UX Designer - Contract Opportunity - Downtown Denver

[Arianna Noelle]

Hi UX Book Club-ers! I have a contract / potential contract to hire opportunity located with a small agency in downtown Denver. This would require on-site work/40 hours a week and would be a client-facing role. Ideal candidate is mid level and I would say based on conversations with the manager, they are looking for a UX/UI Designer hybrid. Full details below. If interested, please shoot me a note at awi...@horizontalintegration.com to apply or discuss further. Thank you! 

Looking for:

- 2+ years professional experience designing web applications

-  Solid understanding of user interface design patterns, information architecture and UX best practices

- Proficiency with Sketch and the Adobe Creative Suite

- Proficiency with InVision and other prototyping tools

- A Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) that taught critical design thinking

Denver, CO - Downtown

UX Designer

2 Month Contract with potential Contract to hire 

If you’re a creative thinker that has a passion for design, a knack for solving problems, and an empathetic mindset, we’d like to hear from you.

Responsibilities

Apply user-centered practices to projects that range from mobile applications to complex business systems

Take complicated tasks and processes and make them easy and intuitive

Provide intuitive and meaningful interpretations of complex concepts based on client information and subject matter experts

Conduct user research to understand requirements and generate insights that shape the UX strategy and design decisions

Produce design deliverables including user flows, sketches, wireframes, high fidelity mockups, and prototypes

Advocate and produce exceptional visual and interaction designs

Present research, strategy, and design work to stakeholders and clients

Prepare and conduct user interviews and usability tests

Work iteratively in an agile design process

Collaborate with fellow designers, product owners, and developers

Participate in project stand-ups

Participate in weekly design reviews

Report to Director of User Experience

Experience

2+ years professional experience designing web applications

Solid understanding of user interface design patterns, information architecture and UX best practices

Proficiency with Sketch and the Adobe Creative Suite

Proficiency with InVision and other prototyping tools

A Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) that taught critical design thinking

Nice To Haves

Experience with the Google Design Sprint

Experience writing test scripts

Experience with branding/ identity work