UX/UI Designer

Thrivent•Minneapolis, MN

1d•$89,691 - $121,346

About The Position

The UX/UI Designer is an experienced member of Thrivent Asset Management’s digital experience team who leads discovery, design, and delivery. The role provides direction for the functional and visual design of web and mobile experiences, from early concepts through detailed designs, testing, feedback, and iteration. The designer may work independently or lead design efforts on programs, and contributes to the development of the team’s design processes and design system. The position creates user-centered, responsive experiences informed by research, business needs, analytics, and user feedback in an agile environment. It develops concepts and prototypes across fidelity levels, leads user testing, and delivers accessible, on-brand, development-ready designs. The designer partners with developers and cross-functional teams to evaluate and optimize features and templates, support accurate implementation, and communicate design concepts and decisions. This is a full-time role. The applicable annual salary range is $89,691 to $121,346, with actual base pay determined by factors such as location, experience, skills, knowledge, business needs, and market demand.

Requirements

Portfolio of work samples demonstrating design work and original approaches to challenges.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Digital Design, Graphic Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), or a related field.
At least 5 years of experience as an interaction designer, user interface designer, or in a similar role.
Expert-level proficiency with UX design software and tools, such as Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.
Strong visual design skills, including typography, animation, iconography, color, and composition.
Experience with atomic design systems and pattern libraries.
Experience designing for web, tablet, and mobile devices.
Excellent user experience and interaction design skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely through visual specifications.
Knowledge of digital accessibility and accessible design principles.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of contemporary design and development methodologies.
Ability to extract complex concepts and quickly produce rigorous flows, mockups, and interactive prototypes that reflect a range of options.
Ability to manage ambiguity, work autonomously, and multitask in an agile environment.
Ability to demonstrate visual design expertise through mockups and style guides.
Additional design skills in related fields, including motion design and prototyping.
Strong understanding of typography, color, and layout principles.
Motion design and video editing skills.
Experience with complex prototyping, including animations and micro-interactions for digital products.
Experience conducting competitive analyses, research, and/or usability testing.

Responsibilities

Create user-centered designs informed by research, business needs, analytics, and user feedback in an agile environment.
Participate in whiteboarding, design thinking, and story mapping exercises.
Design UX and interaction flows for responsive web and mobile experiences.
Develop conceptual sketches, visual mockups, navigation flows, storyboards, wireframes, and interactive prototypes.
Work as a solo designer or design leader, and lead design efforts on assigned programs.
Educate others and contribute to the evolution of the design process.
Lead user testing to assess the usability of new and existing products.
Create low- to high-fidelity interactive prototypes and iterate based on user insight and stakeholder or user feedback.
Deliver high-quality, on-brand, development-ready responsive UI designs for web and mobile, incorporating accessibility best practices.
Evolve and develop the design system and library.
Partner with developers and cross-functional teams to assess and optimize features and page templates and support accurate implementation of approved designs.
Give and receive feedback, advocate for quality, learn new tools and processes, and stay current on UX/UI and accessibility practices.
Present concepts and designs with a clear point of view, communicating the vision, ideas, process, and decisions.