Designer

Candescent seeks a UX/UI Designer to create exceptional user experiences, collaborating with stakeholders to develop intuitive interfaces and user-centered designs.

Responsibilities

• Lead UX projects and drive overarching UX strategy
• Uphold experience design (XD) processes and collaborate closely with product management and engineering to define and implement innovative solutions
• Execute all stages of visual design, from initial concept through engineering design reviews
• Conceptualize original ideas that bring simplicity and user-friendliness to complex design challenges
• Create wireframes, storyboards, user flows, and process flows to effectively communicate design and interaction concepts
• Present and defend design decisions and key milestone deliverables to peers and executive stakeholders
• Participate in user research and evaluate user feedback to guide design improvements
• Contribute to and promote design guidelines, best practices, and standards
• Collaborate with Senior Designers to develop engaging and strategic design concepts that inform the product roadmap
• Partner with Product Owners to translate design strategies into product features and user stories
• Conduct competitive analysis of direct and indirect competitors and monitor industry trends
• Perform in-depth customer/user research to gather and interpret both quantitative and qualitative insights
• Collect, analyze, and report on user feedback to identify key trends and inform opportunities for design optimization
• Collaborate with enabling functions (e.g., marketing, sales, operations) to communicate new experience features and identify areas for improvement
• Create user journey maps and personas to gain insight into user needs and inform product design
• Design user interactions, including layout, element placement, and overall product flow for the areas of the product the team owns
• Develop wireframes and interactive prototypes to visualize and test interfaces and interaction models
• Conduct usability testing and gather customer feedback to iterate and improve designs at the feature level throughout the product release cycle
• Work within an agile environment and champion the integration of design across the product development lifecycle

Requirements

• BS/MS in Visual Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, or a related field
• 5+ years of proven UX/UI design experience across platforms (desktop, mobile, tablet)
• Strong portfolio showcasing demonstrable UX/UI design skills
• Excellent visual design skills with a keen sensitivity to user-system interaction
• Proficient in creating wireframes, storyboards, user flows, and process flows
• Ability to confidently present and advocate for design decisions to stakeholders
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Sketch, InVision, Axure, or similar design and prototyping tools
• Understanding of motion design principles for interactive experiences
• Strong grasp of Design Thinking methodology and its application
• Creative problem-solving abilities and effective execution
• Up-to-date with the latest UI trends, techniques, and technologies
• General understanding of front-end development processes, including HTML and CSS
• Fluent in English and ability to work effectively with distributed teams across multiple time zones

Key Skills

• UX/UI design
• wireframing
• storyboarding
• user flows
• process flows
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Figma
• Sketch
• InVision
• Axure
• motion design
• Design Thinking
• problem-solving
• HTML
• CSS
• English fluency
• distributed team collaboration