Freelance UX Designer - remote

Grafik Marketing Communications
Posted 3 years ago
UX Designers are our lifeblood. These diligent individuals are deeply involved in projects from inception to final delivery. They demonstrate total focus and commitment to every project—whether the concept springs from team brainstorming sessions, a creative director’s vision, or their own unique perspectives. They understand the client’s needs because their passion drives them to continually improve their understanding of how user experiences should look, feel and function, our designers are inspired by industry trends and stay up-to-speed on the latest applications and software. They are eager to learn and keen to share.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Understanding clients’ businesses, and the problems they’re asked to solve

• Translating client business goals into intelligent user experience recommendations

• Collaborating with other creatives, strategists, and developers to deliver a flawless product

• Developing content layout and hierarchy with pixel perfect visual appearance and usability design

• Working with copywriters and digital strategists to develop strategically driven visual solutions

• Proactively identifying needs and potential issues—thinking ahead

• Performing maintenance and design updates to existing sites and CMS platforms

• Juggling multiple assignments easily

ATTRIBUTES:

• Refined design aesthetic sensibilities

• Listens carefully and takes direction well

• Passionate in regards to the work and its execution

• Very well organized with attention to detail

• Solid work ethic, self-motivated, and on the lookout for opportunities to jump in

• Communicates well, and strives to articulate meaningful rationale for creative decisions

SKILLS &TALENTS:

• Strong understanding of UX design systems and being thoughtful to ramifications to development/programming and responsive design

• Strong knowledge of current UX design trends and usability research

• Strong understanding of information architecture, sitemaps, and wireframing

• Proficiency in multiple design software, including Adobe XD, Sketch, InVision, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

• Proficiency with timeline-based animations/banners is a plus

• Front-end development capability is a plus

• User testing experience is a plus

• After Effects capability is a plus

EDUCATION &EXPERIENCE:

• Strong portfolio of work demonstrating design for websites and mobile experiences across multiple platforms

• 3+ years of hands on experience in UX design

• Bachelor’s degree or higher

• Design/marketing/advertising agency experience preferred