Aquent has an EXCITING opportunity for a UX Designer!

This position is hybrid position.  You will be asked to work Eastern Time Zone hours.  We will only consider candidates that currently live in or can commute to our client’s office in Newark, NJ.  Note that relocation is not permitted for this position.

In addition, to be considered for this role, you must:

• Be authorized to work in the United States
• Not require sponsorship of any kind during the duration of the temp/contract assignment.
• Be able to work on a W-2 basis.  No C2C is allowed.
• Be able to showcase your work through case studies and/or online portfolio.  

As an Experience Designer you'll work in a multidisciplinary team, alongside researchers, experience designers, visual designers and developers, to deliver best-in-class, human-centered products and services for our client's Marketing organization. Your role will be to analyze, plan, map, and create the most valuable and contextually accurate experiences that are simple, and intuitive for our client’s customers to use.

Not only will you be excited by the challenge of creating great products across multiple channels, devices, and platforms, but you will also be able to see and own the end-to end journey as well as the detailed outcomes.  You will have a deep understanding of experience architecture, how to design in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment, while helping transform our client's end-to-end product and service conversion and acquisition model.

Job Responsibilities

• Understand customer needs and identify where separate interactions should come together as one that meets that need
• Arrange these separate interactions into rational screens, user flows and digital touchpoints for that product
• Look for commonalities in activities across experiences where new product opportunities could be realized
• Understand the core Human Centered Design framework of an experience and design targeted improvements to that framework that accommodates new and improved process refinements and deliverables
• Create and rapidly iterate interactive prototypes in accordance with task, scenario and journey
• Identify and design new cross-functional design patterns and standards
• Co-creating on designs with developers, marketing and product stakeholders
• Put forward new cases for designs improvements with marketing and product managers
• Communicate with detailed design and industry backed decisions and be able to represent all experience touchpoints
• Engage and align with all multidisciplinary teams across the customer office business
• Run and lead Design Thinking, Lean Business Canvas workshops, design sprints and other collaborative activities
• Analyze failure within existing experiences and identify root causes for that failure that can be translated into solutions
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction and process improvement within existing services

Experience Requirements:

• 6+ years in a Product Design, UX or equivalent design role
• Agency and or corporate environment experience
• Previous work in a regulated industry (banking, finance, or healthcare)
• Understanding of HTML, CSS, and experience working with CMS (Content
  Management System) a plus
• Previous experience as a Data designer and/or Salesforce designer
• Possible work on Medical Underwriting initiative

Skill Requirements:

• Wireframing
• Sketching
• Prototyping
• Site mapping
• Data Visualization and Communication
• Workshop Facilitation
• Visual User Interface Design
• User Flows
• Experience Mapping
• Research
• User Testing
• Experience Strategy

The target hiring compensation range for this role is $56.25 to $62.51 an hour. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.

About Aquent Talent:

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.

Our eligible talent gets access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through AquentGymnasium. 

More information on our awesome benefits: https://aquent.com/talent/talent-benefits!

Aquent is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive

Working with AQUENT provides you access to some pretty awesome perks:

• Subsidized (up to 85%!) Health, Vision and Dental Benefits, and Access to Fidelity 401(k) with Matching!
• FSA Program
• Weekly Direct Deposit
• Resume / Portfolio Review + Interview Prep. You’ll be set-up for success!
• Free Continued Learning: https://thegymnasium.com/
• Compare our benefits to other agencies, here: https://aquent.com/find-work/talent-benefits
• Who is AQUENT? www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z-n8nfytuM