Remote Job
Senior UX/UI Designer
smartdept.
- 120 - 142 USD per Hour
- Full Time
- Posted : 10 months ago
smartdept.inc. is searching for a UX/UI Designer for a pharmacy and eCommerce client located in Chicago, IL. The ideal candidate will come with 2+ years of experience in service design, design research, and/or design strategy with 13+ years of experience in modern app programming languages (e.g., Java, .Net).
This is a full-time, fully remote, 6-month contract with the possibility of extension or conversion to a permanent position. Compensation for this position is $120-$142/hour depending on experience level and fit.
Project Focus: Transforming the Native App experience to better support the client's customer health and wellness; this project has a very specific plan and focus – integrating research into journey maps, conducting work sessions, and in the next few months, providing recommendations and holistic journey map/review of what the app exp should be; as well as a map of capabilities that the client needs to leverage/build in this experience; More digital-focused, but candidates who can think “Omni-channel” would be helpful.
What You’ll Do
- Design software applications to support complex workflows, visualize large datasets, or operate system-level tools.
- Provide user interface design services.
- Collaborate with product development stakeholders (e.g., product and technical managers, graphic designers, technical writers, developers, and end-users) to deliver new products and enhancements.
- Designing holistic services within specific strategic priorities or value streams.
- You will practice design thinking methodologies—framing the problem, discovering user insights, ideating, prototyping, evaluating, and iterating.
- Create journey maps, service blueprints, ecosystem maps, prototypes, and other deliverables to communicate service components.
- A key responsibility will be designing and facilitating ideation and alignment workshops with cross-functional teams.
What You’ll Need - Required:
- Bachelor's degree + a minimum of 2 years exp practicing service design, design research, and/or design strategy
- OR a high school diploma/GED + a minimum of 4 years of experience
- 13+ years of experience in modern app programming languages (e.g., Java, .Net)
- Fluent in front-end web development languages (e.g., CSS, JavaScript)
- Experience owning deliverables for service design engagements such as design research, prototypes, journey maps, and service blueprints
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including research, design, product, technology, engineering, and business partners
- Experience planning/facilitating design-led work sessions
- Experience using Figma, Mira, Mural, or similar design tools
- Preferred:
- MS Degree - Service Design, Product Design, Interaction Design, Human Factors, User Interface Design, Psychology, or related field
- Experience in adjacent design fields such as design research, UX design, or product design
- Experience in a design consultancy and/or within a larger company
- Experience in the healthcare and/or retail industries
Desired Skills and Experience
Skills
- front-end web development
- User Experience Design
- User Interface Design
- Figma
- Product Design