RESPONSIBILITIES
Visual & Functional Enhancements • Support innovating & proposing functional solutions to enhance the customer experience • Understand the enhancement objective to iterate for solution • Participate in Design Studio exercises as needed to generate ideas collectively • Assist in final UI leveraging company standards and best practices • Collaborate with development team on technical recommendations • Navigate the site often to understand the site and uncover areas of opportunity • Create wireframes as needed
Usability & Test Support • Help with the creation of layouts, low-fi concepts, motion tests, and/or prototypes for project and/or formal usability sessions • Explore variations in micro interactions for optimal clarity throughout the experience • Observe usability sessions when possible & focus on extracting key learns to optimize the experience • Use best practices for preparing & interpreting usability observations
Competitive Patterning • Participate in structured patterning exercises to Identify best-in-class functionality from the competition • Read reports from sites that aggregate findings based on larger usability sessions • Continued competitive awareness for product best-in-class. Front End Build QA • Leverage tools efficiently to communicate enhancement specification & capture defects (JIRA, Confluence, etc.) • Work side-by-side with a Front End Web Development to build and validate all visual/functional enhancements • Ensure visual & interactive integrity of front-end build • Validate all UI states have been implemented to specifications & standards Presentation Support • Support preparing decks as needed for better communication of a concept • Partner with various creative leads to organize layouts and deliver for executive presentation
QUALIFICATIONS • Sophisticated sense of visual design/style • Passionate advocate of for usability & user experience • UI visual design and interaction design expertise a plus • Ability to translate complex design challenges into clear, customer-friendly experiences • Working understanding of eCommerce and usability best practices • Collaborative, inclusive and flexible team member • Resourceful self-starter who gets things done • Highly organized with extreme attention to detail • Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment • Positive, constructive approach
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED • Bachelor’s Degree (Design / Interactive) or equivalent design experience • 3-5 years Web visual design experience • Mastery of appropriate tools & technology • Advanced Photoshop • Working knowledge of Illustrator • Understanding of the capabilities relating to the use of front-end Web technologies, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript a benefit • Proven talent in graphic and interactive design • Retail/fashion brand or agency experience desired; eCommerce experience ideal • Design for tablet & mobile UI