UI Designer

Before we dig into the deets about the role, a bit about our mentality at Nine Labs: We strive to build a great place for smart people to do their best work. Our business and our team are growing, and we’re really excited about it. We believe in a flexible, friendly and creative work environment. If this sounds good to you, keep reading.

JOB OVERVIEW:

Responsibilities in this role will span the entire user-centered design process, from user research, wireframing, and concept creation, to high-fidelity prototyping, usability testing, and assisting the Sr. UX Designer with final asset production and implementation.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Quickly grasp complex problems and generate ideas that lead to functional and elegant user experiences
• Create deliverables for the entire design process, including interaction models, workflows, information architecture, interface design, and low and high-fidelity prototypes
• Collaborate with design peers and cross functional teams to build concept consensus
• Work with Sr. UX Designer to clearly articulate and present concepts to the larger product team and other stakeholders
• Participate in workshops to gather design requirements and prioritize needs
• Conduct various forms of research and interact directly with client stakeholders and end users
• Extract meaning from mounds of user data, making it easy to consume to move forward in the design process
• Use research as a launching pad to design workflows, screens, and interactions
• Collaborate with other designers and cross-departmentally with product, development, customer success, sales, marketing teams
• Implement design system components in your workstream for design consistency and contribute back to the design system
• Use rapid ideation and design tools to create prototypes for usability testing
• Conduct usability tests for user-centered iterative improvements
• Work with the development team on implementation of your designs

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3+ years relevant experience in enterprise UX, product, and interaction design
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to simplify complex concepts
• Proficiency in visual design using the following: Sketch/InVision, Figma, Axure, and similar tools
• Experience in generating design and user experience assets for end-to-end workflows
• Ability to define and translate business requirements and user feedback into prototypes with optimal user experiences
• Ability to translate flowcharts and wireframes into intuitive, usable, visually polished UI systems
• A strong understanding of UI conventions and challenges for responsive web design and other emerging platforms, including UI optimization for best performance and optimal footprint on mobile devices
• Ability to produce high quality work quickly, iterating toward the best solutions
• Excellent organizational and efficient time management skills
• High aptitude for making design decisions backed by data
• Contributes productively and proactively as part of a team
• Demonstrated desire for continuous learning and improvement
• Enthusiastic and creative with the ability to inspire others
• Must be at least 21 years of age and legally permitted to work in the United States