Web Designer - Entry

MFM Jobs; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

MFM Jobs in Columbia, SC seeks a UI/UX Designer to design user-centered web interfaces, run usability tests, and contribute to prototypes and design specs. You will work with designers, product managers, and engineers to improve usability and desirability of web sites.

The role involves applying user-centered design methods, creating storyboards and paper/interactive prototypes, and ensuring cross-browser compatibility across projects.

Qualifications

• Must be able to perform usability tests and provide design prototypes.
• Must articulate UI issues including development of prototypes.
• Knowledge of user-centered design methodology and usability testing.
• Experience with storyboarding, paper and interactive prototypes.
• Proficient in graphic applications and front-end development basics.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and create user-centered designs for web sites.
• Conduct usability testing and set metrics to assess usability.
• Collaborate with Graphic Designers, Product Managers and Engineering staff.
• Improve usability and desirability of websites in collaboration with team.

Skills

Usability testing

Prototyping

UI consulting

Requirements gathering

User-centered design

Storyboarding

Paper prototypes

Interactive prototypes

Graphic tools

HTML development

Front-end development

Scripting basics

Browser compatibility

Education

Associate's degree in related area

Tools

HTML development tools

Job description

Job Description:

Responsible for the design, development and creation of user-centered designs for Web sites. Responsibilities include human factors engineering, heuristic evaluations and usability testing for Web and client based applications as well as metrics setting and monitoring for assessing the usability of the Web application. Works to improve the usability, usefulness, and desirability of Web sites in collaboration with Graphic Designers, Product Managers, Engineering Staff and other Web Designers.

Requirements:

• Must be able to perform usability tests, provide design prototypes and provide ad hoc user interface consulting.
• Responsible for requirements gathering and articulation of user interface issues—including development of page/site prototypes.
• Must be knowledgeable of user-centered design methodology, user scenarios, usability testing, storyboarding, paper and interactive prototypes.
• Must have demonstrated skills in graphic applications, HTML development tools and other applicable authoring tools, Web production, front-end development using programming and scripting languages.
• Must be able to integrate design into program rules and system architecture and create innovative approaches to improving the end-user experience.
• Must be familiar with platform/browser compatibility and basic usability issues.
• May require an associate's degree in a related area.
• 0-1 years of experience in the field or in a related area.