UI/UX designer
Job Opportunity Overview
Join the Smartling Team
We’re actively expanding our Sales, Marketing, Technology and Services teams. If you have a passion for cutting-edge web technology and a passion to break down the language barrier on the web, please send a cover letter and CV. If you speak a second (or third!) language we really want to hear from you. ;)
Location
New York City
Description
Smartling is looking for a UI/UX designer to build and maintain an exceptional Smartling brand identity and product experience. In this role, you will work with both Product and Marketing Managers, as well as in-house and outside creative colleagues, to create an intuitive and cohesive experience for the Smartling brand.
Reports To
VP, Marketing
Responsibilities
- Embody the Smartling brand and mission in the marketplace
- Work closely with product managers, engineers and marketing peers to create simple, easy-to-use software and experiences with the brand.
- Brainstorm, research, wireframe, design and refine user experiences - within specified product requirements and deadlines
- Architect and perform usability sessions with key stakeholders and customers to get feedback as needed.
- Deliverables include wireframes, workflow diagrams, original art and illustrations, interactive mockups, prototypes, etc.
- Create design concepts that resonate with our target audience(s) and help meet business objectives
- Provide guidance to all staff on brand integrity, to ensure consistency of messages and creatives in the marketplace
Requirements
- Degree in Fine Arts or related field, or equivalent visual design and management experience
- 3+ years of designing user experiences and interaction design for rich Web applications for both business and technical users
- Exceptional user interface and experience design skills and an understanding of user-centered design disciplines, as well as an eye for subtle detail
- The ability to quickly grasp and distill highly complex user design issues into clean, understandable solutions
- Show an online portfolio of recent UI and UX work
- Knowledge / experience working with HTML, CSS, DHTML, JavaScript, etc.
- Strong working knowledge of experience design, brand development, interactive commerce and creative process
- Proficiency in another language is highly beneficial
Personal Characteristics
- Strong communication and organizational skills are critical to success
- Comfortable in a fast paced, iterative, deadline driven environment
- Creative, Curious, Global-minded, with great attention to detail
- Enjoys learning new technologies and data analysis techniques
- Passion, integrity and initiative!
Cultural Fit
- Teamwork – works well within team and across departments
- Customer Focused – passion for customer success, always willing to solve customer problems and delight customers
- Execution Success – plans and meets/exceeds objectives on time and with quality
- Entrepreneurial – flexible, optimistic, problem-solving approach
- Drive and Initiative – does the right thing without being asked, proactive at dealing with issues
Join the Smartling Team
We’re actively expanding our Sales, Marketing, Technology and Services teams. If you have a passion for cutting-edge web technology and a passion to break down the language barrier on the web, please send a cover letter and CV. If you speak a second (or third!) language we really want to hear from you. ;)
