Shiftgig, one of Chicago’s hottest and fastest growing technology companies, is actively seeking an User Experience Designer who has execellent analytical skills and limitless creativity. You must be comfortable generating great ideas, based on scope and requirement documents, in a fast paced agile environment; sketching those ideas; and bringing them to life in low to high fidelity wireframes. We are looking for someone who is passionate about the user experience and always has the user top of mind. The UX Designer will work with the Creative Director, Designers, Product Managers, and Engineering to help plan and execute strategic directions for projects. You will manage multiple projects in tandem with a multi-disciplinary team, estimate the level of effort at sprint planning meetings, and create deliverables: wireframes, user flows, site maps, etc. You may also be asked to develop usability test plans, execute them within a timeline, and report back with findings. You will need extensive knowledge and experience across verticals and platforms and be able to articulate your work in presentations to peers and Executives.

This position reports directly to the Creative Director (who reports to the VP of Product). The successful candidate will work on all Shiftgig’s current projects initiatives and future visioning, innovation UX ideation and user experience design.

 

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