UX Designer, Corporate Design

Job Description

The Corporate Design team of Penguin Random House is looking for a motivated and organized user experience (UX) designer to join our highly collaborative team.
Our team is working to rebuild and reimagine a large suite of internal applications, tools, and websites used throughout the company. You will be responsible for conducting workflow analysis, research, user interviews, and surveys, as well as translating your findings into sitemaps, wireframes, and prototypes. You will work closely with interdisciplinary teams to gather and understand business strategies and user needs, and to translate these into design solutions.

Interest in UI design will be viewed as a plus.

Key Responsibilities:
• Identify design problems and devise elegant solutions, translating analysis into concepts, and concepts into intuitive user experiences.
• Research and analyze content, workflow, and usage patterns through audits, interviews, and testing, and translate it all into information architecture models, user flows, site maps, and prototypes.
• Present research and designs to working teams and stakeholders. Clearly explain and document design work and advocate for user needs.
• Design wireframes based on user stories, user journeys, and deliver mockups optimized for mobile and desktop use.
• Conduct user research and usability testing and provide recommendations both in written and visual form.
• Collaborate directly with other design team members and business stakeholders.
• Rapidly test and iterate on in-progress designs. 
• Create technical documentation that articulates functionality to developers.
• Support continuous improvement of UX strategies, tools, documentation, and processes.
• Take smart risks and champion new ideas.

Please apply if you meet the following requirements:
• 3+ years of UX design experience. Preference will be given to candidates with experience, in agency or similar, in designing solutions for complex and content-rich digital applications.
• Strong interest in all things UX and other areas of design, knowledge in latest trends and technologies, willingness to learn new skills and workflows.
• A solid grasp on user testing methodologies, and usability standards.
• Experience with working directly with clients, auditing and analyzing requirements.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills (written & verbal).
• Ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience with design software such as Sketch, Figma, InVision, Adobe Creative Suite, etc.
• Familiarity with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and WordPress a plus.
• Familiarity with Agile methodology and project management software such as JIRA a plus.
• Open to feedback and constructive criticism.

Full-time employees are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program. Our range of benefits include, but are not limited to, Medical/Prescription drug insurance, Dental, Vision, Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Pre-Tax and Roth 401(k), Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Life/AD&D Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Student Loan Repayment Program, Educational Assistance & generous paid time off.

Company: Penguin Random House LLC

Country: United States of America

State/Region: New York

City: New York

Postal Code: 10019

Job ID: 159922

Date:

Jul 9, 2021

Location:

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-dykey0-3-147-65-65-42 in your application.