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Visual Designer
Chicago
Chicago
UX Designer salary in Chicago
Average Base Salary in Chicago
$81,795
$4,059
Additional Cash Compensation
$85,854
Total Compensation
Median: $82K
Min: $52K
Max: $125K
How Much Does a UX Designer Make in Chicago?
The average salary for a UX Designer in Chicago is $81,795. The average additional cash compensation for a UX Designer in Chicago is $4,059. The average total compensation for a UX Designer in Chicago is $85,854. UX Designer salaries are based on responses gathered by Built In Chicago from anonymous UX Designer employees in Chicago.
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UX Designer jobs in Chicago
Work closely with product owners to design the user experience.
Collaborate on user experience planning with product managers, business analysts, and engineering.
Create process flows, wireframes, prototypes, high fidelity mockups, and detailed UI and visual design specifications for web and mobile.
Design interactive prototypes (using app such as Invision) to gather user feedback.
Maintain consistency in visual elements and define behaviors.
Request and drive user research/usability tests as needed.
Handle multiple projects in an agile, fast-paced environment.
Discovering unmet customer needs;
Exploring and evaluating possible product design solutions to address these needs;
Testing these solutions for viability through a range of qualitative and quantitative methods;
Working closely with development teams to bring these solutions into the browser;
Measuring their performance in the marketplace; and
Ultimately optimizing them for success.
Our Creative Team is growing and looking for an experienced Designer to join the group! This person will produce meticulous, beautiful designs that take into account our client brand guidelines and specifications (websites, mobile applications, email, etc.) The ideal candidate must be able to design, develop, or enhance existing graphic/identity branding that meets marketing objectives, integrates customer usability best practices, and address client brand standards. This position works closely with User Experience Designers, Front- and Back-End Developers, Content Specialists, internal Project Managers, and external client leads.
Instructional Design, Specialist
+21
As an Instructional Design Specialist, you will be responsible for strengthening the Talent Development Team by helping develop and deliver internal learning solutions across a variety of formats and media to enhance the development journey of all Relativity employees. The Instructional Design Specialist works under moderate direction of managers and senior team
Collaborating with leaders to envision innovative experiences;
Leading product and project strategy, digging into and solving complex design challenges;
Understanding and unearthing unmet customer needs;
Guiding research and design processes;
Mentoring junior team members; and
Managing complex projects.
Pursuing a Design major, or have creative experience and looking to expand your knowledge of the field of user experience.
Experience doing research and making recommendations and/or creating a plan based off that research.
Experience with Adobe Photoshop or Sketch is preferred.
Graduating in Fall 2019, Spring 2020 or Fall 2020.
Director-Experience Design
+26
The Director of Digital Experience Design is responsible for
the team who envisions and designs the omni-channel experience for McDonald’s
digital ecosystem. This includes responsibility for the team who designs and
executes user research and testing, the concepting team who designs and tests
emerging experiences and long tail experience solutions and the product design
team who partners with the product team to design the experience and visual
design for the kiosk, web, app and cross-channel capabilities globally. In this
role, you will partner with the VP of Digital Experience and the Directors of
the Product team to create omni-channel experience visions for both McDonald’s
customers and crew to direct and focus the teams to deliver McDonald’s future
digital experience. In this role, you will partner with Marketing, Operations,
Product, the Market and Technology teams to implement omni-channel experiences
that deliver the convenience, value and fun that McDonald’s is known for that,
in turn, grow digital sales and customer market share.
The Experience Designer uses their user-centered design skills to help frame problems and provide innovative interaction design solutions that meet user needs while fulfilling key business objectives. They are comfortable working on concepting and early discovery work, as well as iterating on a mature product while embedded on a product team. On their product team, they are constantly communicating and collaborating with Product Managers, Engineers, Data Scientists and Marketing. They also know when to partner with other members of the Experience Design Team who have complementary skills in specialties like visual design, content strategy, research and front-end coding. Their ultimate goal is to deliver value to end-users as quickly as possible and to help Arity make personal transportation smarter, safer and more useful for everyone.
Senior Designer
+37
As Senior Designer, you’ll be at the forefront of what we dream of on a daily basis (and ultimately create), flexing your detailed design eye and boundless creativity on one of our largest national accounts. Fearless, passionate and imaginative, you’ll push the boundaries of visual design alongside our UX and UI team — building digital experiences that build stronger human connections.
Made up of design leads, experience designers, content designers, design researchers, UI engineers, and visual designers, our Experience Designer Team works collaboratively across departments to capture the emotions and needs of our end users – which are reflected in all the ways they experience Arity and our products. Using a lean and agile approach, our XD team works across areas focused on driving data visualization, driving behavior analysis, urban planning, and shared mobility. They meet each project with deep empathy in order to craft useful and usable interface design solutions. Together, we design experiences that have real impact on the personal transportation industry and its future. Are you ready for the challenge?
UX Researcher
+1
Several years of experience in specific areas of design such as user research and interaction design. A growing level of deep expertise and depth of knowledge in one area. Ability to influence on a team level and showcase design ability.
Ability to create a wide range of experience design deliverables either by yourself or collaborating with designers and developers - deliverables including journey maps, service blueprints, wireframes, prototypes, design systems and UI.
Clearly communicate innovation and design concepts to clients and colleagues using the methods & tools that best illustrate them.
Strong collaboration skills to work with small cross-functional delivery teams on projects, providing on the job training and support on all aspects of experience design methods and tools.
Facilitate inceptions, brainstorms, user testing, and client feedback activities with users, clients, and team members.
Proactively manage ThoughtWorks stakeholders and engage with other aspects of the client’s business on the impact of experience design deliverables and manage project scope, risks, and updates.
We're looking for an enthusiastic candidate to take our research practice to the next level. This candidate will design and conduct both generative and evaluative research studies frequently and efficiently. They will be responsible for designing test plans, recruiting users, facilitating research studies, analyzing results, and presenting insights (the basic stuff). Additionally, this person will be expected to champion our users to the Design and Product organization. This might mean working with our partners to ensure we are asking the right questions, identifying overlooked research opportunities, as well as looking for education opportunities in regards to best practices, breaking down silos, etc.
UX Designer Salary ranges
The most common UX Designer salary in Chicago is between $70k - $80k.
Average UX Designer Salary by Company Size
People with the job title UX Designer make the most at companies with 500+ employees, earning $89,869 on average.
UX Designer Salary by gender
The average UX Designer salary for women is $75,712 and the average UX Designer salary for men is $85,858.
UX Designer Salary by Years of Experience
The average salary for a UX Designer with 7+ years of experience is $93,617. The average salary for <1 year of experience is $63,000.
Average Design + UX salaries in Chicago
| Job Title | Average Salary | Salary Range |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Designer | $65,997 | Min: $45K Max: $125K |
| UI Designer | $74,375 | Min: $53K Max: $90K |
| Art Director | $81,758 | Min: $56K Max: $135K |
| UX Designer | $81,795 | Min: $52K Max: $125K |
| Product Designer | $86,192 | Min: $53K Max: $184K |
| Senior UI Designer | $97,089 | Min: $83K Max: $110K |
| Senior UX Designer | $104,791 | Min: $65K Max: $125K |
| Creative Director | $140,607 | Min: $101K Max: $170K |
| Design Director | $144,088 | Min: $95K Max: $220K |
| CCO (Chief Creative Officer) | $164,083 | Min: $104K Max: $200K |
Skills that affect UX Designer salaries in Chicago
1
Wireframing
17% have this skill
2
User Flows
15% have this skill
3
Usability Testing
15% have this skill
4
Prototyping
15% have this skill
5
Interaction Design
14% have this skill
6
User Interviews
13% have this skill
Recent UX Designer salaries in Chicago
$82,000
Yearly Salary
A UX Designer reported a yearly salary of $82,000 with +$3,000 in additional cash compensation
3-5 Years of Experience
Male
500+ Employees
Chicago
$105,000
Yearly Salary
A Designer reported a yearly salary of $105,000
5-7 Years of Experience
Male
51-200 Employees
Chicago
$80,000
Yearly Salary
A UX Designer reported a yearly salary of $80,000 with +$6,500 in additional cash compensation
3-5 Years of Experience
Female
201-500 Employees
Chicago
$83,000
Yearly Salary
A UX Designer reported a yearly salary of $83,000 with +$10,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
11-50 Employees
Chicago
$92,700
Yearly Salary
A UX Designer reported a yearly salary of $92,700 with +$8,000 in additional cash compensation
7+ Years of Experience
Male
500+ Employees
Chicago
$97,000
Yearly Salary
A UX Designer reported a yearly salary of $97,000
3-5 Years of Experience
Female
500+ Employees
Chicago
$75,000
Yearly Salary
A UX designer reported a yearly salary of $75,000 with +$5,000 in additional cash compensation
< 1 Year of Experience
Male
11-50 Employees
Chicago
1-5 Reports
$79,000
Yearly Salary
A UX Designer reported a yearly salary of $79,000 with +$18,000 in additional cash compensation
< 1 Year of Experience
Female
500+ Employees
Chicago
$74,000
Yearly Salary
A UX Researcher reported a yearly salary of $74,000
1-3 Years of Experience
Female
500+ Employees
Chicago
$78,000
Yearly Salary
A UX Designer reported a yearly salary of $78,000
3-5 Years of Experience
Female
500+ Employees
Chicago
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