user experience research with software, web, B2B, B2C, and/or mobile applications

Highly Desired:

Morae, Qualtrics, Usuara, and /or iRise Studio and other research or prototyping tools

Experience and past success performing UX Research within an Agile SDLC is preferred

Additional Information

6+ Months Contract