UX Designer

POSITION SUMMARY: 

The UX Designer at Bass Pro Shops is instrumental in crafting exceptional mobile-first user experiences for the company's digital initiatives. Leveraging their expertise in responsive design and user research, this role is responsible for delivering intuitive wireframes, mockups, and high-fidelity designs. The UX Designer plays a pivotal role in collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to translate user needs and business goals into impactful design solutions, while contributing to the enhancement of internal tools and processes. Through continuous professional development and a commitment to design excellence, the UX Designer ensures that every interaction customers have with Bass Pro Shops is both engaging and accessible. 

This role is fully onsite at Bass Pro Shops Base Camp offices in Springfield, Missouri 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

Deliver user-centered, mobile first research and design for company initiatives (40%) 

• Create and deliver responsive, mobile first design solutions through creation of wireframes, mockups, or high-fidelity designs that effectively communicate layouts, interfaces, interactions, and workflows 

• Incorporate basic research and user testing methods and activities into workflows to inform design work  

• Exhibit an effective individual working process, self-managing priorities, ways of working and taking action proactively 

• Meet all defined deadlines and milestones for project work 

Effectively collaborate, communicate, and support cross-functional teams on projects and initiatives (40%) 

• Collaborate with cross-functional team members, including designers, researchers, developers, business analysts, product owners, and project managers to support work on defined initiatives 

• Work with collaborators to define and understand design requirements, limitations, and technical implications of work 

• Deliver accurate, clear, and easy-to-understand project deliverables, communications, and documentation as needed 

• Share and present project work to collaborators and teams for review, feedback, and revision 

Utilize and contribute to Internal Tools, Processes, systems, and goals (15%) 

• Correctly utilize team processes, systems, and procedures for project and team work (user journeys, personas, UX KPIs) 

• Participate in and actively contributes to the ongoing improvement of internal team processes, systems, culture, and practices 

• Effectively utilize and contribute components to the Bass Pro, Cabela’s, and White River Marine Group design systems, standards, and pattern libraries 

Advance personal and professional expertise through individual development efforts (5%) 

• Proactively maintain a personal growth plan by learning new skills, staying abreast of industry innovations, and exploring opportunities for professional development 

All other duties as assigned. 

EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS: 

 
Preferred Degree:   

• Bachelor's or graduate degree in relevant field such as User Experience Design, Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Information Sciences, Industrial Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Psychology, or a related discipline 

• or equivalent relevant working experience 

 
Preferred Certificate(s) or License(s): 

• Professional certifications such as Neilsen Norman Group (NN/g) UX Certification, Interaction Design Foundation (IDF) UX Design Certification, Certified Usability Analyst (CUA) by Human Factors international (HFI), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)  

• Other UX design trainings or bootcamp programs such as Google UX Design Professional Certificate, General Assembly UX Design Immersive Certificate 

 
Previous Experience:   

• 3-5 years of working UX design experience 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITY: 

• Proficiency with design tools such as Sketch, Figma, or related technologies 

• Strong writing, verbal communication, collaboration, and presentation skills 

• Experience applying research insights and user data into designs 

• Able to meet project deadlines and accomplish tasks with minimal oversight 

• A solid grasp of mobile, web, and native platform design patterns and conventions 

• Knowledge of best practices for web accessibility  

• Knowledge of HTML/CSS a plus 

• Understanding of design systems and shared standards 

• Hands-on experience conducting research and testing to inform design decisions 

• Experience delivering high quality design artifacts like user journeys, wireframes, high-fidelity designs, and prototypes 

• A design portfolio demonstrating 2-3 projects demonstrating design skills, UX expertise, and outlining design and research process 

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:    

(Not Applicable or % of time & Local, Regional or National) 

• This role is fully onsite at Bass Pro Shops Base Camp offices in Springfield, Missouri 

Bass Pro Shops is an equal opportunity employer.  Hiring decisions are administered without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.