What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior UX Designer position at Amazon?
DESCRIPTION
At Audible, we believe stories have the power to transform lives. It’s why we work with some of the world’s leading creators to produce and share audio storytelling with our millions of global listeners. We are dreamers and inventors who come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to empower and inspire each other. Imagine your future with us.
ABOUT THIS ROLE
Revolutionizing the storytelling experience is just part of an Audible UX Designer’s daily to-do list. You’ll craft refined interface elements and improve usability for harmonious listening anytime, anywhere, on any platform – including iOS, Android, web, and Alexa. Like us, you’re customer obsessed, and every decision you make will be shaped by your profound understanding and curiosity of the customer experience. Just when it seems a product is perfected, you’ll envision a thoughtful new way to take it further. Your creativity will take deep customer insight and transform it into innovative experiences that will continuously evolve the UX, all while discovering new ways to unleash the power of the spoken word.
ABOUT YOU
Life inspires your work. You look to yourself for insight, and can’t help keeping a running list of ways to improve your own UX. You’re most creative when working through situational restraints, from everyday life hacks to professional milestones. You always strive for more, an expert in proactive design thinking. No stone is ever left unturned; you’re all about asking the big questions and the small ones. The only thing more exciting than validating a solution is sharing it with your team. And as a collaborator and mentor, you’ve seen first hand how constructive feedback and a growth mindset create an environment where everyone thrives. You’re ready to hone your craft and broaden your design skills, but the journey with your team is what drives you.
As a Senior UX Designer, you will…
- Take responsibility of the overall end-to-end user experience from the big picture to UI layout specifics
- Envision and bring to life intuitive, scalable, and engaging interactions and experiences
- Build relationships which provide leadership, direction and mentorship for a team of UX Designers
- Drive the evolution of creative and holistic thinking across diverse product releases and platforms
- Actively collaborate and communicate with cross-functional teams, management, and research on complex user flows and commerce-driven projects
ABOUT AUDIBLE
Audible is the leading producer and provider of audio storytelling. We spark listeners’ imaginations, offering immersive, cinematic experiences full of inspiration and insight to enrich our customers daily lives. Our Hub Home hybrid workplace model gives employees the flexibility between gathering in a common office space (work from hub) and remote work (work from home). For more information, please visit adbl.co/hybrid.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Newark, NJ, USA
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 4 years of experience as a user experience designer, product designer, interaction designer, information architect, or similar role
- A track record of designing and delivering digital products that align customer needs and business goals; illustrated with a portfolio
- Experience in a range of design approaches, methods, and tools that you use to plan and estimate complex projects
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience applying scrum to visual or UX design processes
- Experience with UX design of complex workflows
- Able to take ambiguous design problems and work with stakeholders and user research insights to craft design solutions grounded in customer needs and business goals
- Able to clearly articulate the basis of design decisions to stakeholders and respond effectively to feedback
- Uses a variety of design tools to craft an effective approach, estimate, and plan in response to design requests
- Portfolio that demonstrates delivering digital services across multiple platforms and devices
- Work that shows an understanding of assessing the overall customer experience and identifying opportunities for improvement
- Experience delivering designs intended for a consumer market
- Experience working across large teams with multiple stakeholders
Audible is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Audible is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.