Senior Interaction Designer (UX - freelance)
Location: US, NY, New York
Employment type: Contract
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Online Media
Company profile: Kettle is an independent digital agency based in New York City and the Bay Area. We’re committed to making digital do more — for both people and brands — because we believe the digital world offers more than meets the eye. Every online experience has the potential to change a life, a brand, or even change the world. And we carry this philosophy into each and every product we build.
Description: Kettle is hiring a freelance Senior Interaction Designer (UX)!Job Location: New York, NYKettle is a team of passionate, fearless creatives focused on delivering great products, redefining best-practices, and providing new opportunities for our clients and own #URL_03af6f8cf003de21c3baeeafa8f55c2708fc067174b4339a850004f288b6e2f7# our team is continuously growing, we are looking for an Senior Interaction Designer (UX) with a portfolio that demonstrates examples of engaging, intuitive interactions in web and mobile applications, to work on a project for a Fortune 100 company with a startup-influenced approach. It’s a truly unique opportunity to make a difference in the Entrepreneurial world, but we can’t get more specific until we meet in person.You will collaborate with Visual Designers, Product Strategists and Developers to design new features, enhance existing ones while establishing and reinforcing consistent UX patterns across platforms.RequirementsMust have 5 years interaction experience in either agency or product related environments designing consumer facing applications, websites and mobile experiencesDemonstrated past expertise in building a successful and engaging mobile application; experience building content and/or community mobile apps is a plusExperience developing and launching mobile applications for the most current iOS and Android versionsMust already be local to the NYC area and able to work onsite in our collaborative workspace in SohoExperience using lean/agile product development modelsPrototyping experience in one or more tools such as Axure, #URL_87bda63e01dbf9c94ca7430d4cbda39cd7c6a388635536d5c0ba4b40533880cf#, Flinto, or InvisionPrevious engagement with workshops - facilitation and planningStrong proficiency in developing wireframes, site maps, user journeysStrong experience in design specifications tools such as Illustrator, Omnigraffle, Sketch, or InDesignFluent presentation skills in explaining detail interactions, scenarios and story boardsResponsibilitiesHelp define design value by identifying user needs, actions, behaviors and emotions through researchDeliver end-to-end client solutions, balancing business goals and user needsBe a facilitator of client interaction by assisting in workshop development, user research, user testing and consensus building among teamsEffectively communicate ideas, opportunities and detail interactions to clients and team membersConduct co-creation with clients that include building scenarios, personas, storyboards and user journeysTransform ideas, business opportunities, research and creative vision into tangible products and services that provide clear, usable, useful and desirable outcomes for usersApply best practices in design approaches and methods toward delivering best-in-class experiencesProvide information architecture diagrams, detail wireframes, system diagrams, and key flows that explain the full experience detail of usersBe an evangelizer of design process during engagements with clientsWork in collaboration with key project team members, including tech leads, Strategy, PM, UX and creative leadsWork closely with development teams to ensure design delivery meets high quality standardsEffectively act on client feedback, user testing results and learnings to iterate products to more mature states that deliver better value for clientsBe a champion of design standards and best practicePush the boundaries of expected outcomes toward new ways of seeing and addressing problemsPlease make sure to include a link to your online portfolio.
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