User Experience Designer

Swoon; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Swoon is seeking an experienced UX Designer to join a cross-functional, Agile team focused on creating user-centered digital experiences. You will lead UX design, IA, user research, and project management, collaborating with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable UX systems.

Responsibilities include designing interfaces for web and mobile apps, producing wireframes, prototypes, and design specs, and iterating based on usability insights and development feedback.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HCI, Human Factors, CS, Visual Design, Library Science, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• At least 3 years of experience in UX design or a similar field.
• Hands-on experience designing native iOS and Android applications.
• Proficiency with Axure, Sketch, Zeplin, Flinto, or Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Experience working with developers in an Agile environment from concept through implementation.
• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and current web/mobile trends.
• Experience with moderated and remote usability testing tools.
• Experience creating responsive, adaptive, and accessible designs.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, organizational, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to collaborate across disciplines, product lines, locations, and time zones.

Responsibilities

• Define user stories and UX deliverables with cross-functional teams.
• Design the visual style, interface, and interaction flows for digital applications.
• Create wireframes, visual mockups, and prototypes.
• Develop and maintain detailed design specifications and reusable design patterns.
• Rapidly iterate designs for usability testing and development handoff.
• Design responsive, adaptive, and accessible experiences.
• Influence product decisions using UX research and business requirements.
• Collaborate with developers to identify effective implementation solutions.
• Translate business rules into scalable UX systems for enterprise solutions.
• Create and distribute UX documentation: navigation flows, wireframes, use cases, prototypes, content requirements.

Skills

Native iOS & Android design

Prototyping tools

Agile collaboration

User-centered design

Usability testing

Research methods

Communication & stakeholder mgmt

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree (HCI/Engineering/Design)

Tools

Axure

Sketch

Zeplin

Flinto

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

The UX Designer will work with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment to create intuitive, user-centered digital experiences. This role will involve UX design, information architecture, user research, stakeholder collaboration, and project management.

Key Responsibilities

UX Design

• Partner with cross-functional teams to define user stories and UX deliverables.
• Design the visual style, interface, and interaction flows for digital applications.
• Create conceptual diagrams, wireframes, visual mockups, and prototypes.
• Develop and maintain detailed design specifications and reusable design patterns.
• Rapidly iterate designs for usability testing and development handoff.
• Design responsive, adaptive, and accessible experiences.
• Influence design and Product Owner decisions using UX best practices, research findings, and business requirements.
• Collaborate with developers to identify effective and efficient implementation solutions.
• Translate business rules, requirements, and existing assets into scalable UX systems and enterprise solutions.
• Create, maintain, and distribute UX documentation, including:
• Navigation flows
• Wireframes and mockups
• Use cases and task flows
• Prototypes
• Content requirements
• System and error states
• Organize and classify complex information to create intuitive application flows.
• Advocate for users and partner with business owners to develop features aligned with user needs.

UX Research

• Develop research strategies based on project KPIs.
• Create usability testing plans, scripts, and prototype scenarios.
• Formulate and test hypotheses throughout the design process.
• Conduct research using:
• Heuristic evaluations
• Remote unmoderated testing
• In-person usability testing
• Recruit, schedule, and moderate usability studies and user interviews.
• Analyze and present research findings to support design decisions.

Collaboration and Project Management

• Collect, analyze, present, and incorporate user and stakeholder feedback.
• Manage changes to UX deliverables.
• Clearly present design recommendations using research findings, UX best practices, testing data, or business requirements.
• Provide timely project updates, including remaining work, issues, and risks.
• Manage project communications and negotiate with key stakeholders.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors Engineering, Computer Science, Visual Design, Library Science, or a related discipline; equivalent experience or training may be considered.
• At least 3 years of experience in UX design, interaction design, or a similar field.
• Hands-on experience designing native iOS and Android applications.
• Strong proficiency with modern design and prototyping tools, such as Axure, Sketch, Zeplin, Flinto, or Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Experience working closely with developers from initial concept through implementation in an Agile environment.
• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and current web and mobile design trends.
• In-depth understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methods.
• Experience with moderated and remote unmoderated usability-testing tools and platforms.
• Experience rapidly iterating designs for user testing and development.
• Experience creating responsive, adaptive, and accessible designs.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational, presentation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to collaborate across disciplines, product lines, roles, geographic locations, and time zones.