UX Designer II

Unum Group•Portland, ME

About The Position

When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive. Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life’s moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide: Award-winning culture Inclusion and diversity as a priority Performance Based Incentive Plans Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!) Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution Mental health support Career advancement opportunities Student loan repayment options Tuition reimbursement Flexible work environments All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans . And that’s just the beginning… With 10,000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide, every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether you’re directly supporting a growing family, or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss, customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others, and join Team Unum today! General Summary: Our Marketing area is hiring a UX Designer II! The Marketing User Experience Designer II is responsible for creating high-quality, user-centered designs and interfaces for public-facing websites and digital tools. This role involves independently producing layouts, mock-ups, prototypes, and visual assets that enhance usability and engagement. The designer collaborates closely with marketing strategists, business SMEs, and technical teams to ensure cohesive, effective digital experiences aligned with business goals. They apply strong understanding of user needs, usability principles, and interaction design best practices and accurately estimate project work.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, relevant business experience
4+ years of experience designing user experiences and interaction design for rich interactive web sites and/or applications
Exceptional user interface and experience design skills and an understanding of user-centered design disciplines and principals, as well as an eye for subtle detail
Proven experience designing for multiple devices, such as mobile and tablet
Expert using the Adobe Creative Suite, specifically Photoshop, and standard UX software such as Sketch, OmniGraffle, Axure, InVision, UXPin, Balsamiq, Framer, and the like.
Basic HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript skills are a plus.
A solid understanding of modern web technologies and interaction patterns and experience in designing complex solutions for complete digital environments including mobile-first and responsive design.
Clearly demonstrates analytical ability and critical thinking skills
Experience in participating on project teams and ability to clearly and effectively communicate design processes, ideas, and solutions to teams and clients.
Possess negotiation and influencing skills
Ability to resolve issues and conflicts with team members
Possess effective communication skills, both verbal and written
Ability to use communication tools (e-mail, conference call, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, etc.)
Solid listening and comprehension skills.
Operates with a sense of urgency to meet tight deadlines.
Be passionate about resolving user pain points through great design.
Self-starter and detail-oriented, passionate about all things UX and other areas of design and innovation.
Research and showcase knowledge in the industry’s latest trends and technologies.
Adherence to Accessibility standards and needs.

Nice To Haves

Insurance background beneficial

Responsibilities

Partners with department leadership, Marketing Strategists, Project Managers, Front End Development, and subject matter experts to support the development of easy to use and delightful websites, landing pages and other online properties.
Independently develops online experiences that will bring an exceptional and consistent user experience across multiple digital platforms that are consistent and reinforcing of the corporate brand.
Promote and influence Persona and User Experience led designs
Translate concepts into user flows, wireframes, mockups and prototypes that lead to intuitive and excellent user experiences.
Facilitate and drive the Product Owner’s vision by researching, conceiving, sketching, prototyping and user-testing experiences for digital products.
Design and deliver wireframes, user stories, user journeys, and mockups optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces.
Take a user-centered design approach and rapidly test and iterate your designs.
Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders.
Ask smart questions, take risks and champion new ideas.
Develops pattern and style libraries and keeps them updated and maintained.
Creates screen shot mockups and/or prototypes for usability testing and requirements gathering.
Ensures that the user experience is applied consistently by overseeing the use of brand guidelines, color, font, icons and other artifacts, and ensures compliance with Accessibility Standards
Monitors best practices, trends and new technologies and evaluates them for possible adoption.
May perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Award-winning culture
Inclusion and diversity as a priority
Performance Based Incentive Plans
Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability
Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)
Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution
Mental health support
Career advancement opportunities
Student loan repayment options
Tuition reimbursement
Flexible work environments