Rescue Agency : Sr. UX/UI Designer (Remote, Temp-to-Perm)

UX Designer is needed in Chicago, United States.

Client: Rescue Agency

Location: Chicago, United States

Contract: Temporary, Other, Full Time

The Company

Rescue is a full-service marketing agency with a mission to make healthy behaviors easier and more appealing. Since our founding in 2001, Rescue has been exclusively focused on researching, developing, and implementing positive social change campaigns in public health. We provide research, strategy, creative, production, web, traditional media, social media, policy change, youth engagement and experiential marketing services to government, non-profit, and healthcare clients in over 35 states and provinces, as well as to federal government agencies.

Rescue’s health behavior change marketing campaigns focus on topics such as tobacco, obesity, substance and alcohol prevention; the promotion of exercise, eating healthy foods, early childhood development, and after school programs; and other topics that promote healthy living. Rescue’s behavior change campaigns focus on diverse populations within teen (13 - 17), young adult (18 - 26), and adult (18+) populations in both rural and urban areas, resulting in a wide variety of campaign styles and strategies.

We believe that marketing can do more than sell goods, it can create good, and we are looking for team members that are ready to work hard to create a healthier world.

The Job

We are seeking a high-performing, proactive, and solution-oriented Sr. UX/UI Designer to join our Experience Design team. The perfect candidate will possess a track record of success in creating innovative and human-centered interfaces and experiences for both web and mobile platforms. They should possess a strong interest in digital concepts, a proven ability to build comprehensive design systems, and the skills to guide and inspire junior UX/UI designers.

This opportunity is a temporary, full-time position for a three-month period to start. Upon the end of the three-month period, Rescue will reevaluate staffing needs and may offer a regular, full-time position.

Day-To-Day Activities:

• Collaborates and assists other UX/UI Designers with the expansion of our global Design Library;
• Builds and maintains brand-related design systems and design tokens;
• Collaborates with Director of Experience Design, UX/UI designers, UX Content Writers, Art Directors, Project managers, Developers, and other stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes;
• Designs high-concept user interfaces and user experiences for web and mobile applications, ensuring compliance with accessibility standards and best practices;
• Develops high-concept user interfaces and experiences through high- and low-fidelity wireframes, storyboards, user flows, and sitemaps;
• Collaborate with team members to apply creative UI concepts and digital design principles based on web strategy and UX to create action-oriented, intuitive, and engaging websites and digital experiences that support the wider behavior-change campaigns;
• Leads and mentors future junior UX/UI designers, pushing each team member to grow and expand their capabilities.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED + 5 years relevant experience;
• Expert knowledge of Figma and Adobe Creative Suite. HTML, CSS are a plus;
• Portfolio of professional UX/UI design work for both web and mobile platforms; including Design Systems;
• A detail-oriented eye for craft and pixel-perfect design;
• A robust digital concepting process;
• Ability to develop and apply interaction principles to digital experiences;
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with a high-volume workload.

Location:

Remote in the US. Rescue is a remote work friendly employer. With limited exceptions, remote work is allowed on a case-by-case basis

Status:

Temp-to-perm. This opportunity is temporary, full-time for a three month period. Upon the end of the three-month period, Rescue will reevaluate staffing needs and may offer a regular, full-time position.

Pay Range:

$75,000 - $85,000 /year

Benefits:

Learn more about the benefits of working at Rescue through the Benefits and Perks section on our careers page: http://rescueagency.com/careers/. Benefits include generous health plans for medical and mental health services, dental, and vision; paid time off; life and short-term disability insurance, and 401(k) with employer matching.

Travel:

None

If you’re ready to join our team of mission driven talent challenging the status quo, we’d love to meet you! Check out our Careers page at rescueagency.com/careers for more information about what it’s like to work at Rescue, and the benefits that we offer to our team members.