UX Designer
VelocityEHS is seeking a User Experience Manager to lead and advocate the user experience strategies for our products. This individual would work closely with our product management and engineering teams to conceptualize, design, and create innovative and user friendly products. The preferred candidate should have past experience designing user experiences for business or web applications, an excellent understanding of UX strategies and principles, and strong communication skills.
The VelocityEHS work environment is dynamic, innovative, and entrepreneurial. We have a results-oriented culture that demands intelligence, teamwork, and follow-through. If you have these qualities and take pride in surprising and delighting clients then this is the job for you - check out the details below and apply now.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT AREN’T LIMITED TO:
· Effectively communicate the user experience strategy for our products.
· Conduct remote or on-site user and stakeholder research activities.
· Data tracking and analysis, customer feedback review.
· Develop intuitive information architectures and workflows.
· Create and test sketches, wireframes, and prototypes.
· Present and communicate ideas, strategies, and best practices.
· Document workflow specifications and interactions.
· Integrate and expand upon existing design patterns.
REQUIRED SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS/WORKING CONDITIONS:
Minimum Skills & Qualifications
· Bachelor’s Degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Interactive Media, Cognitive Science, or a related field
· 4-6 years working on business or web applications with an emphasis on user experience
· Experience conducting user research and testing
· Demonstrated experience creating design deliverables including information architecture diagrams, sketches, wireframes, prototypes and screen flows
· Experience designing and building interfaces for different screen sizes
· Experience maintaining and documenting design standards and interaction rules
· Critical thinking skills with a high attention to detail
· Strong communication skills, written and verbal
Preferred Skills & Qualifications
· Excellent writing and documentation skills
· Experience with front-end web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
· Good visual design skills and knowledge of UI design principles
· Experience with prototyping tools (e.g. Axure, JustInMind, UXPin)
· Proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
COMPANY DESCRIPTION:
At VelocityEHS we’re all about helping companies around the world promote a safer work environment for their employees. We develop innovative on-demand (cloud-computing technology) safety and compliance management solutions that enable our customers, environmental health and safety (EH&S) professionals in a wide range of industries, to work faster and more cost-effectively in administering their overall safety compliance programs.
Headquartered in the heart of downtown Chicago, VelocityEHS is much more than just a place to work. VelocityEHS has cultivated a unique environment where success is both a journey and an everyday occurrence. We work hard and play hard because we love what we do. We place a high value on teamwork, and at the same time, look for individuals who are self-motivated and willing to take risk to help the company advance.
VelocityEHS offers many benefits, including: paid time off, health/dental insurance, 401(K) plan, casual dress, transit benefit program and more. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.