Company:
INSPYR Solutions
Location: McLean
Closing Date: 22/11/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Role: UX Designer
Location: McLean, VA 22102
Duration: 6+ Month Contract
Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, or authorized to work in the US
Rate: $30-35/hour
Job Description:
This is your chance to be a part of an in-house Global Creative and Design team that's using guest insights to evolve our industry-leading channels and deliver personalized experiences. As an Associate User Experience Designer, you will bring your technical skills to a hospitality company with an award-winning culture. On the User Experience Design team, reporting to the Senior Manager of UX Design, you will support innovative projects including Digital Commerce and Loyalty. You will hold a passion for using technology to solve problems for people. You are expected to act as a subject-matter expert on consumer behavior on websites and mobile apps, especially those related to travel. The Associate User Experience Designer must understand the full consumer experience and be the "Voice of the Customer” throughout the organization and make sure it is heard in all decision-making processes that impact the consumer — helping create and sustain a consumer-centric culture.
HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
You are the lynchpin for change, bridging gaps, and innovation for our users. Below are some of the key job duties that make your work unique.
What your day-to-day will be like:
Interpret quantitative data and qualitative feedback into actionable next steps
Develop user-centered designs considering customer feedback, personas, user research, technical constraints or opportunities, and business needs under the direction of Senior UX Designers
Communicate design ideas and prototypes clearly and persuasively to a variety of audiences
Deploy a variety of practices to efficiently yet effectively create designs
Leverage proven patterns to enhance and optimize products - Establish and shape our Design Language and Component Libraries in collaboration with UI Design
Design accessible features
Assist Senior UX Designers in contributing to the product strategy and roadmap
Facilitate workshops (journey mapping, problem-statement, etc.)
Contribute to user story evolution to make sure the experience expectations are clear
Keep abreast of competitor products and industry trends
How you will collaborate with others:
Collaborate with pod team members and business stakeholders to develop a core understanding of user personas and deliver solutions
Collaborate with the Research and Experimentation team to identify learning opportunities and uncover user's needs
Collaborate with Content Designers to understand how users consume and navigate content and support information architecture strategy
Ensure coherence and consistency of features and functions across the overall journey, in and outside your focus area
Collaborate with UI designers to implement attractive designs
What projects you will take ownership of:
Optimizing our digital booking experience based on insights from customer research and data.
Enhancing our (url removed) property website capabilities to meet business and user needs.
Other projects as assigned.
WHY YOU'LL BE A GREAT FIT
You have these minimum qualifications:
1-2 years of work experience as a user experience designer, product designer, digital designer, or similar role
Experience with web and mobile platforms
Experience with common design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, etc.
Understanding of accessibility standards
Excellent communication, presentation, storytelling, interpersonal and analytical skills
BA/BS/Bachelor's Degree or equivalent professional experience
Travel up to 10%
It would be useful if you have:
An online portfolio or samples of work demonstrating experience creating great user-centered design solutions
Experience working with remote teams
Experience in an agile/scrum environment
Commitment to learning and expanding professional and technical knowledge.
MS/MA/Master's Degree
Our benefits package includes:
Comprehensive medical benefits
Competitive pay
401(k) retirement plan
...and much more!
About INSPYR Solutions
Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients' business objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of professional services, project, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at (url removed).
INSPYR Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, INSPYR Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
Location: McLean, VA 22102
Duration: 6+ Month Contract
Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, or authorized to work in the US
Rate: $30-35/hour
Job Description:
This is your chance to be a part of an in-house Global Creative and Design team that's using guest insights to evolve our industry-leading channels and deliver personalized experiences. As an Associate User Experience Designer, you will bring your technical skills to a hospitality company with an award-winning culture. On the User Experience Design team, reporting to the Senior Manager of UX Design, you will support innovative projects including Digital Commerce and Loyalty. You will hold a passion for using technology to solve problems for people. You are expected to act as a subject-matter expert on consumer behavior on websites and mobile apps, especially those related to travel. The Associate User Experience Designer must understand the full consumer experience and be the "Voice of the Customer” throughout the organization and make sure it is heard in all decision-making processes that impact the consumer — helping create and sustain a consumer-centric culture.
HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
You are the lynchpin for change, bridging gaps, and innovation for our users. Below are some of the key job duties that make your work unique.
What your day-to-day will be like:
Interpret quantitative data and qualitative feedback into actionable next steps
Develop user-centered designs considering customer feedback, personas, user research, technical constraints or opportunities, and business needs under the direction of Senior UX Designers
Communicate design ideas and prototypes clearly and persuasively to a variety of audiences
Deploy a variety of practices to efficiently yet effectively create designs
Leverage proven patterns to enhance and optimize products - Establish and shape our Design Language and Component Libraries in collaboration with UI Design
Design accessible features
Assist Senior UX Designers in contributing to the product strategy and roadmap
Facilitate workshops (journey mapping, problem-statement, etc.)
Contribute to user story evolution to make sure the experience expectations are clear
Keep abreast of competitor products and industry trends
How you will collaborate with others:
Collaborate with pod team members and business stakeholders to develop a core understanding of user personas and deliver solutions
Collaborate with the Research and Experimentation team to identify learning opportunities and uncover user's needs
Collaborate with Content Designers to understand how users consume and navigate content and support information architecture strategy
Ensure coherence and consistency of features and functions across the overall journey, in and outside your focus area
Collaborate with UI designers to implement attractive designs
What projects you will take ownership of:
Optimizing our digital booking experience based on insights from customer research and data.
Enhancing our (url removed) property website capabilities to meet business and user needs.
Other projects as assigned.
WHY YOU'LL BE A GREAT FIT
You have these minimum qualifications:
1-2 years of work experience as a user experience designer, product designer, digital designer, or similar role
Experience with web and mobile platforms
Experience with common design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, etc.
Understanding of accessibility standards
Excellent communication, presentation, storytelling, interpersonal and analytical skills
BA/BS/Bachelor's Degree or equivalent professional experience
Travel up to 10%
It would be useful if you have:
An online portfolio or samples of work demonstrating experience creating great user-centered design solutions
Experience working with remote teams
Experience in an agile/scrum environment
Commitment to learning and expanding professional and technical knowledge.
MS/MA/Master's Degree
Our benefits package includes:
Comprehensive medical benefits
Competitive pay
401(k) retirement plan
...and much more!
About INSPYR Solutions
Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients' business objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of professional services, project, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at (url removed).
INSPYR Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, INSPYR Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
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