Senior UX Designer

 Brightfind

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Senior UX Designer

Remote

About You

Do you have a thorough understanding of UX best practices? Are you a highly collaborative and communicative team member who has an ability to ensure all client UX and UI goals are being met by managing the entire project life cycle. Would you relish the opportunity to work with a wide range of non-profits and by extension, have a positive impact on people's lives? Do you ever think about making a difference with your talents? If you said yes, at any point, then we're looking for someone just like you.

About Us

Brightfind is a specialized digital design and web development agency, with more than 25 years of experience providing award-winning services to non-profit organizations nationwide. Our efforts center on Web Strategy, Information Architecture, Web Design, Content Management, and Usability.

Brightfinders are forward thinking, creative, and passionate about creating outstanding digital experiences. We understand highly technical concepts and have the unique ability to translate them into plain language for non-technical users. Brightfinders love to share, but also value listening to our clients, to our client's web visitors, to our partners, and to each other.

About the Position

• Possess the ability to conceptualize ideas and develop attention grabbing and visually engaging web design systems.
• Be an innovator that is consistently ahead of the curve on UX and UI trends.
• Support user research tasks, sitemap, wireframe, and design stages of a project.
• Highly collaborative and communicative team member who works across the entire project life cycle to ensure all client UX and UI goals are being met.
• Work closely with our creative director to create powerful, intuitive, and engaging user experiences for our clients
• Be part of a collaborative team environment where you can continue to learn, exercise, and expand on creative abilities
• Create portfolio material work that stands out and contributes to the societal greater good
• Get support and mentorship from an experienced creative director and team who have spent years elevating brands and creating strong, powerful online experiences that make a difference in people's lives
• Design for a cause. Not just another pretty website or an online portal that convinces you to buy a product. Brightfind design websites for organizations that exist to help individuals further their careers and help support individuals in need.
• Projects support important institutions such as: education, animal rights, medical standards, reproductive medicine, child life support and many more.

Key responsibilities:

• Design UX experiences for a variety of end-user experiences including websites, apps, blogs, newsletters, forms, workflows, and a variety of other online digital mediums.
• Translate client brand guidelines and aspirations into fully highly conceptual stylescapes and web prototypes.
• Guide and educate clients on current best practices and accessibility standards during client meetings
• Lead user research tasks such as card sorting, surveys, focus groups, information architecture exercises, and journey mapping.
• Work with clients to understand content requirements and design highly stylized wireframes and sitemaps accordingly.
• Design UX assets for all device sizes with responsiveness at the top of mind.
• Participate in requirements gathering discussions and present resulting deliverables to clients.
• Receive and incorporate feedback with an appropriate demonstration of expertise and professionalism.
• Work closely with project managers to develop reasonable timelines and adhere to the same.
• Work closely with business analysts to define and document functional needs resulting from UX designs.
• Serve as a company resource on questions of user experience best practices and represent Brightfind as a subject matter expert at industry events.

Ideally you possess:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in design or communication field of study
• Must be authorized to work in either US or India
• Able to work at least half of the work day in US Eastern Time
• Have 3-5 years of digital experience (agency experience is a plus)
• Expert in Figma and Adobe Creative Suites
• Professional experience presenting user experience assets and methodologies. (Candidates may be asked to submit short, sample presentation videos.)
• Must have and provide a portfolio that demonstrates a wide range of web design projects.
• Experience providing UX and design assets that meet WCAG accessibility standards. (Candidates may be asked to provide examples.)

Benefits:

• Fully remote workforce
• Competitive compensation
• Purpose-driven, mission-focused clients
• A Blue Cypress company - a large, dynamic family of purpose-driven companies
• Comprehensive health care, disability, and life insurance
• Priority work-life balance

New Opportunity. New You.

Are you tired of giving your best professional effort to an organization, or work, that is not in alignment with your purpose? Do you have a passion for helping to improve the lives of others? If the answer to either or both questions is yes, then apply now. Your job search may be over!

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