Director of UX Design

Healthline.com is the fastest-growing health information site. Every month, over 40 million people count on our talented teams to support, guide and inspire them toward the best possible health outcomes for themselves and their families. We create authoritative content that’s highly relevant, approachable and actionable. And we complement that with a culture of genuine compassion. In short, we’re changing the consumer health information business and we need exceptional people like you to help us

We’re looking for a Director of User Experience who can imagine the big picture, develop the discipline and help us all reach for the stars every day. If you’re a leader in great UX design and you’re excited about the idea of helping millions of people to be more informed, inspired and confident about their health and well-being, maybe you should be our new Director of User Experience.

* Establish a vision and strategy for our user experience discipline and lead the day-to-day pursuit of excellent design * Ensure that strategy and execution aligns with end user needs, brand positioning, business requirements and team resources * Build, lead and develop a strong, collaborative team by fostering an imaginative, communicative and efficient environment * Manage the day to day creation of process flows, site maps, wireframes, prototypes, and mockups to test and communicate designs across web and mobile platforms * Utilize qualitative and quantitative research to inform the approach, identify opportunities and drive continual improvements in our user experience Maintain a coherent design vision and honor brand aesthetics throughout the production process * Work closely with stakeholders across the organization * Establish a continuous improvement model for Healthline’s design approach, tools, processes and best practices

* 6+ years of experience with and extensive knowledge of UX best practices, principles, frameworks * Bachelor's degree or higher in Design, Interface Design, Interaction Design or related field, or equivalent work experience * Track record – at least 3 years – of leading UX teams and working across organizational boundaries in a high traffic, consumer facing web/mobile environment. Media website experience a plus * Proven success developing direct reports * Ability to assimilate research and thrive in a data-driven environment * Ability to explore, develop and refine solutions and design patterns with full consideration of visual branding * Excellent verbal, visual, and written communication skills and the ability to interact with and inspire team members at all levels of our company * Self-awareness, healthy emotional quotient and genuine interest in cultivating a culture that seeks excellence * Experience operating within and leading multiple agile teams working across different audience segments Ability to lead and guide meetings Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, InVision, Optimizely, Google Analytics and wireframe tools, such as Sketch, Axure, Balsamiq, or OmniGraffle. A solid understanding of HTML / CSS