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JND Inc.
Location: 3245 146th Place SE, Bellevue, WA
Compensation: $34 - 36/hr
Benefits
Medical Insurance (Health, Dental & Vision)
Paid Time Off
401K
H1B/Green Card Sponsorship for qualified employee
Hands‑on experience at global industry leader Samsung
Opportunities for career advancement
Top Three Skills
UX Design & Research Analytical Thinking
Strong Communication Skills (Presentation, Cross‑functional collaboration, Conflict resolution)
Project Management (Ability to coordinate and handle multiple projects and initiatives at a time)
Summary The main function of the User Experience Designer is to work with project teams to design and deliver high quality client‑centered, effective, consistent and usable interfaces. The Samsung Mobile UX team is seeking a highly motivated UX analyst with strong project management skills, comprehensive knowledge of the design cycle from research, requirements gathering, to design iteration, validation, and QA. In this role, the candidate will own the UX design aspect of a product’s development process, review and analyze the latest Samsung UX, deliver UX feedback with alternative designs to Samsung designers, and lead communications with North American mobile carriers as well as Samsung teams based in South Korea. The candidate will track, manage and resolve any UX related issues raised during the lifecycle of the product and maintain quality from a project execution perspective, identifying risks and providing tactical support.
Essential & Responsibilities
Communicate device UX (Samsung One UI) with carriers, gather feedback, work closely with designers in S. Korea to enhance Samsung device experience.
Review and analyze UX in early phases of development and deliver relevant feedback.
Communicate and cooperate with counterparts of internal teams such as product design, research, engineering, and marketing as well as external partners, such as telecommunication operators and external consultants.
Ensure that the UI development results meet market (consumer) demand, technical specifications, and carrier requirements.
Analyze UX of competing mobile devices as well as market trends in mobile UX.
Conduct design research and propose new concepts with mockups.
Conduct group usability studies and document results and analysis of the studies.
Skills
Works closely with business analysts, business sponsors, project managers and IT teams to obtain and understand business requirements.
Creates the design of user interface specifications, by applying client research, design standards, industry best practices, taking into account strategic business objectives, user needs, systems constraints.
Participates in design review sessions with project teams gaining consensus and approvals on designs and documentation.
Executes business acceptance test cases and testing.
Works with the project managers to ensure that usability deliverables accommodate project timelines, budgets, technical and scope constraints.
Contributes to the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of efficient and effective usability methodology/process, documentation, workflow, ROI, metrics and design standards.
Acts as a user experience advocate regarding principles of user experience and user‑centered design.
Proven understanding of user‑centered design techniques & demonstrated ability to incorporate UCD principles into the architecture and design of user interfaces.
Demonstrated ability in gathering and translating requirements from business sponsors, SMEs, users, and business analysts.
Experience applying usability testing techniques and principles.
Experience applying a web design standard.
Knowledge of web client technologies (browsers, HTML, CSS).
Excellent communication and presentation skills and the ability to articulate ideas effectively.
Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop.
Strong ability to multi‑task and meet deadlines.
Strong detail orientation, and a passion for consistency.
Qualifications
3+ years of industry experience or 1+ years with a master’s degree required. Master’s degree preferred in Human factors, Human‑computer interactions, Interaction Design, Usability engineering, Computer Science, Psychology, Information Technology.
Deep knowledge of application architecture basic concepts, software design process, and UI/UX design deliverables.
Experience in designing Mobile application and involvement from research to delivering design artifacts.
Strong time and project management skills under tight deadlines managing multiple projects at the same time.
Experience working with cross‑functional teams reporting to multiple stakeholders.
Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
Comfortable with ambiguity and strong ownership.
Design, research experience is required.
Working knowledge of usability testing.
Knowledge/experience in working with design and communication tools: Adobe, Sketch or other prototyping tools, skilled in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word).
Candidate will be successful in the role if they have
Ability to apply strong critical thinking skills to design critiques and suggest alternative solutions.
Deep understanding of design, product, UX.
Ability to accurately identify follow up action items (self‑starters).
Experience with cross‑functional collaboration across multiple teams (R&D, TPM/QA, Sales/Marketing, Legal and more).
Skill in managing multiple projects simultaneously.
Be coachable.
Great presentation and communication skills.
Comfort with ambiguity.Excellent output.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Other
Industries
Telecommunications
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JND Inc.
Location: 3245 146th Place SE, Bellevue, WA
Compensation: $34 - 36/hr
Benefits
Medical Insurance (Health, Dental & Vision)
Paid Time Off
401K
H1B/Green Card Sponsorship for qualified employee
Hands‑on experience at global industry leader Samsung
Opportunities for career advancement
Top Three Skills
UX Design & Research Analytical Thinking
Strong Communication Skills (Presentation, Cross‑functional collaboration, Conflict resolution)
Project Management (Ability to coordinate and handle multiple projects and initiatives at a time)
Summary The main function of the User Experience Designer is to work with project teams to design and deliver high quality client‑centered, effective, consistent and usable interfaces. The Samsung Mobile UX team is seeking a highly motivated UX analyst with strong project management skills, comprehensive knowledge of the design cycle from research, requirements gathering, to design iteration, validation, and QA. In this role, the candidate will own the UX design aspect of a product’s development process, review and analyze the latest Samsung UX, deliver UX feedback with alternative designs to Samsung designers, and lead communications with North American mobile carriers as well as Samsung teams based in South Korea. The candidate will track, manage and resolve any UX related issues raised during the lifecycle of the product and maintain quality from a project execution perspective, identifying risks and providing tactical support.
Essential & Responsibilities
Communicate device UX (Samsung One UI) with carriers, gather feedback, work closely with designers in S. Korea to enhance Samsung device experience.
Review and analyze UX in early phases of development and deliver relevant feedback.
Communicate and cooperate with counterparts of internal teams such as product design, research, engineering, and marketing as well as external partners, such as telecommunication operators and external consultants.
Ensure that the UI development results meet market (consumer) demand, technical specifications, and carrier requirements.
Analyze UX of competing mobile devices as well as market trends in mobile UX.
Conduct design research and propose new concepts with mockups.
Conduct group usability studies and document results and analysis of the studies.
Skills
Works closely with business analysts, business sponsors, project managers and IT teams to obtain and understand business requirements.
Creates the design of user interface specifications, by applying client research, design standards, industry best practices, taking into account strategic business objectives, user needs, systems constraints.
Participates in design review sessions with project teams gaining consensus and approvals on designs and documentation.
Executes business acceptance test cases and testing.
Works with the project managers to ensure that usability deliverables accommodate project timelines, budgets, technical and scope constraints.
Contributes to the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of efficient and effective usability methodology/process, documentation, workflow, ROI, metrics and design standards.
Acts as a user experience advocate regarding principles of user experience and user‑centered design.
Proven understanding of user‑centered design techniques & demonstrated ability to incorporate UCD principles into the architecture and design of user interfaces.
Demonstrated ability in gathering and translating requirements from business sponsors, SMEs, users, and business analysts.
Experience applying usability testing techniques and principles.
Experience applying a web design standard.
Knowledge of web client technologies (browsers, HTML, CSS).
Excellent communication and presentation skills and the ability to articulate ideas effectively.
Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop.
Strong ability to multi‑task and meet deadlines.
Strong detail orientation, and a passion for consistency.
Qualifications
3+ years of industry experience or 1+ years with a master’s degree required. Master’s degree preferred in Human factors, Human‑computer interactions, Interaction Design, Usability engineering, Computer Science, Psychology, Information Technology.
Deep knowledge of application architecture basic concepts, software design process, and UI/UX design deliverables.
Experience in designing Mobile application and involvement from research to delivering design artifacts.
Strong time and project management skills under tight deadlines managing multiple projects at the same time.
Experience working with cross‑functional teams reporting to multiple stakeholders.
Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
Comfortable with ambiguity and strong ownership.
Design, research experience is required.
Working knowledge of usability testing.
Knowledge/experience in working with design and communication tools: Adobe, Sketch or other prototyping tools, skilled in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word).
Candidate will be successful in the role if they have
Ability to apply strong critical thinking skills to design critiques and suggest alternative solutions.
Deep understanding of design, product, UX.
Ability to accurately identify follow up action items (self‑starters).
Experience with cross‑functional collaboration across multiple teams (R&D, TPM/QA, Sales/Marketing, Legal and more).
Skill in managing multiple projects simultaneously.
Be coachable.
Great presentation and communication skills.
Comfort with ambiguity.Excellent output.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Other
Industries
Telecommunications
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