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Visual Designer
Chicago
Chicago
UX Researcher salary in Chicago
Average Base Salary in Chicago
$86,625
$5,425
Additional Cash Compensation
$92,050
Total Compensation
Median: $87K
Min: $73K
Max: $106K
How Much Does a UX Researcher Make in Chicago?
The average salary for a UX Researcher in Chicago is $86,625. The average additional cash compensation for a UX Researcher in Chicago is $5,425. The average total compensation for a UX Researcher in Chicago is $92,050. UX Researcher salaries are based on responses gathered by Built In Chicago from anonymous UX Researcher employees in Chicago.
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UX Researcher jobs in Chicago
UX Researcher
+27
The primary responsibility for this role will be to reveal what both our consumers and consultants need from the business's products by conducting primary research, exploring consumer behavior and motivation, and working with UX Architects, Product Management, and other key business stakeholders to support those needs.
Work closely with the UX team to develop and iterate user interface designs based on research and usability test results.
Conduct interviews, online surveys and focus groups with client stakeholders and external users to understand measurable goals and identify any additional user requirements.
Design and conduct baseline usability test to identify user performance and satisfaction metrics.
Make recommendations for changes and assist with any immediate changes needed.
Identify current client customers to develop a thorough understanding of the target audience, their typical tasks, and their specific constraints.
Develop user profiles, personas and task matrix, task lists, task process diagrams, and user journey maps.
Make recommendations for improvements based on user needs and task characteristics.
Conduct usability tests of paper prototypes, wireframe mock-ups, and low-level prototypes of information architecture.
Develop measurement strategies that drive business objectives and goals directly to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Our Product and Design teams are looking for a team player to bridge the gap between product managers, designers, and engineers with a human-centered approach to product design. Your main objectives will be to build empathy, inform strategy, and identify opportunities to improve the user experience of an innovative educational software tool.
Provide user centered design research, analysis, and testing services to support Aetna outward (customer) facing and inward (Aetna) facing user interfaces.
Support the Online Product Strategy & Design process, the APLC lifecycle and business processes to deliver an effective, efficient and pleasing user interface.
Consult to drive effective user experience designs that meet or exceed user expectations and meet or exceed organizational/business goals; work with project team to refine requirements and include usability testing strategy and objectives in the software development process.
Develop user experience research and testing strategy and deliver research-based findings/recommendations that support business goals while meeting resource, schedule and budget constraints of the overall project.
Support business and software development activities as a user centered design subject matter expert; take leadership role in the development of user centered design and evaluation strategy, estimation, proposal creation, test preparation, evaluations, analysis, recommendations and post implementation review.
Ability to plan, conduct and facilitate oral presentations and user evaluations, including information mapping, focus groups, various forms of usability testing and heuristic evaluations.
Knowledge and experience with collecting end user requirements, developing user profiles and/or personas, conducting task analysis and eliciting user feedback.
UI/UX Research Manager
+35
Manage, mentor and inspire a team of experience designers, providing design direction and push the quality of the design work.
Ensure user focus throughout the product design process. Push the boundaries of your team’s UX/UI/visual execution and try new ideas.
Influence product strategy and lead your team in executing design work that is user-centric while ensuring business goals are met.
Define design strategy, UX architecture, style guides, and usability patterns to drive efficiency and consistency into our user experience across all brand clients.
Champion ongoing improvements by considering market analysis, customer feedback, site metrics, and usability findings.
UX Research Lead
+40
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UX Research Summer 2020 Internship
+48
As a User Experience Research Intern you will work with UX researchers and Human Factors experts to conduct research, capture and synthesize insights, and present findings to various teams. You will create research artifacts like user stories and profiles, day-in-the-life scenarios, workflows and use case documents to help deepen organizational understanding of our users. Additionally, you will collaborate on a regular basis with designers, engineers and data scientists on envisioning exercises based on research insights.
Summer 2020 - UX Research Intern
+47
Solstice | Kin + Carta has an exciting paid internship opportunity for a UX Research Intern this summer! If you are excited and passionate about immersing yourself in the customer’s environment and searching out new opportunities to improve their digital experience – read on!
UX Researcher Salary ranges
The most common UX Researcher salary in Chicago is between $70k - $80k.
Average UX Researcher Salary by Company Size
People with the job title UX Researcher make the most at companies with 500+ employees, earning $89,500 on average.
UX Researcher Salary by gender
The average UX Researcher salary for women is $84,000 and the average UX Researcher salary for men is $89,250.
UX Researcher Salary by Years of Experience
Average Design + UX salaries in Chicago
| Job Title | Average Salary | Salary Range |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Designer | $65,260 | Min: $45K Max: $125K |
| UI Designer | $79,464 | Min: $53K Max: $120K |
| UX Designer | $81,807 | Min: $52K Max: $125K |
| Art Director | $82,304 | Min: $56K Max: $135K |
| UX Researcher | $86,625 | Min: $73K Max: $106K |
| Product Designer | $88,383 | Min: $53K Max: $184K |
| Senior UI Designer | $100,875 | Min: $75K Max: $137K |
| Senior UX Designer | $104,921 | Min: $65K Max: $130K |
| Creative Director | $140,637 | Min: $101K Max: $170K |
| Design Director | $144,525 | Min: $95K Max: $220K |
| CCO (Chief Creative Officer) | $164,083 | Min: $104K Max: $200K |
Skills that affect UX Researcher salaries in Chicago
1
User Interviews
2% have this skill
2
Persona Definition
2% have this skill
3
Usability Testing
2% have this skill
4
Feature Validation
1% have this skill
5
Prototyping
1% have this skill
6
Competitor Analysis
1% have this skill
Recent UX Researcher salaries in Chicago
$78,000
Yearly Salary
A UX Researcher reported a yearly salary of $78,000
1-3 Years of Experience
Female
11-50 Employees
Chicago
$90,000
Yearly Salary
A UX Researcher reported a yearly salary of $90,000 with +$9,000 in additional cash compensation
3-5 Years of Experience
Female
500+ Employees
Chicago
$106,000
Yearly Salary
A UX Researcher reported a yearly salary of $106,000 with +$5,200 in additional cash compensation
5-7 Years of Experience
Male
500+ Employees
Chicago
$72,500
Yearly Salary
A UX Researcher reported a yearly salary of $72,500 with +$7,500 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
500+ Employees
Chicago
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