EY: UX & UI Designer - 12-month FTC

UX Designer is needed in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Client: EY

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Contract: Contractor

About EY

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

The Brand, Marketing and Communications (BMC) function

The Brand, Marketing and Communications (BMC) function has a significant role to play in helping to achieve EY’s ambition to create long-term value as the world’s most trusted, distinctive professional services organization. We work hand in hand with the business to take services and solutions to market; bring our purpose, building a better working world, to life for our people, clients, and communities; engage our people and build a high-performing culture; and to build the commercial value and emotional resonance of the EY brand. Through the collective power of BMC, and the other teams and specialists we work with, we aim to build a better working world by driving commercial value through distinctive marketing and communications that deliver measurable market impact. The function is made up of over 2,000 professionals, working across the Executive and Regions in the following areas of specialism: Brand; Marketing; PR/Media Relations & External Communications; Internal Communications & Employee Engagement; Corporate communications.

Function

• Function: Brand, Marketing & Communications (BMC)
• Sub Function: iGTM
• Scope: Global

The Opportunity

As an important part of our ambition in digital, the GDM (Global Digital Marketing) team at EY is opening a new User Experience & Designer contract role directly in the team. This role will work closely with Enablement’s UX Design and Content team to optimize our digital experience on EY.com and Internal platforms. In this role, you are responsible for providing actionable insights on how to explicitly improve EY’s digital content and experiences after interpreting the relevant audience data, and work with the GDM team to develop end-to-end design solutions that are distinctive, innovative and user-centric.

The goal of this role is to develop a deep understanding of the digital user experience on EY.com, Intranet and across the digital landscape, how our clients and partners interact with our digital presence and deliver data insights that can be translated into action. The role will act as a champion of the user and work with GDM and the broader BMC team to guide digital development, steeped in UX practices and principles. This person helps set and document the vision for the user experiences, serving as an advocate to ensure the highest level of engagement and relevancy. Individuals in this role must be user-focused, analytical, and have strong verbal and written communication skills. In addition, this person must be able to work in a team environment to share information and collaborate on solutions. You will report to the Global UX Leader.

Skills And Attributes For Success

• Strong UX and UI skills.
• A champion and ambassador for the customer experience for our digital touchpoints across the entire business.
• A dedicated team player, comfortable working collaboratively, virtually, and independently.
• Work with Content team and business partners to identify opportunities for UX improvement and define best practices.
• Ability to plan, rationalize and execute a clearly defined and intelligently thought-through process to identify and meet customer and business goals.
• Great eye for detail, and confident in your design expertise and can communicate clearly and translate ideas to stakeholders and team members alike.
• Familiarity with Design systems design and development and ability to produce design specifications.
• Ability to synthesize complex information into simple, high-impact messages.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor’s degree in human Factors, Cognitive Psychology, Analytics, Statistics, or related field. Or equivalent work experience.
• Typically has 5 or more years’ experience in UX / UI design role, using a wide variety of research methods and technologies.
• Demonstrated success at developing creative and comprehensive research strategies to reveal unforeseen opportunities and issues that have a significant impact on product strategy and design.

Ideally, you will also have

• Cultural awareness and sensitivity, as this role will involve daily interaction with people in countries around the globe.
• A self-starter with a “can do” attitude and the drive to get the job done; the potential to develop within the organization.
• A passion, drive, and complete understanding of digital to deliver creativity and big ideas.

What We Look For

We are looking for a high energy individual who embraces change and innovation to ensure that we can continue to deliver world-class digital initiatives in an ever-changing environment. EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

What We Offer

As part of this role, you’ll work in a highly integrated, global team with the opportunity and tools to grow, develop and drive your career forward. Here, you can combine global opportunity with flexible working. The EY benefits package goes above and beyond too, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being. Your recruiter can talk to you about the benefits available in your country. Here’s a snapshot of what we offer:

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

Please apply to this role only through the ‘Apply’ link (not through the local office). Your application will then be routed to the appropriate recruiting team.