Jr. User Experience (UX) Designer

Reposted 10 Days Ago
New York, NY
In-Office
Entry level
Information Technology • Software
The Role
The Junior UX Designer will assist in creating user experiences for AmericanExpress.com, collaborating with team members on wireframes, prototypes, and UX deliverables while advocating for user needs through research and testing.
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Company Description

Established in 1991, Collabera has been a leader in IT staffing for over 22 years and is one of the largest diversity IT staffing firms in the industry. As a half a billion dollar IT company, with more than 9,000 professionals across 30+ offices, Collabera offers comprehensive, cost-effective IT staffing & IT Services. We provide services to Fortune 500 and mid-size companies to meet their talent needs with high quality IT resources through Staff Augmentation, Global Talent Management, Value Added Services through CLASS (Competency Leveraged Advanced Staffing & Solutions) Permanent Placement Services and Vendor Management Programs. 

Collabera recognizes true potential of human capital and provides people the right opportunities for growth and professional excellence. Collabera offers a full range of benefits to its employees including paid vacations, holidays, personal days, Medical, Dental and Vision insurance, 401K retirement savings plan, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance.

Job Description

The Junior UX Designer will work closely with an existing team of high performing UX Designers, User Experience Researchers, and Visual Designers to create the user experience for the core journeys and products of AmericanExpress.com. You will partner closely with functional leads in a fast moving, agile team. As a Jr. UX Designer you will be hands on in all aspects of user experience developments including: gathering and understanding business & user needs, creating information architecture diagrams, building out detailed annotated wireframes, high/low fidelity prototypes and a wide range of strategic UX deliverables. Responsibilities include: 

• Transform ideas, business opportunities, research and creative vision into tangible assets that provide clear, usable, useful and desirable outcomes for users

• Create detailed wireframes, information architecture diagrams, mental models, personae’s, usability testing stimulus, site maps, story boards, user flows and high / low fidelity prototypes along with a wide range of UX assets and deliverables 

• Work closely with team leads to drive best digital experiences through all phases of product development, ship, and iterate

• Effectively act on partner feedback, user testing results and learning’s to improve assets, products and services

• Develop fast moving, tangible design process that deliver quality experiences within sprint cycles 

• Brainstorm, ideate, and iterate as needed 

• Work in collaboration with key project team members, including user experience researchers, product owners, tech leads, developers, strategy, PM, and visual design 

• Be a passionate advocate for the user, ground ideas in data driven solutions by partnering with our User Experience Research team to incorporate customer insights and principles throughout the creative process. 

• Ensure adherence to design best practices, standards, brand consistency 

Qualifications

Qualifications

• 0-3 years UX / Interaction experience designing consumer facing applications, websites and mobile experiences 

• Ability to simplify and turn complex interactions into intuitive user experiences 

• Exceptional skills in ideation, sketching, concepting, brainstorming, and UX asset production 

• Ability to create both low fidelity usable prototypes 

• Fluency with design tools, most notably OmniGraffle, Ilustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Invision and/or other UX & prototyping software 

• Introductory knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of HTML, CSS, JavaScript 

• Introductory knowledge and/or experience working in agile product development 

• Introductory knowledge and/or experience designing responsively across devices 

• Excellent relationship management, verbal & written communication skills

• Clear and confident communicator with an affinity for visual storytelling 

• Strong portfolio showing breadth of UX Design work 

Educational requirement

• Degree in Computer Science, Interaction Design, Human Computer Interaction or related field, or equivalent working experience

Additional Information

To Set up Interview please contact:

Vishwas Jaggi
973-475-7482

Top Skills

CSS
HTML
Illustrator
Indesign
Invision
JavaScript
Omnigraffle
Photoshop
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The Company
HQ: Basking Ridge, New Jersey
6,138 Employees
Year Founded: 1996

What We Do

In our relentless pursuit of greatness, we are dedicated to developing individuals, creating exceptional teams, and cultivating a unique culture of unity and care. As providers of digital talent solutions, we aim to positively impact businesses and communities globally. We would be honored to be your trusted and uncommon partner on this journey.

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