AVP, UI Designer

As a UI Designer, you will create visually compelling digital experiences and collaborate with UX designers to transform wireframes into development-ready deliverables. You will also engage in user research and usability testing to drive innovative application designs.

Responsibilities

• Work with product owners, project managers, interaction designers, and developers to create visually compelling, modern digital experiences.
• Collaborate with UX designers to transform wireframes and comps into pixel-perfect, development-ready deliverables.
• Participate in the design review cycle, synthesize feedback from peers and stakeholders, and close on designs that meet the project requirements.
• Work closely with design leads as needed to plan and review project work.
• Manage your time and give accurate timelines for potential workload.
• Support and leverage results from ongoing user research and usability testing efforts.
• Engage with business and IT owners in agile processes.
• Be a part of daily/weekly agile ceremonies, present work, and articulate rationales.
• Act as an advocate for the end user’s experience.
• Collaborate effectively with remote team members and managers.
• Bring a strong positive attitude to project and broader UX teams.
• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Associate Degree in HCI, graphic design, psychology, marketing, information technology, or similar area, or related certification & work experience.
• Minimum of 1 year of UI or Visual Design experience.
• Working understanding of color, photography, typography, iconography, and animation usage in digital experiences.
• Working understanding of user centered design, design thinking and related methodologies.
• Effective communication, time management, collaboration, and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of modern design tools such as Sketch, Figma, Invision, Adobe XD, Adobe Creative Suite and/or similar tools.
• Willingness to travel to Synchrony offices for occasional team & business meetings.

Key Skills

• Experience working on agile teams.
• Experience working in eCommerce and/or Financial Industry.
• Experience identifying and conducting User Research and User Testing.
• Ability to work in low or high fidelity as needed.
• Expertise with industry standard design tools (e.g., Illustrator, Sketch, Figma, Principle).
• Familiarity with asset creation: icons, illustrations, UI components.
• Familiarity with motion design using tools such as After Effects, Principle, Lottie or similar.
• Experience building and maintaining Style Guides, Design Libraries/Design Systems.
• Ability to ensure designs are ADA Compliant across all projects / platforms.
• Understanding of today's creative landscape and trends within the design industry.