UX Designer III - 3027856

Job#: 3027856

Job Description:

JOB TITLE: UX Designer III

EST START DATE: ASAP

CONTRACT LENGTH: 3+ months, potential to extend based on need

LOCATION: Fully remote, but preference for Seattle-based candidates

HOURS: 40 hrs/week, no OT, Mon-Fri 8a-5p core hours

PAY RANGE: $60-68/hr

WHAT TEAM IS THIS CONTRACTOR PART OF?

- This team is dedicated to being the beacon of design excellence within the highly visual, emotive, and impassioned space where shopping and cutting-edge technology meet.

- They need your experience, optimism, and energy to build simple, fluid, and beautiful experiences that accommodate their growing and diverse product selection (e.g. household basics, beauty, fashion, home and lifestyle, pets, automotive, electronics, and more), and give customers everything they need to make confident buying decisions while delighting them along the way.

- They are constantly spotting opportunities to set new standards and challenge the status quo, which is why we need people who are aligned with our leadership principles and ready to make a serious impact on our industry and the world.

- A UX Designer role on our team offers the opportunity to lead the design of innovative retail and platform shopping experiences across multiple big, exciting and diverse programs worldwide.

WHY IS THIS POSITION OPEN? Need contractors to fill gaps for FTE that are on leave

WHAT IS THIS CONTRACTOR SPECIFICALLY DOING?

● Highly customer-facing, supporting visual and complex projects, not pure back-end work, therefore this team works on a very impactful scope of work

● Create new shopping experiences for client that solve problems in our most challenging and high impact areas.

● Responsibly and effectively advocate for the customer in a corporate environment; fostering a shared understanding of the customer-centric intersection between design, technology and business.

● Work closely with partners in research, design, engineering and product management to contribute to the architecture of near- and long-term user experience visions across applicable devices and locales.

● Present to business, design, and executive-level leadership and support your design rationale using quantitative data and site metrics, customer feedback, and usability findings.

● Play a critical role, with your project team, in determining the right goals to go after, problems to solve, and trade offs to make within tactical sprints and future-looking planning (3-5 years out).

● To succeed, you will need to be creative, curious, comfortable working in new and ambiguous environments, and show a strong bias for action to deliver results.

● You will consistently develop and launch new ideas (0 to 1) along with step- change improvements to mature products by understanding the need to balance time and business constraints with providing the best possible experience for our customers.

● Because the scope of this position will extend across a number of programs, the ability to balance high-level, holistic reasoning with detail-oriented feature design is imperative.

MAIN QUALIFICATIONS:8+ years of UX Designer or interaction designer exp

● Have an online portfolio or samples of work on resume, demonstrating experience creating great end-to-end, user- centered design solutions and patterns, across desktop and mobile devices

● Knowledge of usability principles and techniques

● Knowledge of best practices for information architecture and design

● Experience designing and prototyping with tools such as Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, InVision, or similar

● Experience acquiring user data (e.g., conducting usability studies, performing user research) and creating personas and journey maps

● Experience defining and maintaining design patterns and UX standards

● Bachelors Degree

YOU'D BE A FIT IF:

● You set and communicate a high bar for quality and challenge the status quo.

● You collect data and triangulate a variety of inputs into insights that inform your design solutions.

● You understand how to connect the dots and find opportunities between multiple touch points.

● You're passionate about leading design workshops, discovery activities, and creative reviews with colleagues at all levels.

● You're a master influencer and work strategically with executives and senior leaders to build alignment around broader design strategy and deliver best-in-class products.

● You are an empathic teammate and mentor who nurtures a thriving, collaborative design culture.

● You're a self-starter who is comfortable wearing many hats and can confidently navigate ambiguity.

SCREENING/SUBMITTAL PROCESS:

- Required qualification call with a recruiter

- Required updated resume (Word format)

- Must share a strong portfolio with good examples of previous work

INTERVIEW PROCESS:

- x2 rounds (1st with main HM, 2nd with team colleague)

EEO Employer

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Apex team member can provide.

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