UX Designer
TekWissen LLC
Kansas City, MO
UX Designer
TekWissen LLC
Kansas City, MO
Expired: 18 days ago
Applications are no longer accepted.
- Full-Time
Job Description
Company Info
Job Description
Overview:
TekWissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. Our client is an American tax preparation company operating in Canada, the United States, and Australia. The company was founded in 1955 by brothers Henry W. Bloch and Richard Bloch. As of 2018, company operates approximately 12,000 retail tax offices staffed by tax professionals worldwide.
Job Title: UX Designer
Location: Kansas City, MO, 64105
Duration: 3+ Months
Job Type: Contract
Work Type: Remote
Job Description:
- This is for a Sr. UX Designer
- Candidates with short term contracts will be preferred for this position.
Position Overview:
- As a Senior UX Designer Contractor, you will be instrumental in enhancing the responsive desktop and mobile design of a key dashboard experience utilized by millions of users annually.
- Working closely with a dynamic team of designers, researchers, engineers, and product managers, you will leverage your expertise in Figma and collaborative approach to drive the redesign process and deliver exceptional user experiences.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ideation and Discovery: Lead ideation sessions and discovery workshops to explore innovative design solutions and uncover user insights.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to generate and evaluate ideas, prioritize features, and define product direction based on user needs and business goals.
- Apply design thinking methodologies to inspire creativity, foster empathy, and drive informed decision-making throughout the design process.
Responsive Design:
- Lead a portion of the redesign effort for a responsive dashboard experience, ensuring usability and consistency across desktop and mobile platforms.
- Collaborate closely with the team to establish design guidelines and best practices for responsive design.
Collaborative Teamwork:
- Work collaboratively within a cross-functional team of designers, researchers, product managers, and engineers to translate user needs and business requirements into intuitive and visually compelling design solutions.
- Participate in design sprints, brainstorming sessions, and critique sessions to foster innovation and alignment.
Stakeholder Engagement:
- Engage with stakeholders, including product management, engineering, and research teams, to understand project goals, gather feedback, and incorporate insights into the design process.
- Present design concepts, rationale, and prototypes to stakeholders for review and iteration.
Prototyping and Iteration:
- Utilize Figma to create high-fidelity prototypes and interactive design solutions that bring concepts to life.
- Iterate on designs based on user feedback, usability testing, and stakeholder input to continuously improve the user experience and meet project objectives.
Usability Testing and Analysis:
- Plan and conduct usability testing sessions to validate design decisions and gather insights from target users.
- Analyse test results and user feedback to identify opportunities for optimization and refinement.
Documentation and Communication:
- Document design decisions, user flows, and interaction patterns to ensure clarity and consistency throughout the design process.
- Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders, providing updates on project progress, challenges, and recommendations.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in design, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field (equivalent experience may be considered).
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in UX design, with a focus on responsive desktop and mobile design.
- Expertise in Figma, with proficiency in creating high-fidelity prototypes and design systems.
- Proven experience working collaboratively with product teams, including product management, engineering, and research.
- Strong portfolio showcasing successful projects and design solutions for responsive web and mobile applications.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Self-motivated and adaptable, with the ability to thrive in an agile environment.
- Prior experience working as a contractor or in a freelance capacity is a plus.
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
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