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UX Designer
Penguin Random House
New York, NY, United States
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The Corporate Design team of Penguin Random House is looking for a user-experience (UX) designer responsible for conceiving and conducting user research, interviews and surveys, and translating them into sitemaps, wireframes and prototypes for corporate and B2B websites. You will work closely with interdisciplinary teams to gather and understand business strategies and user needs, and to translate these into design solutions.
Within the Corporate Design team you will collaborate with UI and Interaction designers in the development of studies, presentations, and technical documents. You will interact with clients and services internal to the company: product managers, project managers, and developers to clearly and effectively define websites and applications design functionality, user interaction, and usability.
Responsibilities:
• Translate concepts into wireframes and mockups that lead to intuitive user experiences.
• Facilitiate client's product visions by researching, conceiving, sketching, and prototyping user experiences for digital products.
• Research and analyze content, flow, and usage patterns through audits, interviews, and testing, and translate it all into information architecture models, user flows, site maps, and prototypes.
• Design and deliver wireframes, user stories, user journeys, and mockups optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces.
• Conduct user research and usability testing and provide recommendations both in written and visual form.
• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders.
• Make strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core and new functions and features.
• Identify design problems and devise elegant solutions.
• Take a user-centered design approach and rapidly test and iterate your designs.
• Present research and designs to the teams. Clearly explain design work and advocate for users' needs.
• Create technical documentation that articulates wireframes and functionality to developers.
• Support continuous improvement of UX strategies, tools, documentation and processes.
• Take smart risks and champion new ideas.
Please apply if you meet the following minimum requirements:
• 5+ years of UX design experience. Preference will be given to candidates who have experience designing complex solutions for complete digital environments.
• Expertise in UX and related software such as Axure, Balsamiq, Sketch, InVision, JIRA, Adobe Creative Suite, etc. is a must. Basic HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript skills, and familiarity with WordPress, a plus.
• Ability to work with clients to understand detailed requirements and design complete user experiences that meet client needs and vision
• Extensive experience in using UX best practices to design solutions, and a deep understanding of mobile-first and responsive design
• A clear understanding of the importance of user-centered design, and a solid grasp of its testing methodologies, and usability and accessibility concerns
• Ability to iterate your experience in Agile Design process and methodologies
• Ability to clearly and effectively communicate design processes, ideas, and solutions to teams and clients
• Strong collaboration and communication with teams and other stakeholders to regularly deliver design solutions for approval
• Strong team player
• Handles feedback and constructive criticism
• Strong interest in all things UX and other areas of design and innovation, knowledge in the industry's latest trends and technologies
• Strong organization and time management skills
• Ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication and strong interpersonal skills
Please submit a cover letter and resume to be considered for this opportunity.
Penguin Random House is the leading adult and children’s publishing house in North America, the United Kingdom and many other regions around the world. In publishing the best books in every genre and subject for all ages, we are committed to quality, excellence in execution, and innovation throughout the entire publishing process: editorial, design, marketing, publicity, sales, production, and distribution. Our vibrant and diverse international community of nearly 250 publishing brands and imprints include Ballantine Bantam Dell, Berkley, Clarkson Potter, Crown, DK, Doubleday, Dutton, Fodor’s, Grosset & Dunlap, Little Golden Books, Knopf, Modern Library, Pantheon, Penguin Books, Penguin Press, Penguin Random House Audio, Penguin Young Readers, Portfolio, Puffin, Putnam, Random House, Random House Children’s Books, Riverhead, Ten Speed Press, Viking, and Vintage, among others. More information can be found at http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/.
Penguin Random House values the array of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.