Senior UX/UI Designer

Blinds.com

(Houston, Texas)
Full Time
Job Posting Details
About Blinds.com
Blinds.com, based in Houston, Texas, is the largest online seller of blinds.
Summary
We are looking for an experienced UX Designer who is ready to take a leap into unknown waters. The UX Designer acts as the user-advocate during the development process, designing solutions and offering suggestions from a user-first perspective. The UX Designer is responsible for the visual appearance and user interface of our new hybrid mobile app. While UX/UI is their main focus, the UX Designer is daily collaborating with the development team. Of course, similar to a start-up, the UX Designer is able to take on all sorts of small side projects, be it landing pages or print pieces.
Responsibilities
* Design elegant solutions to complex workflows. * Create an experience people will want to use. * Lead a collaborative effort to design the visual appearance of all new features and enhancements on our hybrid mobile app. * Work hand-in-hand with IT Team to implement solutions for hybrid mobile app experience. * Represent the user-centered perspective during the development process. * Develop storyboards, wire frames, sitemaps, user flows and clickable prototypes. * Take on small side projects including but not limited to: illustrations, print pieces, presentation collateral and infographics.
Ideal Candidate
* Professional experience creating unique, persuasive Web sites with tools like Photoshop and Illustrator. * Experience designing and coding responsive mobile first Web sites, using HTML5 and CSS. * Experience with hybrid frameworks (Ionic, PhoneGap, React Native, Ratchet etc.) a strong plus * Strong JavaScript development skills a plus * Familiarity with one or more server-side stacks (.NET, Node.js, Python, Java, PHP etc.) a plus * Experience working with development teams engaged in delivering rich web and mobile app experiences * Very “web-savvy” and up-to-date with developing mobile trends, tools and methods. * Experience of A/B and multivariate testing a plus. * A portfolio of mobile websites and apps. Be able to speak to success metrics and how the mobile websites/app(s) performed. * BA/BS or equivalent experience in applicable field. **Characteristics:** * Self-starter, highly motivated to excel under minimal supervision. Must have proven track record of executing multiple tasks in a results driven organization. * Ability to work extremely well in a group setting. * Plan own work, finding ways to maximize the efficiency in an agile process. * Work extremely well collaboratively; take constructive criticism. * Excellent communications skills. * Must demonstrate exemplary organizational skills. * Ability to carry out tasks independently.

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