Title
User Interface Designer
Location
Marlborough, MA
Description
The Workscape User Interface Designer role requires a highly motivated person interested in designing innovative, intuitive web applications used by a wide range of user types. A passion and capacity to advocate on behalf of our various users is a must. This role is unique in that it requires creative design skill and development skills in order to design and develop prototypes and components that will drive the development of the final product.
Familiarity with agile-based UI design process and best practices is desired. Proficiency with web-based UI design tools and technologies expected. As an individual contributor (this is not a management role), the User Interface Designer works with all departments and all levels of employees within Workscape, including the executive team.
Responsibilities
- Quickly yet thoroughly create process flows, wireframes, and visual design mockups as needed to effectively conceptualize and communicate detailed interaction behaviors.
- Build interactive prototypes if necessary to support mockups
- Represent the user in product discussions with development engineers and product managers
- Provide User Interface design, reviews, and UI standards ownership and enforcement for Workscape (across technologies and a specific product)
- Continually look for ways to improve the UI in terms of usability to the end user
Qualifications
- Technical Skills:
- Proficiency in a variety of design tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks
- Key Technologies: Flex, Flash, ActionScript, Adobe AIR, CSS, Javascript, HTML
- Familiarity with source control systems a plus (Rational Clear Case, Mercurial, etc.
- Other Skills:
- 3+ years of user interface design for enterprise-class web-based applications. Experience building rich internet applications a plus.
- Experience with the complete software development lifecycle; experience with agile methodologies a plus
- Knowledge of user-centered or goal-directed design principles coupled with a “don’t make me think” understanding of usability
- Experience conducting usability test a plus
- UI leadership experience and skills required
- Good verbal and written communication skills. Ability to author technical and application design documents.
- Knowledge and/or experience the HR benefits domain a plus
- Experience collaborating with senior technical staff
- Other Requirements:
- A strong online portfolio demonstrating past work experience and relevant, user-centered design solutions is required.
Qualified candidates please submit a copy of your resume in Microsoft Word format to hrjobs@workscape.com.
Workscape is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage diverse candidates to apply.