UX Designer

Company: Resource Informatics Group
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: April 25, 2024

Job Description:

Job title UX Designer

CANDIDATES MUST BE WILLING TO GO ONSITE TWO DAYS A WEEK IN ST. LOUIS. LOOKING FOR SENIOR RESOURCES

Company overview

At Spire, we believe energy exists to help people. To enrich their lives, grow their businesses, advance their communities. It's a simple idea, but one that's at the heart of our business. We're dedicated to understanding our customers' needs and goals to better serve them today and tomorrow. That's why we're always looking for driven, collaborative people to join our team. Because we believe that offering our customers the best service means bringing together the best people.

Job summary

Spire is seeking a Senior User Experience Designer to work in the St. Louis office. This position will be responsible for establishing a UX Practice, supporting the implementation of digital experiences and prototypes; the Sr. UX Designer will develop journey maps, mockups, wireframes, and lead Design Thinking workshops and user research to guide personalized experiences for our customers and employees.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Conduct user research and A/B testing
• Lead Persona definition and Journey Mapping exercises with cross-functional teams
• Use the insights gained from user research to guide application and process designs
• Create wireframes, prototypes, and mockups to support the development teams
• Identify and troubleshoot UX problems
• Organize work and present it to the product teams, management, and other key stakeholders
• Conduct testing of sample applications, websites, and software to assess user experience and ease of design
• Use recent studies and findings to establish the best overall design elements to include in UX design experiences
• Build storyboards to conceptualize designs to accurately convey project plans to clients and senior management
• Create surveys for research through various media platforms to gather feedback on user's ease of use and satisfaction interfacing on company websites and products
• Design the aesthetics to be implemented within a website or product, from the layout menus and drop-down options to colors and fonts allowing for interface edits as needed
• Analyze customer responses and website data to examine high traffic web pages and determine why certain webpages perform better
• Enhance user experience by creating seamless navigation through various digital programs and interfaces within the company
• Combine interface design concepts with digital design and establish milestones to encourage cooperation and teamwork
• Generate UX deliverables and ensure the reusability of components across applications Essential characteristics and competences:
  • 3-5 years of demonstrated experience in creating journey maps and conducting Design Thinking workshops
  • Expertise in the definition of personas and demonstrated experience implementing UX design across multiple experiences
  • Proficient with prototyping, wireframes, and visual design programs such as Adobe Creative Suite
  • Understanding of UX research methods, including surveys, focus groups, and A/B testing
  • Ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment to create top-performing interfaces for customers
  • Experience creating storyboards to support Agile delivery teams, as well as backlog, prioritization, and estimation of user stories
  • Continued education and research into UX trends and current design strategy and technologies
  • Professional written and interpersonal skills when communicating with customers and clients
  • Ability to prioritize and manage several milestones and projects efficiently
  • Experience in creating clear, concise, and actionable design documentation
  • Understanding of HTML, CSS, Angular, and/or JavaScript
  • The ability to balance UX concerns with business concerns
  • The ability to self-direct work and meet deadlines
  • Communication skills, and proficiency in working as part of a team
  • Visual design skills, including a proven understanding of design fundamentals The following additional skills are a plus:
    • Experience with composable coding and ability to troubleshoot using HTML, CSS and comparable languages
    • Experience participating in large digital transformations as the lead UX designer
    • Agile methods and strategies to implement UX design in an iterative manner Supervisory responsibilities:
      • N/A Required education (certifications, licenses, etc.):
        • Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, or other relevant background required
        • Formal training on User Experience disciplines, journey mapping, and/or Design Thinking preferred

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