Interaction Designer

Designer is needed in Oakland, United States.

Job Title- Interaction Designer Senior
Location- Oakland, CA
Duration- 12 months potential to extend

Manager Notes
Candidates need excellent communication/presentation skills and solid experience are paramount I suppose. Candidates who fall short are typically the ones who lack some aspect of the above.

Need a solid portfolio of work.

Must Have Skills/Requirements

• Solid understanding of UX Principles
• Proven work experience as a UI/UX Designer or similar role with STRONG mobile experience
• Portfolio of design projects
• Knowledge of wireframe and or prototyping tools (e.g. Axure, InVision)
• Proficiency with design software - primarily Sketch - but also Adobe Illustrator, XD or Photoshop
• Team spirit; strong communication skills to collaborate with various stakeholders
• Good time-management skills
• BS in Design, Computer Science or relevant experience

Nice Have Skills would like to see on resume

• Clean, easy to read designs
• Work with large organizations
• Agile Methodologies

Responsibilities / Essential Duties:
We are looking for a UX Designer to help create easy-to-use products and interactions for our customers and partners.

UI/UX Designer responsibilities include gathering user requirements, designing graphic elements and building navigation components. To be successful in this role, you should have experience with design software and wire framing tools. You must have a portfolio of professional design projects that includes work with web/mobile applications.

Ultimately, you ll create both functional and appealing features that address our customers needs and help us advance Blue Shield’s mission of making healthcare affordable and accessible for all Californians.

Responsibilities

• Gather and evaluate user requirements in collaboration with product managers and engineers and other stakeholders
• Illustrate design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps
• Design graphic user interface elements, like menus, tabs and widgets
• Build page navigation buttons and search fields
• Develop UI mockups and prototypes that clearly illustrate how sites function and look like
• Create original graphic designs (e.g. images, sketches and tables)
• Prepare and present rough drafts to internal teams and key stakeholders
• Identify and troubleshoot UX problems (e.g. responsiveness)
• Conduct layout adjustments based on user feedback
• Adhere to style standards on fonts, colors and images

Are you looking to pay or is this a collaboration?
Pay to hire someone

Is this ongoing work or a one off job?
Ongoing work

How would you prefer to pay?
Day rate

What’s your day rate budget range? (USD)
$250-400 (Industry average)

Do you have an estimate of the job or project length?
A few months

Are you a company or individual hiring?
Company

Do you have internal sign off on the hire?
Yes

Do you need to hire for a specific city, country or place?
Yes, they need to be at a location (give location in job title)

When do you want to have the freelancer secured by?
2-3 weeks

What is most important for this job?
Quality

How many freelancers do you want to contact you?
4-5

Do you have a job specification or creative brief?
Yes (please enter this in the description)

Does the freelancer need insurance?
Yes

Where did you find Twine?
You contacted me