Job Description: | UX Analyst Location: Bellevue Washington Job Type: Contract position 6 Months with possibility to get extended Pay Range: 37 to 41 dollars an hour Top skills: 1. UX Design & Research Analytical Thinking 2. Strong Communication Skills (Presentation, Cross-functional collaboration, Conflict resolution) 3. Project Management (Ability to coordinate and handle multiple projects and initiatives at a time) Schedule: Hybrid, 4 days onsite, Fri WFH/remote Summary: The main function of the User Experience Designer is to work with project teams to design and deliver high quality client-centered, effective, consistent and usable interfaces. Job Responsibilities: ? Bachelor’s degree in human factors/usability or related discipline. ? 0-2 years related experience. Skills: ? Works closely with business analysts, business sponsors, project managers and IT teams to obtain and understand business requirements. ? Creates the design of user interface specifications, by applying client research, design standards, industry best practices, taking into account strategic business objectives, user needs, systems constraints. ? Participates in design review sessions with project teams, acquiring consensus and getting approvals on designs and documentation. ? Executes business acceptance test cases and testing. ? Works with the project managers to ensure that usability deliverables accommodate project timelines, budgets, technical and scope constraints. ? Contributes to the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of efficient and effective usability methodology/process, documentation, workflow, ROI, metrics and design standards. ? Acts as a user experience advocate regarding principles of user experience and user-centered design. ? Proven understanding of user-centered design techniques & demonstrated ability to incorporate UCD principles into the architecture and design of user interfaces. ? Demonstrated ability in gathering and translating requirements from business sponsors, SMEs, users, and business analysts etc. ? Experience applying usability testing techniques and principles. ? Experience applying a web design standard ? Knowledge of web client technologies (browsers, HTML, CSS). ? Excellent communication and presentation skills and the ability to articulate ideas effectively. ? Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop. ? Strong ability to multi-task and meet deadlines. ? Strong detail orientation, and a passion for consistency. KEY RESPONSIBILITES/REQUIREMENTS *Design portfolio required to be considered. Please provide password to your portfolio* Not hands-on design role but heavy communication role Candidate will be successful in the role if they have: – Ability to apply strong critical thinking skills to design critiques and suggest alternative solutions – Deep understanding of design, product, UX – Ability to accurately identify follow up action items (self-starters) – Experience with cross-functional collaboration across multiple teams (R&D, TPM/QA, Sales/Marketing, Legal and more) – Skill in managing multiple projects simultaneously – Be coachable – Great presentation and communication skills – Comfort with ambiguity – Excellent output |