Job Title: Senior Designer
Posted by: The Washington Post on Jun 21, 2018
Location:
Washington , DCJob Description:
The Washington Post is looking for a Senior Designer to join our Product Design team focused on Engagement. This team drives user engagement in partnership with Product, Engineering, Analytics, the Newsroom, and other departments. The ideal candidate is a human-centered designer who understands people-who they are, how they interact with our site, and what they expect from The Washington Post.
As a senior designer on the team, you will contribute to new products and features across The Washington Post's site and apps. You'll be a senior contributor on the design team and play a key role in defining, researching, and building our digital products. The newsroom is committed to bringing great journalism to our audiences - and the form in which it takes needs your expertise.
Please include a link to your portfolio or samples of your work as part of your application.
Responsibilities:
Design and launch products and features that delight and engage The Post's customersUse research methodologies to uncover user needs and insightsGather user and project requirements to create wireframes, prototypes and final designs for editorial projects, apps, and commercial productsCollaborate with research and members of the design team on formal & informal usability testingDesign and specify details of user interfaces, interaction patterns and information architectureCommunicate concepts, ideas and design rationale with project stakeholdersContribute to a multidisciplinary team that can include product managers, front-end developers, other designers and to develop site improvements and additions based on business objectives, usability studies and research metricsCollaborate with research and members of the product team to conduct regular usability and A/B tests for new products and product features
Requirements/Qualifications:
4+ years of experience with product, interaction, and visual designExperience in executing and facilitating concept ideation, UI wireframing, design iterations, and working across multiple platformsAbility to prototype rapidly in a variety of mediums and levels of interactivity for internal and external research purposesMust be self-motivated and inspired by your craft -- this role needs a person with original ideas and fresh approaches to each projectCommand of industry best practices in information design and architecture, usability and accessibility, and scalable, dynamic web and app interfacesExperience using research and analytics to inform designAdvanced knowledge of tools such as Sketch, InVision, Adobe Creative Suite and other relevant softwareBS/BA in Design, HCI or related fieldHTML and CSS experience requiredMust have the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines while staying organized and detail oriented
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As a senior designer on the team, you will contribute to new products and features across The Washington Post's site and apps. You'll be a senior contributor on the design team and play a key role in defining, researching, and building our digital products. The newsroom is committed to bringing great journalism to our audiences - and the form in which it takes needs your expertise.
Please include a link to your portfolio or samples of your work as part of your application.
Responsibilities:
Design and launch products and features that delight and engage The Post's customersUse research methodologies to uncover user needs and insightsGather user and project requirements to create wireframes, prototypes and final designs for editorial projects, apps, and commercial productsCollaborate with research and members of the design team on formal & informal usability testingDesign and specify details of user interfaces, interaction patterns and information architectureCommunicate concepts, ideas and design rationale with project stakeholdersContribute to a multidisciplinary team that can include product managers, front-end developers, other designers and to develop site improvements and additions based on business objectives, usability studies and research metricsCollaborate with research and members of the product team to conduct regular usability and A/B tests for new products and product features
Requirements/Qualifications:
4+ years of experience with product, interaction, and visual designExperience in executing and facilitating concept ideation, UI wireframing, design iterations, and working across multiple platformsAbility to prototype rapidly in a variety of mediums and levels of interactivity for internal and external research purposesMust be self-motivated and inspired by your craft -- this role needs a person with original ideas and fresh approaches to each projectCommand of industry best practices in information design and architecture, usability and accessibility, and scalable, dynamic web and app interfacesExperience using research and analytics to inform designAdvanced knowledge of tools such as Sketch, InVision, Adobe Creative Suite and other relevant softwareBS/BA in Design, HCI or related fieldHTML and CSS experience requiredMust have the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines while staying organized and detail oriented
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Pay Rate:
Unspecified
HR. Website URL:
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About The Washington Post
The Washington Post newspaper is an operating division of The Washington Post Company. The Company is a diversified media company whose principal operations include newspaper and magazine publishing, television broadcasting, cable television systems, electronic information services, test preparation and educational and career services. Company headquarters are in Washington, D.C. Since it first began publication over a century ago, The Washington Post has grown into one of the most recognized news organizations in the world.
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