Senior Designer

Wake up every morning and know that you are making a difference. The mission of the Flipgrid Team is to empower everyone on the planet to share their voice and respect the diverse voices of others.

The Flipgrid team has focused on student voices with our short-form video application and a rapidly growing, passionate community of educators that empowers tens of millions of learners, families and organizations across 180 countries. Check out #FlipgridFever on Twitter!

Based on those efforts, we are broadening beyond education to commercial and consumer experiences to shape social learning through authentic discussion and short-form video at Microsoft and beyond.

We are looking for creative problem solvers and diverse thinkers—people who care about culture as well as developing features and engaging the communities they serve. We believe that why we do things is as important as what we do. Big vision, an inclusive purpose, a passion for quality, curiosity as well as grit, and an investment in fun and collaboration are what lead to great results.

We are seeking a senior designer to join our dynamic team! You would lead and contribute to each facet of the design process - information architecture + interaction design, research + usability, rapid prototyping, visual + motion design, brand integration, and content creation. You will partner with product leaders and engineering to shepherd end to end experiences from concept to ship. You need to be a great creator, collaborator, communicator, and coach for small and large teams

Primary responsibilities include:   

Lead/facilitate design brainstorming and work sessions  
Produce scenarios, process flows, information architecture diagrams, wireframes, and other artefacts required to develop and evolve user experience designs with the team and our partners
Work with user researchers to coordinate testing efforts, interpret test results, and incorporate results into design efforts 
Help develop, manage, and refine UI pattern libraries and interaction guidelines 
Effectively communicate with developers through implementation phase to realize design vision 
Communicate, defend, and build consensus around experience architecture and interaction design direction 
Ensure all designs follow accessibility and inclusivity standards defined by WCAG, ADA, and MAS

Qualifications include: 

Qualified candidates should have at least 5-7 years of experience including experience with information architecture, interaction design, user research, and usability testing 
Expertise creating a variety of interaction design documents including user scenarios, task flows, conceptual models, competitor analysis, heuristic analysis, and annotated wireframes 
Experience creating and managing UI pattern libraries and interaction guidelines across a large organization 
Experience in developing and conducting a variety of both qualitative and quantitative research including ethnographic research, contextual inquiries, guided explorations, and usability testing 
Exposure to, and understanding of, a variety of design, project management, and development processes and methodologies including agile development methods for smaller and larger teams
Experience shipping innovative and complex mobile, web or software products within milestone deadlines 
Fluency in current communication and social media trends 
Demonstrable ability to work confidently with Program Management, Development, Product Planning, Brand, Marketing and Usability  
Excellent communication, presentation and organizational skills  
Possess ability to think conceptually about design and information architecture  
Understand the array of technical constraints, user goals and business requirements that shape current and future products 
Proficient in developing IA and user flows using Visio, Omnigraffle, LucidCharts or similar tools
Proficient is designing high-fidelity mocks in Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD or similar tools
Ability to quickly produce elegant and easily understood diagrams, wireframes, and other artefacts 
Excellent written and verbal communications skills  
Strong organizational skills and an attention to detail