Senior User Experience Designer - Effy Jewelry : Job Details

Effy Jewelry is a family-owned and operated business that has been crafting exquisite jewelry for over four decades. Founded by Effy Hematian, the brand has become synonymous with innovative design, superior craftsmanship, and unparalleled quality.

With a focus on innovation and creativity, Effy Jewelry has become a global leader in the fine jewelry industry. Its pieces can be found in major retailers and department stores worldwide, as well as a major Fine Jewelry name in the Maritime & Cruise industry with over 150 Land & Cruise Line based Stores.

We are looking for a Senior User-Experience (UX) Designer to oversee the design and usability of our brand's digital products, services, and websites. Essentially, you will be tasked with ensuring that the end-to-end user experience of our products and services are intuitive, engaging, and enjoyable for the end-user.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with VP, Creative and Brand Strategy to define and execute the user experience vision.
• Be accountable for ensuring the user experience is consistent and seamless across all digital and retail touchpoints, optimized for various devices and interfaces.
• Develop and drive the UX designs that deliver significant user and business value for our brands.
• Foster an iterative design approach in the organization that is user-centric and responsive to feedback and data.
• Translate concepts into annotated storyboards, user journey maps, user flow diagrams, wireframes, hi-fi designs, conceptual models, mockups, and prototypes that lead to intuitive user experiences.
• Facilitate leadership's product vision by researching, conceiving, sketching, prototyping, and user-testing experiences for digital products.
• Identify design problems and devise elegant solutions.
• Prepare and perform usability tests with users to gather direct feedback
• Establish design principles, guidelines, pattern libraries and best practices to guide the development of user-centered products and services.
• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders.
• Ask smart questions, take risks and champion new ideas.

Requirements:

• Five or more years of UX design experience. Preference will be given to candidates who have experience designing complex solutions for complete digital environments. A portfolio with proven case studies must be shown.
• Expertise in standard UX software such as Sketch, OmniGraffle, Axure, InVision, UXPin, Balsamiq, Framer, and the like is a must. Basic HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript skills are a plus.
• Ability to work with internal stakeholders and external agencies to understand/articulate detailed requirements and design complete user experiences that meet brand needs and vision.
• Extensive experience in using UX design best practices to design solutions, and a deep understanding of mobile-first and responsive design.
• A solid grasp of user-centered design (UCD), planning and conducting user research, user testing, A/B testing, rapid prototyping, heuristic analysis, usability and accessibility concerns.
• Ability to iterate designs and solutions efficiently and intelligently.
• Ability to clearly and effectively communicate design processes, ideas, and solutions to teams and clients.
• A clear understanding of the importance of user-centered design and design thinking.
• Ability to work effectively in a team setting including synthesizing abstract ideas into concrete design implications.
• Be excited about collaborating and communicating closely with teams and other stakeholders via a distributed model, to regularly deliver design solutions for approval.
• Be passionate about resolving user pain points through great design.
• Be open to receiving feedback and constructive criticism.
• Be passionate about all things UX and other areas of design and innovation. Research and showcase knowledge in the industry's latest trends and technologies.

Effy Jewelry is committed to diversity in its workplace and is proud to offer equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic in the location in which the candidate is applying. Effy Jewelry applicants are assessed solely on their qualifications for the role, without regard to disability or need for accommodation.