Interaction Designer, Futures Design

DESCRIPTION

We're seeking an exceptional Interaction Designer to join our team of designers, technologists, and researchers. As part of Amazon's Futures Design team, you'll help craft meaningful experiences that improve the lives of our customers worldwide. This role combines UX, interaction design, prototyping, and visual design expertise to redefine how people interact with emerging technologies. Working in our collaborative, close-knit team, you'll have direct impact and visibility while helping shape the future of Amazon's device experiences.

About You
You're a hands-on designer who thrives in a small, agile team environment where you can wear multiple hats and have direct impact. Your natural instinct is to make ideas tangible early in the process, using prototypes to validate concepts and test ambitious ideas. You have strong design fundamentals and stay current with UX trends and emerging technologies. You're comfortable working directly with stakeholders across all levels and can clearly articulate your design decisions. Most importantly, you're excited about the prospect of working in a team where your voice matters and your contributions directly influence product direction.

Key job responsibilities

1. Primary Responsibilities:
   - Demonstrate expertise with industry-standard design and prototyping tools to translate ideas into realistic, interactive concepts
   - Ensure that design solutions are tailored to the needs and behaviours of our customers
   - Apply design and interaction principles to create coherent, intuitive, and engaging experiences
   - Thrive in a team setting where autonomy and initiative are essential
2. Collaboration:
   - Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including stakeholders, designers, technologists, and researchers, to solve complex challenges
   - Clearly communicate design concepts and rationale to stakeholders and team members
   - Present design solutions and recommendations in a compelling and persuasive manner
3. Core Attributes:
   - Exhibit a keen eye for detail and a deep understanding of human-centred design principles
   - Approach design challenges with a solutions-oriented mindset, leveraging your design expertise to identify and implement innovative solutions
4. Growth & Development:
   - Contribute to team culture and help establish best practices as we grow
   - Maintain a growth mindset and demonstrate an eagerness to stay up-to-date with the latest UX trends, technologies, and best practices
   - Actively engage in professional development opportunities to enhance your design skills and knowledge

A day in the life
On any given day you may be:
- Creating digital experiences that redefine customer interactions
- Working closely with our designers, researchers and technologists on innovative concepts
- Designing across platforms to bring beautiful interactions and experiences to life
- Creating and testing prototypes with immediate feedback loops
- Contributing to team knowledge sharing and skill-building sessions
- Presenting work directly to senior leadership
- Balancing multiple projects while maintaining high quality standards

About the team
Futures Design is the advanced concept design and incubation team within Amazon's Device and Services Design Group (DDG). We're responsible for exploring and defining think (very) big opportunities globally - so that we can better understand how new products and services might enrich the lives of our customers. We work on devices and services that are not yet on our roadmap, with the runway to invent and design category-defining transformational customer experiences.

The London Studio is a small but growing team of design specialists. As we explore future opportunities, we work closely together, sharing knowledge across design, technology, and research disciplines. Our size allows us to be nimble, while our position within Amazon gives us access to world-class resources and expertise.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

1. Experience in delivering design solutions as a UX designer or interaction designer
2. Have an available online portfolio
3. Experience in visual design expertise demonstrated through mockups and style guides

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Experience working in a collaborative team and working directly with developers for implementation of designs
2. Bachelor's degree in graphic design, interactive design, or equivalent
3. Experience shipping innovative, successful consumer products

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.