Senior UX Designer - Visual Designer

Amazon.com Inc

Newark, NJ

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Amazon Alexa, Android, Art Direction, Brand Marketing (Branding), Business Strategy, Cross-Functional, Customer Experience, Customer/Client Research, Entrepreneurship, Graphic Design, Leadership, Mentoring, Multiplatform/Cross-Platform, Prototyping, Storytelling, Team Lead/Manager, Typography, User Experience Design (UXD), User Interface Design, Visual Communication, iOS
LOCATION
Newark, NJ
POSTED
30+ days ago

At Audible, we believe stories have the power to transform lives. It's why we work with some of the world's leading creators to produce and share audio storytelling with our millions of global listeners. We are dreamers and inventors who come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to empower and inspire each other. Imagine your future with us.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

Revolutionizing the storytelling experience is just part of an Audible Visual Experience (VX) Designer's daily to-do list. You will drive visual excellence that elevates the listening experience and ensures cohesion for harmonious listening anytime, anywhere, on any platform - including iOS, Android, web, and Alexa. Like us, you"re customer obsessed, and every design decision you make will be shaped by your profound understanding of visual communication principles to purposefully shape the customer experience. Just when it seems a product is perfected, you'll polish subtle refinements in hierarchy and rhythm that elevate it further. Your creativity will take deep customer insight and transform it into visually stunning experiences that will continuously evolve our brand identity, all while discovering new ways to visually enhance the power of the spoken word.

ABOUT YOU

Life inspires your work. You look to yourself for insight and can't help keeping a running list of ways to improve your own visual design. You're most creative when working through situational restraints, from everyday life hacks to professional milestones. You always strive for more, an expert in proactive design thinking. No stone is ever left unturned; you're all about asking the big questions and the small ones. The only thing more exciting than validating a solution is sharing it with your team. And as a collaborator and mentor, you've seen first-hand how constructive feedback and a growth mindset create an environment where everyone thrives. You're ready to hone your craft and broaden your design skills, but the journey with your team is what drives you.

As a Senior VX Designer, you will....

  • Apply deep understanding of design principles - including typography, composition and layout, scale, and color theory - to create cohesive, innovative visual experiences that influence long-term organizational strategy
  • Champion visual design excellence by relentlessly raising the bar through new insights, design trends, and strategic thinking
  • Demonstrate subject matter expertise across visual design domains including graphic design, motion, art direction, and design systems
  • Scale a new visual language through the design system by translating visual principles into design tokens, reusable components, and patterns that integrate with development workflows to ensure consistency and quality across platforms
  • Create high-fidelity visual designs and interactive prototypes that explore new visual directions, demonstrate motion principles and micro-interactions, and validate design intent through stakeholder collaboration and user testing
  • Build relationships which provide leadership, direction and mentorship for a team of UX Designers
  • Actively collaborate and communicate with cross-functional teams, management, and research on complex user flows and commerce-driven projects

ABOUT AUDIBLE

Audible is the leading producer and provider of audio storytelling. We spark listeners' imaginations, offering immersive, cinematic experiences full of inspiration and insight to enrich our customers daily lives. We are a global company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are dreamers and inventors who are passionate about the positive impact Audible can make for our customers and our neighbors. This spirit courses throughout Audible, supporting a culture of creativity and inclusion built on our People Principles and our mission to build more equitable communities in the cities we call home.

About the Company

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Amazon.com Inc

At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.

Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.

It’s Always Day 1
At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here

Our Leadership Principles
Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Retail
FOUNDED
1994
WEBSITE
http://Amazon.com/militaryroles