User Experience Researcher

Aquent

Irvine (CA)

On-site

USD 111,861 - 124,300

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Subsidized health plans

Vision and dental plans

Paid sick leave

Retirement plans with a match

Free online training

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a UX Researcher to join their innovative User Experience team. This role focuses on understanding user needs through various research methods, such as interviews and surveys, to inform product design. The ideal candidate will have a passion for user experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams. You'll be part of a dynamic group dedicated to creating products that resonate with users, ensuring that every design decision is backed by insightful research. If you thrive in a creative environment and are eager to make an impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

Experience leading strategic research efforts and integrating user research into product designs.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills to convey complex concepts clearly.

Responsibilities

Lead user research efforts and advocate findings to diverse audiences.
Generate clear findings reports with actionable recommendations for stakeholders.

Skills

User Experience Measurement

Human Factors/Usability

Qualitative Research

Surveys

Leadership

Influencing

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Collaboration Skills

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Job Title: UX Researcher

Client Location: Hybrid; Irvin, CA

Starting: 03/31/2025

Salary/Pay Rate: $81.20 to $90.23 an hour

Hours: Full-time

Duration: 6 months

About our client's team:

We follow a simple but vital premise in the User Experience group: "Focus on the user and all else will follow." We're passionately interested in our users and strive to learn everything we can about their goals and needs, attitudes and emotions to help define the products and experiences we create. The User Experience team is a critical driving force behind gathering these insights and then using them to inspire and inform design. We are a multi-disciplinary team of interaction designers, visual designers, user researchers, copywriters and web developers who collaborate closely with each other and with Engineering and Product Management to create innovative, and usable, products that people love to use.

Responsibilities:

Serve as a lead for a vertical area in the Ads department
Administer questionnaires and surveys
Assist other user researchers with various user research preparation activities
Literature reviews
Liaise with participant recruiting teams and participant onboarding
Note taking and data capture
Highlight-video creation
Data analysis/synthesis
Draft findings, recommendations, and reports based on user research
Advocate research findings to diverse audiences through written and oral presentations.
Work with content at many levels (style guides, templates, analytics). Partner with Product, Program Management, UX, UXR, engineering, support operations, legal, PR, and other editorial groups to ensure content consistency and transparency.

Top 3 Daily Responsibilities:

Use a range of mixed research methods for data analysis/synthesis (Interviews, Lab studies, unmoderated studies, surveys)
Generate clear and concise findings reports with actionable recommendations for stakeholders
Meet with cross-functional stakeholders, identify needs for research in addition to sharing learnings and insights.

Mandatory Skills/Qualifications:

Experience leading strategic research efforts and integrating user research into product designs and design practices
Demonstrated ability to choose the best research methods and frameworks that will be persuasive to a range of stakeholders
Experience measuring satisfaction with products and services for product teams
Strong interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills; the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively across different audiences and varying levels of the organization
Demonstrated and deep experience moderating and interacting with research participants through a wide variety of methods including interviews, surveys, field studies, lab studies, usability evaluations, etc.
Passionate, high attention to detail, innovative, creative, and team focused.
Skills: User Experience Measurement, Human Factors/Usability, Qualitative Research, Surveys, Leadership, Influencing

Non-Essential Skills/Qualifications:

Experience doing primary research with Advertisers and Small Businesses

The target hiring compensation range for this role is $81.20 to $90.23 an hour. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.

About Aquent Talent:

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.

Our eligible talent gets access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment—one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

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