ComiXology is seeking a results-driven “player / coach” – someone who can lead our UX and visual design team but also be an individual contributor. We’re looking for someone who can design across platforms, has a passion for usability, and can design elegant solutions to complex tasks.
· Oversee UX, information architecture and visual design for mobile and web products
· Manage, grow and mentor team of UX and visual designers
· Spearhead a top to bottom UX and visual redesign of all products – from web to iOS to Android and beyond
· Be the voice of UX and heavily influence design within the company – we want to learn from you
· Hands-on design: Develop concepts, wireframes, and prototypes
· Gather key insights into customer behavior to find their unmet & unspoken needs
· Collaborate with Product Management to drive product strategy and the development roadmap
· Create clean, straight-forward, innovative user interfaces
· Be the user-advocate by subjecting early-stage designs to usability testing and offering implementation suggestions from a user-centered perspective
· Evaluate and introduce a repeatable design process (ex: Lean UX)
· Show off your tech savvy skills while collaborating with developers
· Above all, have fun creating the next generation of digital comics
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Qualifications:
· Minimum 5 years of UX design for consumer facing products (web, responsive design, and native mobile)
· Demonstrable UX & design leadership and people management experience
· Expert in designing clean, intuitive and innovative interfaces
· Knowledge of current UX best practices and design processes
· Ability to communicate effectively with different audiences, including senior leadership
· Experience driving field research and usability testing, and turning the output into data that can drive product design decisions
· Solid experience with user-centric design (but know when to break the rules)
· Excellent interpersonal, business management, and developmental skills
· Demonstrated ability to meet or beat assigned targets and deadlines under normal circumstances, and ability to make trade-offs and when needed to optimize outcome when conditions change
· Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Would be great but not required:
· 2+ year in eCommerce design
· BFA/MFA or equivalent industry experience
· Comic book, manga, and/or graphic novel fan!
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