User Experience Architect (Freelance) Job at The Office of Experience in Chicago

The Office of Experience (OX) is a full-service digital agency helping companies excel at every moment of interface they have with their customers. OX’s human-centered philosophy and multidisciplinary approach integrate strategy, design and technology to help organizations reinvent their business and rapidly bring new experiences, products and messages to market. In an era of unprecedented disruption, OX is built to transform. Position Description The Freelance User Experience Architect will be a highly motivated, creative, and versatile individual with experience designing intuitive workflows. They will have deep experience with interaction design, is fluent in web and mobile information architecture, and will collaborate with designers, developers, and digital strategists to translate functional objectives into detailed specifications. The candidate has a thorough understanding of his/her end users, a passion for user-centered design, and a critical eye toward clear visuals and text. Responsibilities & Duties Works cross-functionally to produce use cases, customer flows, navigation systems, sitemaps, heuristic reviews, taxonomy, functional requirements, and proof-of-concepts Evangelizes user-centered product design within the organization and works to incorporate user-centered approaches into the organization’s product development process Participate in all aspects of discovery, concepting, design, and development; providing a user experience point of view Analyze business needs and produce detailed wireframes that meet product objectives Bring an eye for information design and a knowledge of information architecture to create experiences that are both data-rich and elegant Approach complex problems with empathy, understanding the users’ immediate frustrations, hopes, fears, abilities, limitations, and goals Coordinate on ensuring we meet requirements for accessibilityOther duties as assigned by your manager Required Experience 3-5+ years of in-depth knowledge and experience of Interaction Design and Service Design across varied users, business problems, and devices Ability to learn new software quickly; experience with Google Suite, Figma, Sketch, InVision, Axure, Confluence, Validately, JIRA, Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite is a plus Expertise with driving and applying user-centered design processes Accustomed to working collaboratively with customers and cross-functional team members Beginning to develop an area of specialization within the greater design landscape and willingness to develop a deeper understanding of the following but not limited to: User Research and Strategy, Visual Design, Service Design, and Content Development Expertise creating interaction models, flows, and wireframes Advanced knowledge of rapid prototyping methods, ranging from paper sketching to digital prototypes Experience working in an agile environment #J-18808-Ljbffr