Dow Jones Lead UX Designer in BARCELONA, SpainJob Description: Excellence in news demands excellence in our customers' experiences. Our Technology Group brings together Product, UX, Engineering, PMO and Operations with a single purpose: to connect people to the news that matters most when they need it and where they need it by creatively defining and building connected, innovative and sustainable experiences/products that are data informed and with a customer lens.
We are looking for a Lead UX Designer to work with the UX Design team, combining innovation and usability to contribute to the creation of the world's leading design ecosystem from a product perspective. While this is an individual contributor role, you'll have the opportunity to direct and mentor junior designers and take initiative to lead projects.
Overview In this role you will create experiences that engage and appeal to customers, enhance our usability and improve the user experience through the use of imagery, color, shapes, typography, and form, ensuring our experiences appear trustworthy, informative and true to our brand. The ideal candidate should have a passion for user-centric design and the tools and processes that make it happen.
Your expertise should bring an understanding of component based design and design systems to contribute to a scalable, sustainable approach that enables speed to market, evolution, and optimization. This will be a highly collaborative role requiring partnerships with SMEs, Editorial, UX Architecture, Engineering, Customer Insights and Product.
The Lead UX Designer will report to the Senior Manager, UX Design.
Responsibilities: Bring industry best practices and visual design principles to your solutionsCreate solutions that meet both customer needs and business objectivesCollaborate with UX Architects on optimizing the user flow and overall experienceCreate visual concepts that communicate the overall vision and approach for a project, developing the overall look and feel and delivering final designsOptimize experiences by strategically implementing images, colors, fonts, and other elements in order to enhance a design or interaction, and engage usersContribute to the creation of visual patterns in our design systemMaintain brand consistency while designing new products and experiencesExplore and validate solutions by creating prototypes for and actively participating in user testingIncorporate recommendations and analysis from our Customer Intelligence and UX Research teamsCoordinate on ensuring we meet requirements for accessibilityIndependently deliver on projects and work with others on teamsBe able to function as a UX lead for a project, independently organize and deliver on small to medium size projects, including detailed execution, approvals and stakeholder acceptanceLead others in setting direction and scoping work accurately even with ambiguous, loosely defined projectsServe as an advocate for our readers, keeping their needs at the heart of our digital solutionsRequired Skill Set: 5 - 7 years experience in a similar roleBachelor's degree or equivalent experienceStrong grasp of UI, HCI, Accessibility and UX principlesExperience working on mobile, web-based and responsive designExpertise with component based designExpertise working with Design SystemsExperience working with AgileExpertise working with FigmaA strong portfolio that demonstrates your experience and UX skills, with clear examples of deliverables that illustrate step by step solutions for featuresAbility to lead and take initiatives, balancing strategic goals with daily tactical opportunitiesAbility to present design work and supporting thinking effectively to stakeholders and senior leadership for review and feedback, in person and in written communicationsPlus: Experience in the design of News or Financial ServicesFamiliarity with WCAG accessibility standards and complianceBusiness Area: Dow Jones - Technology
Job Category: Software Product Engineering
Union Status: Non-Union role
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