User Experience Jobs

Onward Search is looking for a Senior-level UX Designer to join our prominent corporate client in Atlanta! This is a multi-year W2 contract role that will require 40hrs/wk onsite. Benefits are available throughout the term of the engagement. PLEASE NOTE: This is a broad, multi-functional role and requires experience across UX design, architecture, research, and strategy. Job Summary: You will create engaging, effective user interfaces, digital assets, and visual designs in support of both enterprise and customer-facing tools, products, applications, and experiences. You will help lead the development and design of information architecture, wireframes, prototypes, and similar deliverables for digital experiences for implementation in both web and mobile environments. This is a client-facing role and you will be asked to sit on client meetings and interact with them in order to better understand their creative and design needs. You must be able to understand business requirements and technical limitations. You must be able to apply user research, interviews, and surveys, and then translate those into sitemaps, user flows, customer journey maps, wireframes, mockups and prototypes. You will also be expected to design the overall functionality of the product and iterate upon it in accordance with user-testing. This is a digital role and experience, and portfolio work should be primarily if not exclusively in the digital, UX, and UI space. Primary Responsibilities: Translate concepts into user flows, wireframes, mockups and prototypes that help drive towards intuitive user experiences. Design and deliver wireframes, user stories, user journeys, and mockups optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces. Mobile UX experience, including designing for native mobile applications. Identify design problems and devise elegant solutions. Make strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core, and new, functions and features. Take a user-centered design approach and rapidly test and iterate your designs. Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders. Ask smart questions, take risks, shows initiative, and champion new ideas. Minimum Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in design, marketing, or a similar field. 6+ years of professional experience designing digital solutions for large or multi-national companies with a specific focus on UX, UI, and digital design. Preference will be given to candidates who have experience designing complex solutions for complete digital environments and who have previously led UX teams. Experience in the application of UX strategy, research, and architecture is REQUIRED. Hands-on experience in all areas preferred. A strong passion for simple, innovative, elegant, engaging user experiences Working knowledge of HTML and CSS. Advanced knowledge of specialized creative software programs including Adobe Creative Suite/XD, Sketch, Omnigraffle, Balsamiq, InVision, and similar tools. Ability to work within tight and aggressive deadlines. Prior experience in UX design including wireframing, prototyping, and UX strategy. Solid grammar and writing skills, very organized, detail-oriented, process driven. An ability to work both independently and collaboratively. An ability to interface with cross-functional teams, internal clients, and all levels of leadership. Ability to work with stakeholders to understand detailed requirements and design complete user experiences that meet client needs and vision. Extensive experience in using UX design best practices to design solutions, and a deep understanding of mobile-first and responsive design. A solid grasp of user-centered design (UCD), planning and conducting user research, user testing, A/B testing, rapid prototyping, heuristic analysis, usability and accessibility concerns. Ability to iterate designs and solutions efficiently and intelligently. Ability to clearly and effectively communicate design processes, ideas, and solutions to teams and clients. A clear understanding of the importance of user-centered design and design thinking. Ability to work effectively in a team setting including synthesizing abstract ideas into concrete design implications. Be excited about collaborating and communicating closely with teams and other stakeholders via a distributed model, to regularly deliver design solutions for approval. Be passionate about resolving user pain points through design. Be open to receiving feedback and constructive criticism. Be passionate about all things UX and other areas of design and innovation. Research and showcase knowledge in the industry’s latest trends and technologies. A clean, modern portfolio showcasing DIGITAL design work with a specific focus on UX and interface design is required at the time of submission. Does this sound like your experience and skill set? Apply with your portfolio and resume, today! 

Our client, an award winning branding agency, is in search of a Senior level Web Content Strategist to join their team on a 2-3 month freelance. This role begins on-site in New York City as soon as possible. We are looking for candidates with the following skills and competencies to fill the role.  Qualifications: Act as a internal and client facing Web Content Strategy lead, guiding the client's website overhaul through discovery to completion. Lead discovery phase, auditing the existing website presence, conduct interviews of key client stakeholders. Partner with the agency strategy and creative teams on the strategic positioning of the brand and how it is represented in the website presence. Mine the website for all content that aligns with the new strategy to be repurposed (testimonials, data and results, etc.) and develop recommendations for client. Determine what content currently exists on the website that must be removed. Identify through research, strategy, brand positioning and client offering, what content must be delivered on the new website. Shepherd the team, client and agency, to obtaining a consensus across stakeholders on content and structure of the website. Other tasks may apply. Experience: Bachelor's degree in a related study required. 8+ years of strategy background. Must have depth of experience with website content auditing and development development. Must have experience in the Business to Business content space. Strong writing skills across briefs, proposals, recommendations and content development. Have lead interviews, discovery sessions and workshops with both internal agency and client stakeholders. The ability to synthesize large amounts of data into clear and concise recommendations based on findings. You must have your own computer for this role. Strong attention to detail, no stone left unturned. Does this sound like you? Apply today! 

Our client is actively seeking an energetic and innovative Senior Interaction Designer to join their growing UX team. This team leverages technologies to develop and refine the tools considered most essential to the user that keeps businesses at the top of the industry. The tools they design must add value while providing personalized experiences for simple to complex user needs. The successful candidate will join this unique and specialized team that provides product strategy and delivery capabilities for client-facing applications. Their Product Design team sits within a Product Management organization and partners with the product owners to ensure that their hand-crafted, innovative ideas are deployed. The ideal candidate is, above all, a maker and enjoys balancing craft with an academic interest in theory and science of Interaction Design, HCI, and user-centered design methodologies. In addition, candidates should have the following skills and interests: Has designed highly functional user interfaces Has a deep understanding of interactivity and its impact on human behavior Has experience conceptualizing, modeling, and designing complex, and innovative, experiences Can defend their designs with rationale rooted in user needs and business goals and be able to present and speak to design reason Enjoys the multi-disciplinary and collaborative nature of product development Can translate business problems and requirements into compelling UIs Experience and Qualifications Minimum 5 years of experience working as a user experience professional Demonstrable experience designing rich interactions for desktop, web, mobile and tablet Experience designing enterprise applications within complex business domains similar to financial services Track record of successful deliveries and a strong portfolio that highlights their ideas and end-product To be considered for this role, a portfolio and resume is required. Please apply today if this opportunity sounds like you!

Our client, an insurance company focused on Health and Wellness, is looking for a Senior Visual/UI Designer with 5+ years of experience. This person will be joining a growing team of awesome designers, to help bring their product to life. As a designer with us, you will be crafting the entire customer journey – from ads that connect, to websites that inspire, to digital products that convert. This role reports to the Chief Creative Officer and is based out of their Mountain View, CA office. This is a contract-to-hire, 40 hrs/wk role. Responsibilities include: Building out their full digital product – they’ve been focus on their mobile app, and now they want to build out their user portal App design – optimizing their health literacy app. Millions of people use this platform and we are always working on improving its features and usability to improve the customer experience Follow the overarching direction to refine existing pages, and create additional web and mobile pages Landing page optimization - design impactful and brand-consistent visual elements for landing pages, email marketing campaigns, and many other projects that utilize color, imagery, structure, and whitespace Design, test and then optimize – always be looking for ways to improve your design Working with design team to develop, social posts, email templates, swag or business cards, etc Experience: Experience working in UI/Visual design with projects millennial-focused brands/companies A generalist – willing to hop in and do everything from ads, to land pages, and optimize in between 5+ years of experience working in a fast growing tech or start up environment Experience designing digital products and Facebook/Google ads Experience with A/B testing to drive better and better results SKILLS: Proficient in Sketch, Figma, Illustrator, Photoshop Experience with Premiere Pro or similar a plus Does this sound like you? Apply today! 

Onward Search is partnering with the Internet's largest and most heavily trafficked business for sale marketplace to identify a UX/UI Designer to join their team! The ideal candidate will work in close collaboration with Product Managers and development teams in shaping all aspects of the look and feel of responsive web design. This includes sketching, user research, prototyping, user testing, and final interface design. Prior experience designing responsive web applications is critical, as well as working in an agile and highly iterative environment. Concepts will be tested, challenged, and refined to reach final designs, with input from several stakeholders. Duties and Responsibilities: Create visual designs based on approved wireframes or sketches and product requirements. Collaborate with Product Managers to create wireframes, sketches, prototypes, and visual designs. Create intuitive interfaces that demonstrate a strong understanding of use cases and user flows. Initiate and lead projects to improve the user-experience on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices Produce production assets and design specifications for development teams based on approved designs Oversee and Approve development team implementation of approved designs Qualifications: BA/BS in Human-Computer Interaction, Graphic Design, related field or equivalent experience 2- 5 years of experience designing user experiences for the web ( desktop and mobile) A strong online portfolio demonstrating design thinking/process (problem/solution, before/after, research, sitemaps, user-flows, wireframes, prototypes, visual concepts, styleguides) Proficiency in design and prototyping tools such as InVision, Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe XD, etc. Passion for data driven product and design decisions with the ability to give and receive feedback constructively Effective communication, problem solving, presentation and adaptability teamwork skills Knowledge of UX best practices for applications and cross-platform devices Knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, JQuery and how it effects front-end design The ability to juggle multiple projects on tight deadlines with attention to detail while maintaining high standards of quality Bonus Points: Experience designing user interfaces for marketplaces or real estate HMTL 5 / CSS3 Coding Project Management

Onward Search has an exciting opportunity for a Visual Designer working out of our clients San Jose office. Are you passionate about creating innovative social media experiences and campaigns across multiple platforms? Are you a conceptual thinker with the ability to translate strategy and insight into powerful creative brand expressions? Are you able to motivate and inspire a cross-disciplinary team to deliver breakthrough creative? If this describes you then this just may be the opportunity you have been waiting for. Currently, our client is seeking this person on a long-term extendable contract basis running through the end of this year. Apply today to speak with one of our associates to learn more. Responsibilities include: • Leading a cross-discipline creative team to develop breakthrough campaigns/programs/assets with flawless execution • Ability to interpret global and seasonal campaigns into hard-hitting social assets and experiential executions • Partner with other leaders and capabilities in our in-house agency to leverage existing talent when needed to up-level the work • Partner with external agency partners to ensure the work is brand appropriate, channel appropriate, best in class and delivers on the business strategy Experience and requirements: • 5+ years of experience in digital marketing at leading Agencies or on the client side and a comfort (and experience) leading both art and copy direction. • Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design, New Media or related field • Experience leading innovative digital marketing campaigns with a strong focus on social and experiential offsite for Fortune 500 companies • Excellent knowledge of social and ecommerce best practices • An award-winning portfolio that represents a wide range of elegant, unexpected, holistic creative solutions that work seamlessly across multiple channels including social, experiential, video storytelling, display advertising, digital marketing for desktop and mobile • Proficient in all creative software packages (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects skills and Sketch) • Expert working knowledge of social, experiential, brand development, interactive commerce and general creative process • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills • Professional and persuasive presentational skills • Proven expertise in time and project management individually as well as for a team

Have you ever wanted to work for one of the fastest growing companies in the online/mobile industry - and one that you probably use quite often? Our client is adding two Product Designers to their growing Chicago-Loop team. This is an amazing opportunity to work for leading company in with some PRETTY AMAZING PERKS! (trust us, your friends will be jealous) This is a direct hire opportunity! What is needed for this amazing opportunity? 3-7 years of Product Design experience MUST have previous experience working with a product manager and product team in your employment history, as this is a highly collaborative environment E-commerce experience is a must Partner with product, engineers, and the members of the design and research teams to oversee user experience of the product from conception to launch Deep understanding of UI Ability to identity issues, address problems head on, and execute a better experience You must be able to thrive in a fast paced Agile environment Highly skilled in multi-tasking and juggling priorities on multiple projects at one time An update to date portfolio which clearly articulates past projects Apply today, we cannot wait to meet you!

Our client, a transformational digital agency is looking for a UX Design Lead to join their team for a very exciting opportunity to work alongside a leading UX team on an ONSITE contract to hire opportunity in Miami, FL. In this role, you will guide a UX team in managing discovery, ideation, production design, and iteration. Responsibilities: Organize information to facilitate effective retrieval and utilization of data, improve site flow and navigation destinations of software products Synthesize qualitative and quantitative data to derive personas, use cases, concepts, user journeys, information architecture Use date and information to create a new product direction and/or recommendations based on analysis Facilitate workshops with internal and external teams to deliver innovative and appropriate solutions Oversee the curation of techniques and tools and provide evaluation criteria to discover user needs Create prototypes based o high-level business, functional, and technical requirements Under direction of UX Director, you will manage projects and will be involved in all phases of design development Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering to ensure the best creative solutions are realized, implemented and delivered Act asa design and UX advocate internally and externally Qualifications: 10+ years UX Design experience Proficient in UX, Design, and Ideation software Excellent communication skills, outgoing personality, ability to effectively communicate with clients Passion for design, great problem solving skills, and an investigative mentality with a proactive nature

Onward Search is looking for a UI Designer for one of our Premier Clients in NYC on a contract basis. Responsibilities: Collaborate with other designers, product managers, and developers on research activities, strategy, ideation, concepts, final design, and testing of new product concepts Build empathy and be an advocate for our customers through participation in human-centered research and design Translate user needs, existing design systems, and requirements into elegant solutions for complex problems Contribute improvements back to our existing design system to help it grow and evolve. Present findings and design concepts to designers, product and development partners Support the development team in providing interaction flows, design assets, feedback and visual QA.   Basic Qualifications: BA or BS degree in Design (e.g. graphic, interaction, visual communications, product), or a related field or equivalent practical experience At least 5 years of experience with visual/UI design, user experience design and shipping products At least 2 years of experience working with Agile and Lean product development teams   Preferred Qualifications: Master’s degree in Design 5+ years’ experience with standard digital design tools, e.g. Sketch, InVision, Adobe CC, etc 5+ years of experience with visual design 2+ years of experience with user experience design 2+ years of experience with information architecture 2+ years of experience creating prototypes at various levels of fidelity to articulate and test user flows, UI design, and/or UI animation Strong portfolio of UI/visual design work that demonstrates experience working on projects from empathy to iteration Experience contributing to and applying design systems  

Our client, a healthy living and life management product and content company is looking for a Visual Designer (UI focused) to join their team full-time. This role begins as soon as possible on-site in NYC. What you'll be doing: Helping the company extend their new design and branding system across all facets of the brand. Work with the Product Design team to further develop and refine the guest experience Leverage iconography, typography, color, space and texture to provide an inspiring experience to the users Utilize user-centered design best-in-class principles to produce amazing visual from concept to execution across platforms Collaborate with your design team to continually refine the brand's design language to create great-looking, innovative products Work among a broad design team which includes engineers, product managers and other designers in a fast-paced yet collaborative environment About you: 3-5 years of mobile design experience You have developed amazing digital and mobile experiences You can manage multiple work streams autonomously but can work as part of a broader design team including product managers, developers and designers You have designed both consumer and internal facing products You take pride in executing with and obsessive need for quality and creativity Your resume and portfolio is formatted, clean and navigable