Senior Web Designer,UX/UI Designer

Job Title: Sr. Web Designer,UX/UI Designer
Job ID: 19057
Location: West Chicago, IL, US
Full/Part Time:Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Line of Business:Epsilon

About the Opportunity
Aspen Marketing Services, a leading global marketing services firm and division of Epsilon, Advertising Age 2012 #1 U.S. Agency from All Disciplines, is seeking an outstanding UX/Information Architect to join our Digital Creative team. We are looking for a talented UI/UX Designer to craft digital experiences (web, tablet & mobile) for some of the world's largest brands. Projects will range from traditional web site builds, app development and interactive touch-screen displays across national promotions, social integration and integrated advertising campaigns. While designing client-specific UX solutions, The UX designer will be responsible for designing client-specific UX solutions and developing simple and intuitive workflows that is in keeping with the overall User Experience strategy.

Responsibilities
* Interface with Strategy, Creative and Client service teams to help gather requirements and translate them to functional solutions
* Create, present and support your concepts with consideration of market research, UX patterns, business requirements and best practices
* Persona development, User flows, Taxonomies, Site mapping and Wireframes that deliver consistent, effective, and efficient user experiences
* Successfully communicate functionality and content to Development teams
* Provide thought leadership to Strategy & Development to communicate the art and science of usability
* Look beyond simply meeting expectations of a satisfactory user interface
* Day-to-day advocate within the agency to best practice UX/UI
* Contribute. Collaborate. Ideas, Strategies and Solutions.

Qualifications
* Interface with Strategy, Creative and Client service teams to help gather requirements and translate them to functional solutions
* Create, present and support your concepts with consideration of market research, UX patterns, business requirements and best practices
* Persona development, User flows, Taxonomies, Site mapping and Wireframes that deliver consistent, effective, and efficient user experiences
* Successfully communicate functionality and content to Development teams
* Provide thought leadership to Strategy & Development to communicate the art and science of usability
* Look beyond simply meeting expectations of a satisfactory user interface
* Day-to-day advocate within the agency to best practice UX/UI
* Contribute. Collaborate. Ideas, Strategies and Solutions.

Required Skills:

* Most importantly possess an eye for great design. Know great web UX/UI when you see it, and be able to explain why it's great
* Mastery or CS suite. With excellent knowledge of Illustrator, OmniGraffle or preferred method to create wireframes
* 5+ years of experience as a user experience professional
* BA/BS degree. Degree in Human-Computer Interaction is a plus
* Self starter who can jump in quickly without a lot of direction and learn by asking the right questions
* Excellent UX design skills
* Solid understanding of professional methodologies and sourced best practices used to develop and implement a complex user experience
* Demonstrate experience in creating deliverables for complex interfaces: personas, use cases, user flows, site architecture, wireframes, prototypes
* Strong collaborative skills and a demonstrated ability to negotiate solutions amongst groups of individuals with limited resources and multiple priorities
* Ability to communicate UX principles and patterns verbally and in writing
* Understanding of Front End development technologies including HTML, CSS, Javascript, AJAX
* Understand opportunities and constraints of multiple platforms (web, smartphone, tablet)

Conditions of Employment
All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of drug screen and background checks.

About Us
Aspen Marketing Services, a leading global marketing services firm and division of Epsilon, builds long-term relationships with clients, many of which are in the Fortune 100, through impactful programs built to engage, sell and retain. Clients benefit from Aspen's comprehensive portfolio of in-house marketing capabilities, including digital marketing, advanced analytics, direct marketing, experiential and event marketing, word-of-mouth and multi-cultural marketing.