User Exp Designer II

• Apply current UX methodologies, best practices and standards for a given project.
• Defines UI requirements by utilizing UX practices, such as sketches, wireframes, or prototypes, to help illustrate the intended user experience of a service or application.
• Focus on scoping, building and optimizing how information is organized and presented to users through site architecture and navigation.
• Defines, documents and maintains UX Usability and Best Practices and communicates across departments to optimize ease of use and achieve an integrated and consistent experience.
• Participates in the research, analysis, development, and testing phases of the design process.
• Maintains awareness of industry best practices, implements them when appropriate, and shares UX trends with team members.

Must-Have*

• Minimum 4 years of User Experience Designer experience
• Minimum 3 years of experience using HTML, XHTML, XML, DHTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL
• Minimum 5 years Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Flash experience.

Skills and Knowledge

• Bachelor Degree or equivalent experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required, with strong preference for prior education and experience
• Proficiency with design and prototyping tools such as Photoshop, InDesign and Axure
• Knowledge of capabilities and limitations of web technologies such as CMS, HTML5, JavaScript, Flash and CSS3
• Strong collaboration, organizational and analytical skills, working with cross-functional teams and external users
• Balances an academic interest in best practices and tactical solutions
• Able to develop/maintain a design pattern library