THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING:

• Fortune 100 Financial Services Company
• 100-year history of dedication to customer satisfaction, success and growth
• Tremendous growth and new business strategy leading to the need for new talent
• Significant investments in cutting-edge technology

WHAT THEY OFFER YOU:

• Culture: Excellent work environment that fosters collaboration
• Growth: Ability to make an impact on the direction of the organization
• Opportunity: Gain hands-on experience working with cutting-edge technology
• Stability: Recent financial performance of the company has reported record profits

WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT:

• Collaborate with product and digital strategy teams to understand user needs and opportunities.
• Act as the lead, working with designers, IA, Content, and/or Prototyping directly, to deliver the visual design of the user experience.
• Create low to high fidelity designs throughout the design process – including wireframes, user flows, detailed visual designs, and other documentation to communicate the experience.
• Create documentation to help communicate the experience to the project team, UX team and prototyping team.
• Design with the style guide, brand and best user experience in mind.
• Manage design workflow and timelines to ensure accurate and timely delivery of projects.
• Show desire to iterate on design, while having the ability to finish a project on time.
• Collaborate with development team to understand constraints and ensure appropriate implementation.

BACKGROUND THAT FITS:

• 5+ years of experience as a Visual Designer, Graphic Designer, User Experience Designer, or similar role.
• A Bachelor's Degree in Art, Design, Human Factors, Interaction, Graphic or Interface Design.  
• Advanced knowledge and skill in using Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketch and Invision.
• Ability to communicate design effectiveness and efficiency at project team, internal, partner and executive briefings.
• Experience with multi-device design and responsive design.
• Well-versed in visual design fundamentals, typography, color theory, brand communication and UI principles.
• Understanding and experience with concepts of HTML and CSS.
• Financial industry experience strongly preferred.
• Experience designing for the social web, design patterns, rich Internet applications and delivery methodologies.
• A passion for being the voice of the user and a proven track-record building user-centric solutions.
• Experience working with teams in multiple software project methods such as Waterfall SDLC and Agile.
• Online portfolio displaying a firm understanding of user-centered design processes and information architecture principles is a must.