Senior UX Designer Cover Letter

I would like to submit my application for the senior UX designer opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

Previously, I was responsible for user experience leadership in terms of researching, presenting, and implementing appropriate and effective user-centered design solutions.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• High design standards
• Working knowledge of design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite
• Strong understanding of user centred design methodology
• Produce user flows, wireframes, prototypes, mock ups and rigorous user interface specifications
• Create guidelines, reference artifacts, and resources for developers
• Speak authoritatively on concepts of interaction design in daily iterations with product managers, engineers, and testers
• Strong knowledge of front-end code, such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, and responsive design
• Experience with responsive design methods and development of design iterations

Please consider me for the senior UX designer opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In my previous role, I was responsible for input on user centered design processes and implementation of processes.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Experience working with fast-paced teams that use iterative engineering methodologies like Agile/Scrum
• Prototyping and wire-framing tools
• Some experience leading a team or management experience preferred
• Coursework in or familiarity with software development practices, especially integrating UX into Agile development
• Significant experience with creating designs, from concept through prototyping, with of the following programs or technologies – Axure, Sketch, OmniGraffle, Adobe Creative Suite, Marvel, Principle
• Comfortable being a philosophical and tactical leader in an agile environment
• Capable of thinking of user impact and experience beyond the immediate concept
• Generally up to date with the trends in the space while also having the understanding of when to disregard them

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the senior UX designer position.

Previously, I was responsible for guidance and technical expertise for the most complex user experience activities that include user research and testing, interactive design, and visual design.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Experience designing mobile and desktop applications with creative use of technology
• Experience with designs that satisfy ADA requirements
• Wireframes & prototypes surprisingly easy user interfaces
• Instinctively understands what makes something intuitive
• Collaborates well with other designers in their creation of pixel perfect, high fidelity mockups based off of wireframes
• Able to instantly spot issues with information architecture and hierarchy
• Deeply understand web, mobile, and tablet UX paradigms
• Enjoys working with Product Managers to define the feature set

In response to your job posting for senior UX designer, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for thought leadership in user experience and user-centered design.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• A self-starter and internally motivated to produce high-quality work
• An effective communicator in describing vision to other designers and product managers
• Understands of the full spectrum of UX and understand the value of User Research and how it differs from User Testing
• Inspires the whole product team to be user centric, not just the design team
• Passionate about user empathy
• Familiar with standard practices for user experience testing and able to coordinate with testing staff to ensure testing aligns with research goals
• Loves to live in the details and is comfortable moving between details and high level systematic planning and thinking
• Wants to be a sponge for learning new approaches to software development and excited to design the tools developers will use to build powerful virtual assistant experiences on the Viv platform

I am excited to be applying for the position of senior UX designer. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for in-depth knowledge and understanding of user-centered design principles and tools.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Enthusiastic team player who looks out for others, provides guidance, and readily shares knowledge
• Representing the UX discipline in new business pitches
• Thought leadership in the UX discipline, from writing about UX practices to representing the discipline internally in the agency
• Hiring, mentoring and resourcing of all UX staff, including conducting performance appraisals and training recommendations
• Defining the UX tools and ways of working to ensure we are always providing best-in-class delivery and thinking
• Demonstrable experience working across full-lifecycle of campaign-led and complex design-and-build projects
• Previous experience leading UX teams and collaborating with other disciplines
• Proficiency in using Apple Macintosh (OS X) and Microsoft Office