Senior UX/UI Designer

$100,000 - $130,000/Yr

Merchant Marketing Group - St. Louis, MO

Full-time - Senior

St. Louis, MO

Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation

About the position

At MTM, we are not just colleagues; we are collaborators on a shared mission; communities without barriers. We have exciting opportunities to join our growing team where your work has a direct impact on the communities we serve. Our company culture is one of innovation, collaboration, and growth. If you are passionate, driven, and ready to join a team where your work will directly transform and shape our industry, then we want to talk to you! The Senior UI/UX Designer will be responsible for the user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design of various digital products. This role will be responsible for working with Product Managers and other UX/UI team members on the design of the product's overall functionality. The Senior UI/UX Designer will also develop and conceptualize a comprehensive UI/UX design strategy for company-wide use, and produce high-quality UX design solutions through wireframes, visual and graphic designs, flow diagrams, storyboards, site maps, and prototypes.

Responsibilities

• Manage intake, design, and output of all product development initiatives that require UX/UI input, in collaboration with Product Managers and other UX/UI team members.
• Manage communications on project status and expectations with stakeholders.
• Process complex data and turn it into elegantly designed digital reports.
• In partnership with content authors, look for ways to improve design of reports.
• Continually look for innovative ways to visualize data, communicate complex concepts, and improve readability.
• Lead and collaborate on creation and execution of design and development for new product functionality as business needs arise.
• Create conceptual wireframes, storyboards, user flow diagrams, information architectures and prototypes to communicate design concepts.
• Effectively pitch wireframes to stakeholders.
• In partnership with product manager, develop insight about user behavior and transform findings into actionable product and design outcomes.
• Communicate abstract concepts clearly and confidently across different audiences.
• Be an advocate for great design practice and adopting new technology, champion customer-centric solutions.
• Collaborate with team members including product, development, QA, and data.
• Own and drive the UX strategy and planning for new product features.
• Advocate for users and user centered design practices.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• 8 years of experience with UX and UI design projects
• 5 - 7 years of experience working with agile software development teams
• Previous experience leading or mentoring junior developers
• Expert level experience with Sketch, Abstract, Zeplin and Adobe Photoshop
• Experience prototyping using Axure, Framer, InVision, After Effects or pen and paper and conducting usability tests
• Experience using data to inform design and product decisions as well as optimize and iterate to improve performance
• Experience with a variety of UI design patterns including Google material design and iOS human interface guidelines.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of front-end development (HTML, CSS, JS) is a plus
• Knowledge of JS framework (Angular, Bootstrap, React, Node.js) is a plus
• Experience with web and mobile design accessibility standards (Section 508 Compliance, WCAG 2.1+, etc.) for users with visual and cognitive disabilities a plus.

Benefits

• Health and Life Insurance Plans
• Dental and Vision Plans
• 401(k) with a company match
• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
• Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Casual Dress Environment
• Tuition Reimbursement
• MTM Perks Discount Program
• Leadership Mentoring Opportunities