User Experience Jobs

Our client, a premium streaming content provider, is seeking a freelance Front End Developer to join the Marketing & Ad Sales team. You will report to the Creative Technology Lead and be responsible for: What you'll do Develop, maintain, and elevate creative projects that focus on front-end development (HTML5, CSS, JS) including WordPress, PHP, ReactJS and JS libraries Work closely with designers to brainstorm, collaborate on userflow, wireframes, and develop innovative solutions Passionate about learning different technologies, loves to investigate, experiment rapidly and get things done Support creative digital campaigns across brand, product, licensed, subscriber growth, and integrated marketing Identify new business opportunities from existing and emerging technologies Bring a thoughtful approach to building and releasing high quality, well tested code What to bring Move seamlessly between fast-paced small-scale efforts and large-scale productions, while maintaining an outstanding quality bar 5+ years of development experience with JavaScript (Node/React), PHP, mySQL, WordPress Have working experience using Salesforce platforms Highly organized and detail oriented with the ability to work under stress and prioritize multiple projects Experience with incident detection and response in both cloud, datacenter, and corporate environments Outstanding communication and presentation skills that enable you to build consensus and enthusiasm among internal and external partners Strong desire for establishing and improving product quality BA/BS degree preferred

Onward Search is recruiting for a Sr. Product Designer for our innovative saas client. This is a full-time opportunity. This opportunity is based in LA but offers flexible remote work. You will be a part of our client's R&D team and pushing the limits on cutting edge saas projects. You will be the Sr. Product Designer working alongside two mid-level product designers in the Product Design and Research team. You will help define the end user experience for a highly complex information system. Specific Responsibilities include: Collaborate with Engineering and Product Management teams to undertake user research, analysis and user testing of customers to verify and test assumptions Establish best practices, set standards, and build out user journey's/ flows Design of prototypes, and visual elements of the experience This role will be research heavy in the first months of joining the team and as the product is defined, the team will lean on your ability to design and develop prototypes. This role is 70% research and 30% design/prototyping. We are seeking Sr. Product Designers who meet the following requirements: 5+ Years experience designing UX experiences for a range of responsive, native, and mobile apps Candidate's whose portfolios explains the candidate's thinking, process, and how they arrive at the end product Prefer candidates who have experience working for organizations with highly complex information systems Must be able to explain your research process and have experience working on saas projects that require heavy research Must have experience using tools like Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, Invision, and Figma It's a plus if you have a degree in HCI or related field It's a plus if you can prototype in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript This role starts in a Sr. Level capacity, but offers growth potential for individuals who are looking for the opportunity to be leaders.

Onward Search is seeking a mid-level UX designer for a 6 month contract opportunity in Portland, Oregon with consideration for remote options. Responsibilities: You will be designing solutions that are very data-heavy. You should have experience & appreciation for dashboards, data-driven charts, & simplifying complex interactions You will be leading collaboration efforts with both project stakeholders & engineering staff to translate complex requirements into simple & graceful user experiences Project requirements can change. The ideal candidate for this role will be adaptable and embracing of change. We're looking for someone who has experience using Figma, Sketch, LucidCharts, & Adobe Creative Suite. Additional must-haves: Over 5 years as a User Experience Designer, Information Architect, or Interaction Designer B.A., B.F.A. or B.S. in User Experience or related field A portfolio/website showcasing your work! Apply today to learn more about this role and chat with a recruiter!   

Our client, an employee benefits company is seeking a Senior Product Designer for a full-time opportunity. You will be responsible for reinventing their application from the ground-up so that their UX better supports how their customers use their application to get work done. As the design leader, you will: Work with our CEO, VP of Engineering, and Product Manager to implement a best practice system for how design should be incorporated into our product development process Align design objectives with business strategy and KPIs Lead the end-to-end redesign of all major features, from leading user research to submitting pixel perfect designs Create and implement a unified design language Work to reshape a legacy application while while continually adding and optimizing new features To be successful in this role, you need to be a full-stack designer, including experience in delivering mobile-first UX flows, mockups, interactive prototypes, design specifications, and final engineering-friendly assets. Required Skills: 6+ years of working experience as a UX/UI designer Prior experience leading a team or as a senior level designer Background in SaaS applications History of high achievement and clear vision for future career goals Collaborative leader Proficiency in UX/UI design tools such as InVision, Sketch, Zeplin Proven track record of independently completing end-to-end designs Bonus points for candidates able to implement design as production code

Onward Search is on the hunt for a UI/Product Designer for our Entertainment client. You will report to the Director of Digital Product. Responsibilities: Create well-crafted UI designs and prototypes using Sketch and InVision, from concept to completion across web, mobile and desktop app Contribute to our growing design system/DSM Iterate on designs based on management feedback, user research, usability testing, analytics, and other data Self-manage assigned projects from start to finish Effectively present rationale for design decisions Remain up-to-date on the latest digital platform developments Work with development team to implement and review UI design Take direction, feedback, and constructive criticism from various managers and peers Additional duties and tasks assigned as needed Must Haves: BA/BS required 4-6 years experience in UI design Strong portfolio showing examples of UI designs and prototypes Proficient in Sketch & Familiarity in Photoshop, InVision or equivalent design management system Experience in creating designs for digital media, including responsive web design, and app design Worked within or contributed to a design system Strong understanding of usability, UI and UX principles Must work well in a team, fast-paced media industry, and deadline-driven environment Excellent verbal and written communication, with natural ability to clearly explain design decisions and demonstrate meticulous attention to detail Strong project and time-management skills, able to balance and prioritize multi-project workload and adjust to shifting business needs Familiarity with Confluence and Jira is a plus Broad knowledge of and interest in Entertainment

Our client, an edtech company, is looking for an Interactive Designer (B2B/SaaS) to join their team for a contract-to-hire role, 40 hrs/wk in Mountain View, CA. *This role can be 100% remote if you're located outside of the SF Bay Area. As the Interactive Designer you will be primarily responsible for helping improve the experience on the company’s website. You will have influence over all aspects of the customer experience across all product touchpoints. RESPONSIBILITIES, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: Design visually compelling, data-driven, user-centric experiences that delight our users Translate quantitative and qualitative data into concepts, personas, user journeys, storyboards, user flows, wireframes, visual design comps, prototypes at varying levels of fidelity with Sketch, Framer, Adobe Creative Suite, InVision, Zeplin and other contemporary design tools Collaborate with the Creative Director to build upon and evolve the brand and design guidelines Work closely with product management, marketing, and engineering to guide and deliver new web experiences and iterate on launched experiences across their platform Create designs for the entire customer journey connecting a user’s experience from marketing materials to purchasing and using our product Work with Data and Research teams to collect the data necessary to inform design direction 4+ years experience designing consumer and B2B product experiences, for mobile and web, in a SaaS business environment An eye for world-class digital design, with an uncompromising attitude towards delivering polished, pixel-perfect designs. Expert-level understanding of design tools like Sketch, InVision, and Adobe Creative Suite. Framer and Zeplin is a plus Experience in UX, UI, and visual design Experience with A/B testing and well versed in principles of conversion-focused web design Familiarity with web-based coding tools and languages such as HTML, CSS, Javascript, React *Must have portfolio that showcases relevant work samples!

Our client, is looking to hire a Senior UX Designer for a long term assignment. This person will be responsible for overseeing user experience and design aspects of their products. They are responsible for the project from planning to implementation, working alongside stakeholders including product & engineering to ensure the best customer experience. Responsibilities, Experience & Skills: Utilize user-centered design methodologies to design intuitive and desirable products that incorporates business requirements, customer research findings and user behavior metrics Successfully manage multiple projects spanning in scale and complexity with hands on experience throughout the process, from user research to implementation with little guidance from supervisors Produce & deliver comprehensive use cases, wireframes, user flows, prototypes and design specifications Present & iterate design solutions in daily partnership with UI, Motion and Copy, give thoughtful consideration to feedback incorporating learnings into subsequent iterations of design Advocate for users in fast-pace agile environment with the goal of maintaining a high UX bar while meeting business needs and honoring technical capabilities Operate within a Scaled Agile environment to continuously deliver incremental value to customers Proactively partner with UX research in all phases of design to understand our users, interpret data, validate designs and iterate with precision so that designs accurately reflect and incorporate user feedback Develop and maintain detailed UX design specifications and patterns. Help evolve our deliveries while reinforcing consistent design patterns for reusable, systematic design Create multiple insight driven solutions to the same problem that range in scale to solve for immediate experience needs while building toward an ideal future vision 5+ years of UX design. In-house is preferable, but will consider the right candidates coming from agency-side Portfolio of original and breakthrough work with demonstrated documentation of those experiences Experience working in highly collaborative team environment with UI, Motion, Copy & User Research Passion for evangelizing designs through strong communication skills and stakeholder management Experience working cross-functionally in an agile setting with product and engineering Possess high-level problem solving skills within complex systems Proficiency in UX/UI design tools such as Omnigraffle, Adobe XD & Sketch Prototyping experience with Principal, Flinto, Unity, Framer or Invision Strong attention to detail and proven track record of complete end to end designs Bachelor's degree in human-computer interaction, design, or equivalent degree or professional experience

As a Senior Product Designer, you’ll bring your leadership, collaboration and passion for growth and innovation. Exciting work you’ll do: Work through design problems from beginning to end: translating research insights into ideas that form disruptive new products and features, then designing the workflows and detailed interactions to realize them Push and evolve interaction design paradigms and patterns based on brand guidelines Lead and influence business-wide discussions relative to the current and future direction of product design and user experience across our platform Utilize design thinking best practices like deep customer empathy and rapid prototyping to arrive at innovative, intuitive end-to-end experiences Advancing a strong point of view, backed up by customer insights, design principles, and industry trends Collaborating effectively with your product manager and engineering team members in an agile product-development process Give and solicit feedback from other designers in order to continually raise our bar for design quality Experience desired: Passionate about building great products, innovation and solving complex customer problems Will thrive in startup culture: Has a growth mindset, resilient, adaptable and curious Deep interaction and UI design skills, methods and strategies Strong experience in UX/UI for desktop and mobile SaaS applications or similar software knowledge/experience Accustomed to integrating UI/visual design experience principles into the design process Highly skilled at applying design systems to customer-facing product applications A diverse portfolio showcasing your design thinking and UX/UI approach Has a desire to be a “full-stack” designer Experience with creating and leveraging design systems Experience with complex, data-driven interfaces (data tables, data visualization) Expert knowledge of design and prototyping tools, such as Sketch, InVision, etc. Knowledge of Financial Services industry a plus

Our client is seeking a UX Designer to join their team on a contract basis. Responsibilities: Working with our Strategy and Insights group to leverage primary research, personas, task analysis, heuristic and competitive reviews to craft industry-leading user experiences Crafting and conducting stakeholder interviews with everyone from subject matter experts to C-level executives to determine business/site objectives Creating information design and navigation systems for internet, intranet and extranet sites, as well as online and mobile applications Creating and refining user experience thought expressed as deliverables, including task and gap analyses, content analysis and strategy and feature/functionality matrices, usage scenarios, site maps, wireframes, flow diagrams and user-requirements documents Preparing and presenting design recommendations based on business goals, user research, UCD and IA principles Collaborating as a member of the Creative team Required Skills: A love for the digital space (practices, procedures and technologies) and user-centered design principles Diagramming tool know-how (e.g., Visio, OmniGraffle, InDesign) and communication tools (e.g., PowerPoint, Keynote) A desire to work in a multitasking, fast-paced environment—we’re talking lightening fast A bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in the liberal arts, the humanities or user-centered design, or equivalent in a related field Four + years of experience researching and developing strategic user experience design for high-traffic, dynamic websites Digital agency experience and background preferred

Onward Search is looking for a Senior UX/UI Designer to join a fast-growing startup headquartered in the Boston area in the Healthcare space. The product team is looking for a senior designer who can work with them on a contractual basis, with the prospect of turning into a full-time position upon demonstrable impact. They looking for someone who can lead the UX/UI design for two products: An internal application used to assist the company A customer facing mobile web app The ideal candidate has the following experience: Experience designing the UX/UI of user-facing mobile apps as well as applications for tech-enabled services, bonus points if either of those applications are in the healthcare industry Has lead various kinds of user research with internal stakeholders and end users/customers leading to "data-driven" design decisions Experience with Figma and Jira Has made significant contributions to a design system in the past Experience with design reviews and able to convey the rationale of design decisions to various stakeholders including product, engineering, non-technical users, and company leadership Shares a team oriented mentality of collaboration, iteration, and growth Experience in visual design and brand strategy is a plus A background in healthcare is a plus