Advanced Digital Product Designer

Join a leading financial institution, a valued partner of Aquent, dedicated to delivering exceptional digital experiences. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on how millions interact with essential financial services, shaping digital touchpoints to be intuitive, engaging, and valuable. Your expertise will directly influence innovative digital products, driving customer-centric design and setting new industry standards, redefining the industry’s digital landscape by placing strategy, research, design principles, and technical innovation at the forefront. Are you ready to be at the forefront of innovation, playing a crucial role in developing cutting-edge digital product design solutions? In this pivotal role, you will craft artifacts that define seamless product experiences and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and stakeholders, contributing expert input on design principles, user experiences, and interactions. Your individual contributions will deliver impactful project outcomes, analyzing user needs and business goals to drive solutions forward. This unique opportunity allows you to merge user and business needs through meticulous metrics analysis and testing, contributing to a truly exceptional client journey for millions.

Responsibilities

Actively participate in discussions on Digital Product Design strategy, offering advice and recommendations to cross-functional teams to inform product design and ensure craft excellence, consistency, and alignment with design systems and product guidelines.; Collaborate with team members to plan and coordinate Digital Product Design projects of medium complexity, estimating timelines and managing activities.; Create design artifacts, such as sketches, wireframes, and prototypes, to explore and communicate system designs and client experiences.; Develop and refine non-textual content, ensuring consistency and accessibility across digital media, and provide feedback for improvement.; Present Digital Product Design work to product and design teams, ensuring design standards and accessibility principles are met, and contribute to the development of consistent client experiences that align with our brand value proposition.; Support cross-functional teams, including Design Researchers and Product stakeholders, in informing design decisions through research discussions and data analysis.; Assist in developing and refining Digital Product Design solutions by contributing to user flows and prototypes, and participating in research activities to identify areas for improvement and provide design recommendations.

Requirements

BA/BS degree in Design (e.g., interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial), Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer Science (CS), or a related field or equivalent practical experience.; Portfolio that includes application design samples.; A minimum of 3 years of experience in designing usable interfaces across multiple channels and platforms.; Experience in an applied research setting, including integrating user research into product designs and design practices.; Demonstrated ability to articulate design strategy, rationale, and logic; describing benefits and highlighting risks associated with design decisions.; Demonstrated expertise with design, prototyping, and research tools such as Figma, Mural, UserTesting.com.

Nice to have

MA/MS degree or certification in Design (e.g., interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial), Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer Science (CS), or a related field.; Strong understanding of strengths and shortcomings of different research methods, including when and how to apply them during each product phase.; Appreciation for the potential of ‘design thinking’.; Experience working within a large organization and within an agile environment.

Benefits

subsidized health, vision, and dental plans; paid sick leave; retirement plans with a match; free online training through Aquent Gymnasium; work/life balance