Lead User Experience Designer

Clarivate Analytics (US) LLC Lead User Experience Designer Philadelphia , Pennsylvania Apply Now

Reference #: 126605-2We are looking for a Lead User Experience Designer with a passion for creating beautiful and useful products to join our team. In this role, you will apply visual and user-centered design best practice to design experiences which help people use internet-based research and library applications easily and effectively. As a Lead, you'll work on high, profile, strategic products. You'll also lead the visual design practice on the team, including conducting design reviews, guiding the evolution of product design systems, and helping optimize design operations on the team. If you have a strong product design portfolio and success establishing and cultivating best practices, tools and processes in visual and interaction design in a larger organization, then we would love to speak with you! About You - experience, education, skills, and accomplishmentsMinimum of 8 years of industry experience in interface/interaction design, digital or web design or similar fieldMinimum of 8 years experience using visual design as a language and explaining design rationale to non-designersMinimum of 8 years of experience with design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Illustrator, Axure, etcBachelor's degree in a design related field or equivalent relevant experience What will you be doing in this role?Lead Visual Design work on large, high-profile initiatives and consistently deliver successful outcomes.Lead other designers on enterprise-wide initiatives, such as designing, developing and maintaining enterprise product design standards and patterns.Organize regular team design critiques and collaboration sessions to iterate multiple design solutions to achieve the highest standards in design quality.Serve as a strategic partner to business leads, ensuring product concepts are valuable, usable and feasible, and achieve desired business and branding outcomesApply user centered design methodologies (user research, personas, task analysis, use cases etc.) to develop an understanding of user needsCreate high and low-fidelity prototypes to support rapid design iteration and user testingHelp design user research projects and participates in usability testing of designs to ensure effective visual communication and ease-of-use for target user populationsWrite brief design specs, annotated comps and/or user stories to communicate design elements (outlining font hierarchy, colors, positions and interactions) and work closely with the team implementing the designs to ensure visual standards, business, and user requirements have been metProactively identify the need for change in products and processes and propose solutions.Ensure designs meet accessibility standards per W3C WAI guidelinesStay current with, and appropriately apply, emerging design trends and technologies, knowledge of interactive landscape (both mobile and web-based), competitors, and complimentary productsContinuously improve individual and team expertise in Visual, UI, and responsive design skills and assume responsibility for modeling and teaching best practices. Mentor and coach less-experienced visual designers. About the TeamOur Team of 30 UX Designers and Researchers is passionate about our users of the products we create to support our Academic and Government market se ment. We are highly valued by our product and technology partners across our segment who look to the UX team to bring their expertise and user knowledge to strategic problems and initiatives that impact learning and research across the world. We collaborate across multiple countries and have a strong team culture of shared growth and learning. Hours of WorkFull time, permanentHybrid working schedule of 2-3 days/week on-siteMust live in a commutable distance to our Ann Arbor, MI; Philadelphia, PA or Alexandria, VA offices Clarivate is an Equal Opportunity Employer Vets/Minorities/Women/Disabled It is the policy of Clarivate to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Clarivate will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. #J-18808-Ljbffr