{"id":19546,"date":"2018-09-24T12:18:32","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T16:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/?p=19546"},"modified":"2018-09-24T12:18:32","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T16:18:32","slug":"job-perception-ux-ui-designer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2018\/09\/24\/job-perception-ux-ui-designer\/","title":{"rendered":"JOB: Perception, UX\/UI Designer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Perception<\/h3>\n

UX Designer<\/h3>\n
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Do you think about users first? Do you enjoy tapping into client\u2019s needs? Do you believe a product must be strategic? Do you get excited by imagining what is<\/div>\n
possible in the future? Do you love science fiction and use it as a source of inspiration? If so, we are looking for you!<\/div>\n
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At Perception we’re pioneering the visionary process of Science Fiction Thinking to design the future for innovative companies around the world. It is a way of perceiving the world through the lens of what is possible instead of what currently exists. It\u2019s a way of mining our wildest imaginings of the future to analyze our present reality.<\/div>\n
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We’re looking for a passionate UX Designer to join the family. You bring a strong focus on experience design by keeping users at the center. UX<\/div>\n
discipline focuses on how a user experiences a product (or service) and the surrounding environment. At Perception, the UX Designer will lead the implementation of frameworks to deliver an innovative user experience, and provide thought leadership about these topics.<\/div>\n
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As a UX Strategist, you will be part of shaping Perception\u2019s next big-idea.<\/div>\n
In this role, the candidate will \u2013<\/div>\n
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\u2022 Work closely with directors and business leaders to drive UX\/Design perspective and to understand overall goals and objectives to lead the UX discipline<\/div>\n
\u2022 Conduct user research by facilitating workshops, surveys, interviews, focus groups etc.<\/div>\n
\u2022 Present research findings and behavioral observations to stakeholders<\/div>\n
\u2022 Work closely with executives and project leaders to understand and extract business vision and apply to create UX artifacts<\/div>\n
\u2022 Create artifacts such as user profiles (personas), journey maps, affinity maps<\/div>\n
\u2022 Be highly skilled at crafting wireframes, storyboards, and other descriptive artifacts of logical design and interactive experiences (prototypes) necessary to communicate functional design and interfaces, user flows and information architecture.<\/div>\n
\u2022 Consult to, and collaborate with, various projects and teams on usability and interaction design problems.<\/div>\n
\u2022 Be an enthusiastic and empathetic user advocate and a champion of excellence in our product experiences.<\/div>\n
\u2022 Have a keen understanding of usability and user interface \u2013 on the web, mobile and more broadly across interactive experiences and applications.<\/div>\n
\u2022 Keep well in touch with all areas of project management, to ensure that your team is on schedule and succeeding from a design standpoint. Assist product and project management in estimating and planning required UX and Design resources and plan.<\/div>\n
\u2022 Define customer-centric UI\/UX measurement criteria and test plans to ensure<\/div>\n
the User Experience delivers positive results<\/div>\n
\u2022 Drive and document design standards and patterns across products<\/div>\n
\u2022 Collaborate with team on process improvements and tool implementation to support<\/div>\n
\u2022 those processes.<\/div>\n
\u2022 Drive knowledge management to ensure open & clear lines of communication of design process and ideas.<\/div>\n
\u2022 Experience in marketing and technology space is highly preferable<\/div>\n
\u2022 Have experience designing and crafting sharp web and mobile experiences, and software applications, and possess a well-rounded portfolio that includes examples of exceptional UX work.<\/div>\n
\u2022 Experience in software application design, for desktop, mobile, or social applications is a big plus<\/div>\n
\u2022 You will be ideal for this position if you:<\/div>\n
\u2022 Know how to create highly engaging & immersive experiences<\/div>\n
\u2022 Have knowledge and experience with all various platforms human interface guidelines: mobile, and connected platforms<\/div>\n
\u2022 Very strong writing skills. Ability to craft and write stories–user stories or stories of the future path of a product or brand. Frequently write \/ blog on relevant topics and have point of view on the industry<\/div>\n
\u2022 Have strong presence on social media<\/div>\n
\u2022 Think out of the box and are creative problem solver<\/div>\n
\u2022 Have excellent critical thinking and analytical skills<\/div>\n
\u2022 Possess excellent communication skills<\/div>\n
\u2022 Enjoy working in a team<\/div>\n
\u2022 Are open to travel, as needed<\/div>\n
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send resumes, portfolio and cover letters to<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Danny Gonzalez<\/span>\u00a0<dannyg@perceptionnyc.com<\/a>><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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