UI/UX Design Architect

$105,000 - $115,000/Yr

Noregon Systems - Greensboro, NC

Full-time - Mid Level

Greensboro, NC

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The UI/UX Design Architect at Noregon Systems Inc is responsible for designing, implementing, and testing software to ensure optimal user-friendliness. This role focuses on enhancing user satisfaction by improving usability, accessibility, and enjoyment in product interactions. The architect will develop intuitive and visually appealing user interfaces while ensuring an outstanding user experience across various platforms.

Responsibilities

• Conduct user research to understand user behaviors, needs, and motivations through observation techniques, task analysis, and feedback.
• Conduct usability tests on each independent type of page or user interface module and collect feedback.
• Use testing results to drive continuous design improvements.
• Analyze user interface problems and devise solutions that meet measurable business goals and requirements.
• Lead the design of user interfaces for web, mobile, and digital platforms.
• Create wireframes, storyboards, sitemaps, screen flows, and prototypes around customer needs.
• Create user-centered designs by incorporating business requirements and user feedback.
• Implement attractive designs with an eye toward modern trends in graphical user interfaces.
• Evaluate existing applications for user experience enhancements.
• Ensure consistency in application interfaces across the company's product portfolio.
• Integrate brand identity into the design for a cohesive brand experience.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate design execution.
• Communicate screen designs, interaction models, end-to-end experiences, and the target audience to the project team.
• Articulate design decisions and UX-related strategies to stakeholders.
• Establish and promote UI design guidelines, best practices, and standards.
• Maintain design wireframes, mockups, and specifications as needed.
• Manage project timelines and deliverables effectively.
• Keep current with industry trends and competitor products and communicate design ideas to developers.
• Ensure that UI/UX designs meet quality standards and advocate for human-centered design best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in design, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Extensive UI/UX design expertise.
• Proficiency in design tools such as Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, or similar.
• Experience in creating wireframes, prototypes, storyboards, user flows, etc.
• Familiarity with basic front-end languages: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery.
• Excellent visual design skills with a deep understanding of user-system interaction.
• Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Knowledge of usability factors and design psychology.
• Experience with user research and usability testing.

Nice-to-haves

• Agile/Scrum process experience can be a plus.
• Knowledge of accessibility and inclusive design principles.
• Advanced degree (e.g., Master's in HCI, Interaction Design) can be advantageous.
• Certifications related to UX design such as NNg UX Certification, or similar.