UX Designer for The Weather Company
Andover (Essex County) Design/UX/UI
Job description
The Weather Company, an IBM Business is hiring a UX Designer for our Andover, MA location. The UX designer will design innovative, easy-to-use weather related enterprise applications for our desktop, mobile or web platforms. The ideal candidate should be able to translate high-level requirements into feasible, intuitive, and functional user interfaces.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
· Design user interfaces, including creating wireframe mockups, screen flows and interactive prototypes.
· Complete detailed user interaction specifications for functionality and behaviors.
· Work closely with Product management and customers to establish product vision.
· Develop and communicate bold and smart product ideas that help solve user and business needs.
· Implement relevant industry standards and best practices into designs.
· Collaborate with software engineering on implementation issues to resolve questions of software behavior.
· Comfortably give and take design feedback and successfully sell ideas to internal stakeholders.
· Participate in and lead usability testing/user research activities to understand target users' workflow, goals, and tasks.
TWC
Auto req ID
90199BR
Required Education
None
Role ( Job Role )
Designer
State / Province
MASSACHUSETTS
Primary job category
Design & Offering Management
Contract type
Regular
Employment Type
Full-Time
ERBP
Yes
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?
No
Travel Required
No Travel
IBM Business Group
W&CP
Preferred Education
Bachelor's Degree
City / Township / Village
ANDOVER
EO Statement
IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
· At least 4 years of demonstrated proficiency designing interactive applications for Web, iOS and Android platforms; preferably for complex data intensive applications.
· Proficiency in creating wireframes using Axure, Adobe XD, Sketch or similar products.
· Experience with prototyping tools using Axure, InVision, Marvel, Proto.io or similar products.
· Experienced in user research including formal usability testing, interviewing and surveys.
· Experience with agile methodologies.
Country
United States
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience
· Bachelor's degree in human factors, user interaction design, information design, or a related discipline, or its equivalent.
Secondary Job Category
Design
Eligibility Requirements
· None