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ClifyX lists this Experience Design Lead opportunity in detroit, Michigan. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Experience Design Lead
Locations IL - Chicago, MI - Detroit
JD Make sure that best practices are upheld on a project level or within individual mentorship of other designers for their project Conviction to champion your perspective while successfully collaborating with other points of view Guides the team in the visual direction, style, and methodology Lead Designer on simultaneous engagements, overseeing the creative output of a project team or client engagement Manages the operations of a project's creative team by setting priorities, assigning resources, and ensuring project goals are achieved Leads by example through high engagement and collaboration in group or individual settings and mentorship Monitor and drive a project team to utilize the best and latest methods and tools in order to be competitive in the industry Offer counsel to clients on a consistent basis and are often seen as a part of "their" team Comfortable leading and providing structure to potentially amorphous or evolving processes Lead the team's deliverables, responsibilities and schedule while maintaining the integrity of design process Explain and sell design decisions to clients and stakeholders Comfortable working as a solo-designer, team member, or team lead Collaborate effectively with remote and onsite team members, including but not limited to designers, researchers, project/product managers, QA, developers, and technical architects Have a Human Centered Design approach in solving user needs with deep customer empathy Apply design thinking to create world-class digital experiences across multiple platforms and channels, by bringing together user needs, business goals and technical realities Translate concepts into designs that illustrate simplicity despite system complexity Create instant tangibility for the team and the client through storytelling and rapid prototyping methods, ranging from paper sketching to digital prototyping Work directly with customers, peers and creative leads to design end-to-end experiences using participatory and iterative design techniques including observational studies, customer interviews, usability testing, and other forms of qualitative and quantitative research to uncover insights, learn about user behavior and verify design concepts Effectively communicate research findings, conceptual ideas, detailed design, and design rationale both verbally and visually Work closely with development teams to ensure that design specifications are implemented Participate in and contribute to Project Debriefs, project templates and design POV's Still be hands on in helping develop wireframes, user flows, interaction prototypes, user personas, customer journeys, site maps, and other design specification materials Help shape opportunities including estimating, scoping, resourcing and RFP and or Client responses
Qualifications Here's what you need: 6+ years' experience in digital design Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design or related field in Information Design, Interaction Design, Human Factors or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience Bonus points if: You're experienced with driving and applying user-centered design processes while working collaboratively with external clients and their customers, along with cross-functional teams including engineering, product management and user research You're composed in high-pressure situations with a "big-picture" perspective on how to handle those You're comfortable designing within iOS and Android native, Web Responsive, and additional platform guidelines using Sketch, Axure, the Creative Suite, and other relative design tools You have a willingness for reasonable business travel to work with onsite teams and clients
Worksite address
detroit, MI, 48228, US
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