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Creative Director
Amazon
Seattle, WA, United States
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DESCRIPTION
Amazon’s Device Design Group has launched revolutionary products like Echo, Fire TV, Alexa Communications, and more. Are you interested in joining the team to lead Amazon’s next innovation?
As a Creative Director, you will be responsible for the end to end user experience for FireTV. You will define design productivity for the team and develop mechanisms to measure successful user experiences for our customers. You will be responsible for both VUI and GUI end-user experiences. Challenges will include designing patterns, templates, and new experiences.
In this role, you will lead a team of UX Designers. You will define and drive the design vision for a complex set of product portfolios, some of which will be the first of their kind. You will have a global impact for FireTV and for Amazon. To be successful in this role you will have designed innovative products and multi-modal systems, and you will need to understand how to implement design strategies across multiple devices and device types. To accomplish this, you will need to attract, retain, and develop the highest quality talent.
We are looking for a Design Leader who can:
• Create the vision for developing, communicating, and implementing the FireTV user experience; follow through with the processes and tactics to implement the vision
• Inspire, mentor, and lead a variety of designers on the User Experience team
• Produce user flows, wireframes, prototypes, user interface specifications
• Initiate and manage user experience research and testing processes
• Create reporting mechanisms and standardization for the User Experience process
• Measure the success and effectiveness of the User Experience Design team
• Conduct analyses of real usage data to inform UX optimization efforts
• Drive the development and communication of design guidelines and patterns
• Create pattern libraries, templates, and tools for a variety of users on our platform
• Oversee close coordination with the product management team to develop a shared vision and then lead a process to define the experience and design to deliver on the product’s objectives
• Partner with the technology team to ensure we leverage the scale offered by our platform without compromising on core experiential principles
• Develop an informed set of core values regarding user experience, technology, and business communication and present them concisely
• Work strategically with other executives and team members across the organization
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• At least 10 years of experience as a user experience designer, interaction designer, information architect, or similar role
• At least 5 years of experience leading teams of designers in the creation of consumer facing experiences
• Experience shipping software on consumer products.
• Experience working across teams to synthesize feedback and input from product management, engineering, and marketing.
• Experience presenting to and influencing senior management.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Experience working in a collaborative team and working directly with product management and developers for implementation of designs
• Ability to work gracefully and have a bias for action in a fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous environment
• Bachelor's degree in design, human-computer interaction (HCI), or equivalent professional experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Experience with handheld consumer electronics products a plus.
• Superior planning skills to stay one step ahead of the work – you can model needs against high level roadmaps to make fact-based recommendations to management about staffing levels.
• Strong relationship skills and the ability to influence people up, down and adjacent to obtain buy-in for your designs.
• An informed set of core values regarding user experience, technology, and business communication – and the ability to present them with eloquence and concision.
• Highly organized, strong attention to detail, excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to prototype in HTML, JavaScript, and CSS