Web Designer - Project Lead

MFM Jobs; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

MFM Jobs is seeking a UX Designer to design and develop user-centered interfaces for Web sites and client apps. You will conduct usability tests, create prototypes, and advise on UI improvements in collaboration with design, product and engineering teams.

You will articulate UI requirements, prototype concepts, and apply user-centered methods, storyboarding and testing to ensure a superior end-user experience across platforms.

Qualifications

• Must perform usability tests, provide design prototypes and UI consulting.
• Record and articulate UI issues, and develop page/site prototypes.
• Knowledge of user-centered design methods, scenarios and testing.
• Experience with graphic apps, HTML development tools and front-end coding.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and create user-centered designs for Web sites.
• Collaborate with Graphic Designers, Product Managers and Engineers to improve usability and desirability.
• Set and monitor usability metrics for Web applications.

Skills

Usability testing

Prototyping

User-centered design

Storyboarding

Cross-functional collab

Front-end development

HTML/CSS

JavaScript

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

HTML/CSS

JavaScript

UI prototyping 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 a bachelor's degree in a related area.
• 5-7 years of experience in the field or in a related area.