Visual/UX Designer III, Amazon

$127,100 - $210,300/Yr

Amazon - Arlington, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Arlington, VA

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers

About the position

The Visual/UI Designer will play a crucial role in re-imagining the car buying process through innovative design solutions. This position is part of a new line of business within Amazon, focusing on creating automotive discovery and shopping experiences. The designer will work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, collaborating with various teams to develop user-centered products that simplify the car buying journey.

Responsibilities

• Design at appropriate levels of fidelity from wireframes, visual mockups, and prototypes.
• Create themes that set vision and can be applied to existing layouts.
• Construct UI components for use by designers and developers.
• Create and maintain component libraries.
• Write effectively to communicate design patterns for designers and developers.
• Effectively communicate design rationales and how they are expressed for specific business and customer needs.
• Guide the broader team on how to leverage the design system.
• Collaborate with other design teams to set and apply high level expression and branding that span across a range of devices and experiences.
• Understand current design systems and work with partners to set deployment strategy.
• Plan projects for effective delivery while maintaining high standards for design.

Requirements

• 8+ years of design experience.
• Have an available online portfolio.
• Experience partnering with technical partners for design implementation.
• Knowledge of typographic and brand design principles.
• Proven history of design and development of a product design system with an emphasis on conceptual, visual, interaction design and strategic thinking.
• Expert skill level with standard design tools.
• A minimum of a BA/BS degree in Design, preferably in graphic design or visual communication design.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in end-to-end concept to shipping several full product development cycles; successful experience as an Art Director or equivalent role.
• Experience creatively solving hard problems across complex products with simple yet transformational results.
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and effectively deliver in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Expertise in typographic principles, motion design, and illustration.

Benefits

• Equity and sign-on payments as part of total compensation package.
• Full range of medical benefits.
• Financial benefits including retirement plans.
• Other forms of compensation may be provided.