Mission-Driven Wellness Company Seeks User Experience Leader
Location: Mountain View, CA
Opportunity:
Passionate about helping people transform their
lives? Want to get above the hype and build a
durable company that solves massive problems for people?
Then talk with us about joining our mission- and
values-driven team in making wellness reachable
for all. We are looking for a passionate and
skilled UX leader to take our user-centered
design process and "alpha" customer experience to
new levels. The ideal candidate resonates
strongly with our mission and values, has been a
lead UX designer, is drawn toward solving hard
design problems in new product spaces, and gets
excited about joining a culture where we bring
our whole selves to work, and pursue growth and impact together.
This is an early-stage company seed-funded by
curated a team of aligned entrepreneurs and angel
investors which includes Stanford School of
Engineering and Graduate School of Business alumni.
Role Details:
Leadership:
· Own the areas of: user research, user
interaction design, and visual design
· Identify core customer types and needs,
and transform unmet customer needs and business
opportunities into successful product designs
· Define and portray the company,
customer, and product “stories” visually
· Provide cultural and creative leadership
that results in delighted customers
Execution:
· Operate initially as design team of one,
growing to manage future team members and contractors
· Produce all necessary wireframes,
mockups, prototypes, graphic elements, etc.
needed to design and launch products.
· Identify and prioritize existing
usability issues and define solutions to address them
· Act as the “voice of the customer”
across all internal discussions and decisions that impact user experience
Skills Required:
· Minimum 5 years experience as
web-related lead UI designer, preferably
consumer-facing and transaction-oriented products
· Degree in human interface design,
interaction design, human-computer interaction,
or information design. Advanced degree in these fields a plus.
· Excellent understanding of user
experience design for the web and mobile
· Experience with formal design, usability, and research methodologies.
· Extensive experience with generating
wireframes, static and dynamic prototypes, and other mockup methods.
· Expert with: Photoshop / Illustrator
· Strong understanding of web technologies
(HTML, CSS, Javascript, etc), but coding not required for this position.
More Details:
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http://www.kevonsaber.com/ux-leader-passionate-about-impact-and-wellness/>
http://www.kevonsaber.com/ux-leader-passionate-about-impact-and-wellness/
Contact:
Kevon Saber
Co-Founder
<mailto:ksaber_at_gmail.com>ksaber_at_gmail.com
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Received on 2012-02-17 09:32:42