UX Designer

At our Company, we grow People, Brands, and Businesses! We are seeking a dynamic UX Designer to take direction from the team leader to execute work consistent with design and brand standards, analytics insight, and customer feedback. This position requires highly analytical and creative skills, and a thorough understanding of contemporary human-centered design methodologies.

Take this opportunity to join North America’s leading business solutions provider and build your career working with amazing people in a growing industry! Apply today!

What we offer:

• Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life)
• 401(k) with company match
• Training and Career Development
• Generous Paid Time-Off 

Responsibilities:

• Design – UX Designer will be responsible for concept creation, wireframing, producing sitemaps and user flows, creating clickable prototypes. The position works with research teams to plan usability testing sessions and delivers artifacts for testing. Using user insight, analytics, best practice, competitor analysis to inform design decisions.
• Design Specification - Delivers an appropriate level of specification needed to ensure high-quality development on time. Strong communication and presentation skills are needed.
• Data Interpretation - Required (with guidance) to document data from analytics sources.
• Best practices and design consistency - Researching and sharing industry trends, competitors, and comparable experiences. Driving and documenting design standards and patterns across channels and products.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Technology: User Experience Design required
• 1-3 years of experience in developing innovative online solutions for our clients. Experience in working on multiple projects simultaneously. Prior experience in a software or game design environment or interactive agency preferred
• Online design portfolio required - demonstrating your ability to perform in the role
• Candidates must be well-versed in user-centered design methods and techniques
• Intermediate to expert level in: Adobe XD, PowerPoint, Photoshop, HTML 
• Excellent analytical and process-oriented skills

The salary range for this role is $60,000-$65,000.

The Company is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities 

Job Duty 

• Design – UX Designer will be responsible for sketching, concept creation, wire framing, producing sitemaps and user flows, creating clickable prototypes. The position works with research teams to plan usability testing sessions and delivers artifacts for testing. Using user insight, analytics, best practice, competitor analysis to inform design decisions.

• Design Specification - Delivers appropriate level of specification needed to ensure high quality development on time. Strong communication and presentation skills are needed.

• Data Interpretation - Required (with guidance) to document data from analytics sources.

• Best practices and design consistency - Researching and sharing industry trends, competitors, and comparable experiences. Driving and documenting design standards and patterns across channels and products.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Direct Reports
- This position does not have supervisory responsibilities for direct reports

Indirect Reports
- Does not have direct reports, but may delegate work of others and provide guidance, direction and mentoring to indirect reports

Travel and/or Driving Requirements

• Travel is an essential duty and function of this job. Driving is not an essential duty or function of this job. 
• Travel up to 10%

Minimum Qualifications The following are the minimum job-related qualifications which an individual needs in order to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job

Education Level: (Required): Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Field of Study/Area of Experience: Technology: User Experience Design

1-3 years of experience in developing innovative online solutions for our clients. Must have project experience working with teams on large scale, long-term projects; Experience in working on multiple projects simultaneously. Prior experience in a software or game design environment or interactive agency preferred.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Candidates must be well-versed in user-centered design methods and techniques;
• Intermediate to expert level in: Visio, PowerPoint, Photoshop;
• Excellent analytical and process-oriented skills;
• Excellent verbal and written skills;
• Flexible and adaptable, able to change and alter according to changes in projects or business environment
• Ability to work independently and prioritize duties with minimal supervision, in order to meet deadlines
• Ability to complete multiple duties with accuracy shifting from one to another with frequent interruptions and competing deadlines

Environmental & Physical Requirements

Office / Sedentary Requirements
Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the job. Work is performed primarily in an office environment. Typically requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time (66%+ each day), ability to hear the telephone, ability to enter data on a computer and may also require the ability to lift up to 10 pounds.

Additional Information Regarding The Company Job Duties and Job Descriptions

Job duties include additional responsibilities as assigned by one’s supervisor or other manager related to the position/department. This job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. The Company reserves the right at any time with or without notice to alter or change job responsibilities, reassign or transfer job position or assign additional job responsibilities, subject to applicable law. The Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable a qualified applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by the law.

Any estimate, schedule, or guideline provided to associates in this job description or elsewhere in connection with their jobs is only intended to help describe job duties and for planning purposes. Regardless of any such estimate, schedule, or guideline, associates must always record all time worked for our company (which includes but is not limited to on-site work time in an assigned store, office, or other work location; required waiting time; administrative time; and work-related travel time).

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of associates so classified.

The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment practices without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, or any other category protected by law. As part of this commitment, the Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable an applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by the law.