About the Experience Design Lead position

Verndale is seeking an Experience Design Lead to enhance our dynamic experience design practice. This role will predominantly focus on UX strategy while incorporating visual design elements to deliver exceptional digital experiences for our diverse clientele. The ideal candidate will possess a solid foundation in user-centric design principles, with a flair for creating visually captivating and emotionally engaging interfaces. This position requires an individual who can seamlessly blend UX and visual design expertise to drive innovation and elevate user interactions across various digital platforms.
Responsibilities

• Lead discovery workshops with clients to surface critical brand, user, and business needs and/or collaborate on design approach
• Translate client business requirements, user needs, and technical requirements into prototypes that articulate content hierarchy, ease of use, and basic functionality
• Lead end user research in the form of surveys, interviews, and usability testing to ensure that each experience meets the needs of every visitor
• Develop experience design systems that can work on multiple devices and within modular CMS platforms
• Communicate ideas and concepts clearly, concisely, and persuasively to clients and the internal team
• Work closely with Project and Experience Design teams to understand and translate requirements
• Maintain current, relevant knowledge of user design trends, standards, and techniques
• Develop and maintain design libraries and UX pattern libraries for consistent design
• Effectively communicate with developers and other project team members through the implementation phase to realize design vision
• Act as a resource and thought partner to colleagues

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Design, Psychology, Computer Science or other relevant major
• 5 years professional experience in responsive and mobile web design
• Experience with prototyping tools such as Axure, Figma, InVision, or Adobe XD
• Proficient in Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
• Ability to react well to design direction and feedback from both team and clients
• Well organized, responsible and dedicated, with the ability to work on multiple projects and deliver refined digital experiences in a short time
• Online Portfolio of work required for all applicants

Ten Great Reasons to Work at Verndale

• We are a rapidly growing company that is just as scrappy and entrepreneurial today as when we were founded in 1998.
• We are relentlessly curious and enthusiastically solve our clients’ complex business problems through technology, data, and design.
• We foster a culture that enables every person in the organization to do the best work of their career.
• We offer regular training and professional development to move careers forward.
• Client and employee satisfaction are our two most important business metrics.
• We celebrate and champion diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• We offer generous paid company holidays, vacation, and paid sick time to every employee starting on day one.
• We provide top-of-the-line benefits including health, dental, vision, 401K, LTD, STD, Life Insurance, EAP, HRA and more. For our Quito Employees we offer top-of-the-line Health Insurance, plus monthly perks customized to meet individual employees’ needs.
• We support a healthy work/life balance.
• We are fully remote enabled and embrace the evolving definition of the workplace.

About Verndale

Verndale is a digital experience agency. purpose-built to help marketing and technology leaders connect the dots of the consumer journey. From our offices in Boston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and Quito, we design and develop digital experiences and enable marketing technologies that bring brands and their customers together.
We know that in order to do great work, you have to make work great. Verndale is committed to always being a company that celebrates diversity, equality and inclusion. We strive to recruit and retain people who are committed to creating the climate of respect that is essential for individual and company success. Verndale's services are built around a core methodology that encompasses Growth Strategy, Experience Design, Technology Enablement, and Experience Optimization.
Learn more about Verndale at http://www.verndale.com

Compensation & Benefits

Verndale is proud of the fun, diverse, and respectful company environment we enjoy on a daily basis. Competitive compensation and comprehensive coverage for medical, dental, life, disability and a 401(k) savings plan are offered to all full-time employees. Ample company paid holidays and personal time off make having a work-life balance possible. For some roles, remote work is a definite possibility; we believe in hiring the best and keeping our own happy and motivated.
Verndale is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

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