Bestica, nation's leading User Experience staffing firm, is searching for Senior User Experience Designers for a large client based in Seattle, WA.

As Senior User Experience Designer, you will define and build products and applications. You will be responsible for developing best-in-class consumer experiences (user interface designs, interaction models, prototypes, etc.) in a fast-paced, agile, startup-like environment. You will work closely with engineering, product management, industrial design, marketing, and company leaders to successfully go from early stage product concepts to launch. Many of these applications run on a range of mobile platforms including iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Windows Mobile and WebOS.

Responsibilities:

·       Create the vision for developing, communicating, and implementing the user experience and associated UI framework and assets on a range of products; follow through with the processes and tactics to implement the vision

·       Inspire and mentor others on the UX team

·       Produce user flows, wireframes, prototypes, user interface specifications, and final graphics

·       Initiate and manage user experience research and testing processes

·       Drive the development and communication of design guidelines, patterns, and libraries

·       Perform metrics analysis to inform design/UX optimization efforts

·       Oversee close coordination with the product management team to develop a shared vision of a product and then lead a process to define the experience and design to deliver on the product’s objectives

·       Partner with the technology team to ensure we leverage the scale offered by our platform without compromising on core experiential principles

·       Work strategically with other executives and team members across the organization

Qualifications:

• 7+ years professional experience as an interactive designer / user experience designer; expertise in both information architecture and visual design
• 4+ years professional experience with mass-market consumer electronics / web / mobile products. Experience with handheld consumer electronics products a plus
• 1+ years of experience as a Lead/Senior creative contributor
• Bachelor’s Degree required. Degree in design or a related field strongly preferred
• Strong user experience skill set including strategy, information architecture, and design aesthetic
• An online portfolio that demonstrates your ability to turn ideas into a strong and unique creative vision
• Experience shipping innovative, successful consumer products
• Solid experience guiding or managing user research and usability testing
• Expert skill level in the standard tools of the design trade, e.g. Photoshop, Fireworks, Visio, Omnigraffle, Illustrator, Dreamweaver and HTML/CSS
• Fluent in English with a proven track record of presenting to and influencing senior management
• Ability to prototype in HTML, XHTML, JavaScript, and CSS, Flash or Flash Catalyst

·       Experience with agile/scrum

·       Experience designing mobile web, and/or on-device mobile applications

Time is of essence so email your resume, brief cover letter and portfolio to: kat@bestica.com today!

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