Project-User Experience Designer II

Working at ESPN is unlike anything else. That’s because we’re always finding new ways to interact with fans – however and wherever they connect with sports. When you have the latest technology, game-changing ideas and world-class talent on your team, every day is extraordinary.

Be part of an exciting and growing internal user experience team that primarily focuses on building and redesigning internal ESPN business applications. You will work alongside other UX designers who are embedded in a wide variety of projects and teams across enterprise software engineering. You may be embedded in several agile development teams running in parallel, working closely with the product owners, business analysts and software developers.

Role
50% Visual Designer
40% Interaction Designer
10% Usability Tester
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100% Innovator

*This is a project position with an estimated length of 18 months*
Responsibilities

• Create Visual Designs and Specs
• Create Sketches & Wireframes (Interactive Prototypes a plus)
• Contribute to Design/Whiteboard Sessions
• Conduct user research and testing to validate user-centered design decisions
• Adhere to branding guidelines and style guide, while contributing to the existing style guide
• Perform audits on your designs once they are built

• 100% Internal Facing Business Software (98% Website Applications, 2% Other)

• Minimum 3+ years of experience working as a User Experience Designer, Visual Designer, Interaction Designer, (or closely related field) in the design of websites, web applications, desktop, and/or mobile applications.
• Portfolio of your amazing work at all stages; sketches, visual design, wireframes, usability testing results, personas, style guide, etc.
• Fundamental understanding of user-centered design methods and usability principles
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong meeting facilitation skills and ability to communicate design rationale.
• Gentle negotiator, enthusiastic team player, and able to resolve conflicts
• Meticulous attentive to details while successfully juggling multiple assignments and competing priorities
• Experience with Sketch and Adobe Creative Suite or similar tools (Axure a plus).
• Basic understanding of the technical implications of design.
• Knowledgeable of user research methods, including competitive & heuristic analyses, as well as the ability to present findings.
• A great sense of humor
• A hearty thirst and enthusiasm for UX knowledge, trends, sharing and banter

• Bachelor’s degree in User Experience Design, Interaction Design, Communication Design, User Interface Design, Graphic Design or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• A Plus: Evidence of continuing coursework/education in Design and User Experience