UX Designer (Remote)
- IT, Software development, System Engineering Jobs
Description
During the worldwide health crisis, we are committed to the safety and health of our employees, customers and candidates. Our interviewing, selection and on-boarding processes are currently being conducted virtually.
DTN is a global leader providing insights and analytics to our customers to feed, fuel, and protect the world. We help people make critical business decisions that impact the agriculture, oil and gas, trading, and weather industries.
It’s a difference you’ve likely felt without even knowing it. From the food on your plate to the gas in your car to the last flight you took, chances are a DTN customer made it possible. And that’s just for starters. That’s why we say, “When our customers prosper, we all win.”
We are in search of a UX Designer to join our team!
The UX Designer (UXD) will be responsible for research, information architecture, and design deliverables for a variety of user interfaces including web and mobile applications. The UXD will also be responsible for conducting user and stakeholder research activities to inform user-centered insights for deliverables.
The UXD must have 5-10 years of experience and a solid understanding of graphic design and web technologies. A good grasp of design programs and tools such as Adobe XD, Photoshop, and Illustrator is also necessary. They should also have a working knowledge of front-end technologies, HTML, and CSS. The UXD must have the ability to quickly adapt to new technologies and a willingness to keep their skills and industry knowledge current.
The UXD is expected to be self-directed but also collaborative. They should maintain good communication, time-management skills, and familiarity working in an Agile environment.
Responsibilities
- Perform user research and observation of user tasks, integrating these findings with business requirements to transform the user’s mental model into the user interface
- Work with stakeholders and others independently or as part of a multidisciplinary team to define requirements and develop the solution, depending on the project
- Develop user profiles, usability requirements, use cases, and scenarios to articulate the solution experience
- Conduct usability testing
- Design intuitive and simple user interfaces for web and mobile solutions, producing journey maps, storyboards, mockups, and prototypes
- Iteratively prototype designs using research insights and user feedback
- Leverage experience in prototype tools such as Adobe XD, Sketch, Axure, and InVision
- Utilize various cognitive techniques to evaluate user interfaces with end-users to refine the UI to ensure it complements the user’s task, environment, profile, and needs
- Display teamwork and persuasive interpersonal communications skills
- Be an advocate for users throughout the product development process
Hard Skills
- Windows operating system
- Data entry
- Quality assurance
- Software development
- Advanced language knowledge
Soft Skills
- Communication
- Team-oriented
- Skilled Collaborator
- Time management
- Flexible