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Art Director for User Experience (UI/UX)

As YCP's full-time Art Director for User Experience, you will lead the conception and visual design for high-end websites, mobile apps, and the fresh software platforms we develop for our clients. Your work will shine when users are engaged by the design and content and can seamlessly navigate through important paths of the interface to drive results.

Please note, we are only accepting U.S. candidates with 3 years of experience who want a full-time, in-office role.

Responsibilities

• Participate in interactive client brainstorming and discovery sessions to offer your ideas on the best ways to create the next generation of their websites or software platforms.
• Work with our in-house software development team to wireframe and design unique interfaces for web-based platforms and mobile apps.
• Create landing pages and custom website layouts for higher-end sites.

Long-term Expectations

• Be an expert in all things UI/UX by creating fun, simple, beautiful, and highly-engaging platforms.
• Offer creative solutions based on user metrics to help multi-faceted websites get redesigned and redeployed for the most effective user experience.
• Create software interfaces that audiences love using and that make their lives easier by saving time and providing a delightful online experience.
• Take ownership of the user experience side of our Branding and Design team, offering best practices, advice, and coaching to other team members.
• Expand our team's thinking by introducing new ways of navigation, better ways to display online content, and fun new features we can add to our projects.

Minimum Requirements

• 5 years or more creating custom user-focused interfaces for apps, larger websites, and digital platforms.
• Understanding of how users typically react to websites and software interfaces and design thinking.
• Ability to design visual interfaces for multi-page websites that drive user engagement and navigation. You must be able to show multiple, relevant portfolio samples of sites designed from the ground up - no templates.
• Ability to design mobile and web-based software platform interfaces. You must be able to show a relevant portfolio sample of a custom-designed software interface you have created.
• Understanding insights from website tracking metrics and heat maps to drive design.

Super-ninja Skills (Optional)

• Understanding of search engine tactics and how that applies to users browsing content.
• Experience in HTML/CSS front-end programming of websites.
• Software: Adobe CC, Sketch, and Invision.

Do you have a passion for user experience? Love creating as a part of a team? You'll fit right in.

Company Culture

Our families are a big deal to us, and we know yours is too. At YCP, we enthusiastically promote investment in the people you love most with family-included company events and extra days off for special celebrations (like your birthday). From our 8 AM-5 PM schedule (yes, it's really true) to the sacredness of your weekends, our work-life balance gives you time to spend with those that are the closest to you.

Benefits

• Paid Absences: We know you need time for rejuvenation. Our paid absence policy protects your downtime with holidays and paid leave to cover vacation, illness, and emergencies.
• Competitive Pay: Compensation is an important part of any role, and we seek to pay you fairly for the value and experience you provide.
• Future Savings: Take advantage of our 401k and generous company match program to invest for retirement.
• Professional & Personal Development: Growth in your knowledge and mastery of your field will be reflected in your work. We offer opportunities for our team members to develop their skills and continue their education in areas relevant to their career goals.
• EXTRA PERKS: Team development activities, celebratory birthday breakfast, company cookouts, and lots of Starbucks coffee (and tea)!

If you enjoy a fun and collaborative working environment, filled with people who are passionate about what they do, you'll love working here.

If you love the idea of working with exceptional clients in a culture of creative excellence, we want to hear from you!

Inspire. Create. Delight. Think differently.