{"id":16187,"date":"2014-11-12T14:25:09","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T19:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/?p=16187"},"modified":"2014-11-12T14:25:09","modified_gmt":"2014-11-12T19:25:09","slug":"job-ux-designer-mckinsey-digital-labs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2014\/11\/12\/job-ux-designer-mckinsey-digital-labs\/","title":{"rendered":"[JOB] UX Designer, McKinsey Digital Labs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UX Designer<\/p>\n<p><b>Unit:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<wbr \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>McKinsey Digital Labs<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Reports to:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>Design Leader \u2013 McKinsey Digital Labs<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Location:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<wbr \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>TBD<\/p>\n<p><b>About McKinsey Digital Labs<\/b><\/p>\n<p>McKinsey &amp; Company is one of the world\u2019s premiere management consulting firms with some 8,500 consultants across 89 locations in 50 countries. The Firm provides a full spectrum of consulting services primarily to large corporations but also to governments, international institutions, and non-profit organizations. These organizations include 100 of the top 150 global companies, touching every major industry.<\/p>\n<p>McKinsey Digital Labs (MDL) combines unparalleled business knowledge with a world-class agile development process to offer distinctive support for enterprise IT enablement. Our highly skilled system architects and development managers configure software packages and build custom applications, creating the foundation for rapid and cost-effective implementation of systems that maximize value from day one.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being part of a large, multinational organization, MDL works more like a small startup company. Our development teams are small, flexible and employ agile methodologies to quickly provide our consultants with the solutions they need. We combine the latest open source technologies together with traditional Enterprise software products.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Role<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The experience designer\u2019s primary responsibility will be to drive user experience architecture and design from end-to-end, including wireframes, prototypes, and usability testing;\u00a0\u00a0to create compelling interactive experiences that look great for the intended user segments.<\/p>\n<p><b>Desired Skills &amp; Mindset<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Entrepreneurial self-starter who is self-motivated, but also a team player with a professional presence. Strong web and mobile design and UX \/ UI experience. Ability to get things done, while also collaborating.<\/p>\n<p>It is a plus is you have interest in data visualize and can also create stunning visual design.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Prerequisites<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0Bachelor&#8217;s degree in design or equivalent area<\/p>\n<p>\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0Minimum of 1-5 years\u2019 experience in software development<\/p>\n<p>\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0Strong command of English language (both verbal and written)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0Willingness to travel to up to 50% to client sites<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Design experience<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0Experience with designing consumer quality products, enabling business capability and objectives through technology<\/p>\n<p>\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0Graphical and Visual design skills, including use of a diverse set of software such as Adobe suite, OmniGraffle, Balsamiq, Azure, or other tools for graphic design, visual design.<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0Experience with conducting user research, usability testing, A\/B testing<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0Rapid prototyping<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0Knowledge of Agile software development process<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Non-design competencies<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0Strong analytical and problem solving skills paired with the ability to develop creative and efficient solutions<\/p>\n<p>\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0Enjoys and gets energized by complex problem solving and ability to push the innovation on solutions<\/p>\n<p>\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence senior client business and design\/marketing executives on design decisions<\/p>\n<p>\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0Ability to work under pressure, manage client expectations effectively and not get overwhelmed by client pressures on team<\/p>\n<p>\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0Distinct customer focus and quality mindset<\/p>\n<p>\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0Ability to manage own learning and contribute to functional knowledge building<\/p>\n<p>\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0Ability to work both independently and in various team settings<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Our Offer<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Our office culture is casual, fun and social, with an emphasis on education and innovation. We have the freedom to try new ideas, experiment and are expected to be constantly learning and growing. There is also a strong emphasis on mentoring others in the group, enabling them to grow and learn.<\/p>\n<p>You will have exciting career prospects within an international company that is still considered a start-up, yet was created by a trusted advisor of some of the most influential organizations in the world. You will work on challenging tasks in an innovative state-of-the-art technological environment in small teams of highly motivated colleagues with various cultural backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All resumes and design exercises should be sent to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Jennifer_Speciale@mckinsey.com\" target=\"_blank\">Jennifer_Speciale@mckinsey.<wbr \/>com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Design Exercise:<\/p>\n<p>UX Designer:<\/p>\n<p>A major healthcare provider has approached us to help them reimagine how they deliver\u00a0healthcare services to patients. They are interested in transforming their business model\u00a0from being treatment focused (expensive to provide) to being health and wellness focused\u00a0(better for patients). This includes digitally enabling existing services such as finding a\u00a0doctor, appointment scheduling, prescription management, etc. They have also asked us\u00a0to imagine how digital could enable new services that they couldn\u2019t previously offer to\u00a0patients.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Your mission: \u00a0You have been assigned the task of reviewing an existing healthcare app\u00a0to help the team understand the current market options. Download the ZocDoc app.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pick one:<\/p>\n<p>iOS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/zocdoc-doctor-appointments\/id391062219\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/<wbr \/>app\/zocdoc-doctor-<wbr \/>appointments\/id391062219<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Android:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.zocdoc.android\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/<wbr \/>apps\/details?id=com.zocdoc.<wbr \/>android<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Take 3 screenshots and annotate them with what each screen does well and poorly.\u00a0 Next,\u00a0sketch a redesign of the three screens with your recommended changes.<\/p>\n<p>Spend no more than 3 hours on this assignment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UX Designer Unit:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0McKinsey Digital Labs Reports to:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Design Leader \u2013 McKinsey Digital Labs Location:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0TBD About McKinsey Digital Labs McKinsey &amp; Company is one of the world\u2019s&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-job","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/122"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16187\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}