Lead UX Designer

Lead Experience Designer Summary A Lead Experience Designer is responsible for facilitating, generating and executing great user experiences for our clients and their end users. Acting as a coach, mentor and lead for both internal teams as well as an advocate for our clients’ needs, a lead experience architect is a true veteran of human-centered design, interaction design and design research – and still in love with getting their hands dirty. Essential Job Functions: • User experience planning and consolidating BRD for the entire project • Responsible for the execution of strong interaction design and visual design principles • Facilitating dialog around end-user requirements and business requirements • Guiding clients through key design engagements • Performing user research • Driving innovative solutions within platform constraints and technical limitations • Developing interaction models and conceptual frameworks of experience • Researching interaction design trends • Researching technology trends • Performing other duties as assigned Qualifications & Experience: • 6+ years of user experience design experience for software, Web applications, consumer electronics and/or mobile devices • Strong conceptualization ability and strong visual communication ability • Exceptional design skills, production value and attention to detail • Strong working knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Fireworks and associated design tools • Extensive experience with user interface design patterns and standard UCD methodologies across multiple platforms • Clear leadership skills • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Strong client-facing presentation and communication skills • Strong understanding of common software project management practices • Strong understanding of common software development practices • Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in interaction design, new media design, industrial design, HCI, human factors/ergonomics or related field