Senior Experience Designer

Publicis Groupe•Birmingham, MI

3d•$85,000 - $98,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We're looking for a Senior Experience Designer to help bring functional, yet beautifully executed digital experiences to life for some of today's most recognizable brands. You'll guide the design of high-performing work across channels and devices, applying your passion for visual storytelling, your eye for detail, and your ability to work within and evolve established design systems. You'll shape brand evolution through smart design and strategic thinking, in close collaboration with cross-disciplinary teams. This is a hybrid role, requiring three days in-office each week. If you are contacted for an interview, your recruiter will discuss specifics with you, inclusive of any necessary reasonable accommodations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in interaction design, human-computer interaction, or industrial design preferred. Certification programs, workshops and/or bootcamps also considered with 1+ years of professional experience with both agency and consulting companies
Real world practice of experience design demonstrated in the following areas: complex UX/UI patterns for marketing platforms, retail oriented transactional or ecommerce experiences
Able to operate seamlessly within medium to large-sized teams, preferably in a cross disciplinary digital agency
Proficient at creating key XD artifacts within design thinking methodology
Working knowledge of agile and waterfall methodologies, responsive web, atomic design and design systems.
Experience creating and enhancing Information Architecture to improve user experience, navigation and findability, manage content, and more
Ability to present internally to leadership and partners as needed
Self-starter, able to learn quickly and adapt to the best approach to solve.
Ability to direction and feedback with an open mind.
Tools: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Keynote, Microsoft Office Suite, Sketch, Mural/Miro or similar

Nice To Haves

Experience in Quantitative Research is a bonus but not necessary

Responsibilities

Support UX lead on projects at any phase (discovery, design, implementation)
Support research activities such as competitive reviews, heuristic evaluations defined by UX lead and participates in immersive activities.
Document current and future state experiences through the following XD artifacts: sitemaps, user/screen flows, wireframes, journey maps and personas.
Support ideation/exploration, sketching concepts and prototypes for wide range of digital touchpoints that may be governed by an existing design system for client or marketing tech platform.
Take direction from senior experience designers or Associate Experience Design Directors on assigned projects.
Actively collaborates in cross-disciplinary idea generation and attends client review sessions.
Craft shows focused, well-organized approach to XD artifacts relevant to project with an attention to detail.
Synthesize internal feedback quickly and is responsive with updates for maintenance related design work
Stay focused, manages time effectively and meets deadlines.
Articulates rationale for design decisions and approach effectively to internal team members.
Understands how to push back and communicate constructively to team members on changes XD artifacts
Assist in participatory design/user testing sessions and Information Architecture sessions
Identify and document meaningful patterns from the user research, audit the findings; provide recommendations to leadership
Assist in personas/segmentations based on research findings; integrate personas/segmentations with related deliverables such as opportunity maps and wireframes
Prepare, conduct, and analyze behavioral in-context research events
Find opportunities to build business value and improve the user experience
Create wireframes, user journeys/flows, as needed
Implement participatory requirements gathering sessions, participate in debrief sessions
Collaborate avidly as part as a team - partake in brainstorming sessions

Benefits

Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
Tuition Assistance
Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
Matching Gifts programs
Flexible working arrangements
‘Work Your World' Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances
medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off