Aquent is hiring: UX Designer: Future Orders in New York

UX Designer: Future Orders

PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE ROLES ARE NOT CURRENTLY OPEN BUT WE DO EXPECT MORE IN THE NEAR FUTURE!****

Base pay range

$80.00/hr - $89.00/hr

Aquent is partnering with a leading global organization at the forefront of enhancing digital and physical user experiences. This innovative company is dedicated to creating seamless, impactful interactions that delight customers and drive significant business outcomes. They are recognized for their commitment to user‑centered design, leveraging cutting‑edge technology and deep industry expertise to solve complex challenges and set new standards in their field.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex projects that significantly enhance user experiences across diverse digital physical platforms.
• Mentor and guide junior team members, fostering a culture of user‑centered design excellence and continuous learning.
• Develop and articulate clear, compelling objectives that translate user insights into tangible results and meet organizational goals.
• Influence critical decision‑making processes at the senior leadership level, advocating for user needs and strategic design direction.
• Drive the design and support for key strategic experiences, ensuring content and design align with overarching business objectives.
• Perform highly complex design work for digital and physical products and services, leveraging extensive domain knowledge.
• Develop and deliver innovative strategies that benefit both customers and product users, setting new benchmarks for engagement.
• Lead major business projects that significantly impact the Experience Design function and broader organizational success.
• Design, evaluate, and select process, product, and service improvements based on a thorough understanding of user and customer needs, coupled with deep industry trend analysis.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to implement global process improvements rooted in user insights.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years of relevant work experience in user experience design or a related field.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Demonstrated ability to design, evaluate, and select process, product, and service improvements based on a thorough understanding of user and customer needs and industry trends.
• Proven track record of collaborating effectively with diverse teams to implement global process improvements based on user insights, coupled with experience mentoring junior team members in user‑centered design practices.
• Exceptional ability to influence decision‑making at the senior leadership level, driving strategic alignment and adoption of design principles.
• Extensive business expertise in performing highly complex digital and physical product and service design.
• Strong leadership capabilities with experience leading major business projects within an Experience Design context.
• Excellent communication, problem‑solving, and teamwork skills.

About Aquent Talent

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits such as subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, retirement plans with a match, and free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. Aquent is an equal‑opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.