UX Architect

Description

In this role you will work to move projects from concept to concrete solutions by optimizing experiences for our readers, defining use cases, mapping user flows, designing and documenting information architecture, building and testing prototypes, and creating wireframes and detailed functional specs.


Your expertise should bring an understanding of modular design to shape a scalable, sustainable approach that enables speed to market, evolution, and optimization.


Responsibilities:

. Bring industry best practices and a familiarity with metrics to your solutions

. Optimize and communicate the larger story of how our users will interact with a product through user flows and customer journey maps

. Facilitate the design process through wireframes and prototypes

. Explore and validate solutions by creating prototypes for and actively participating in user testing

. Translate business objectives into detailed functional specifications to ensure rapid development of projects

. Contribute to the creation of interaction patterns in our design system

. Coordinate on ensuring we meet requirements for accessibility

. Independently deliver on projects and work with others on teams

. Collaborate on improving the architecture of our digital products and the use of metadata to organize and connect content

. Collaborate on wholistic navigational solutions that encourage site exploration and connect brands

. Last but never least, serve as an advocate for our readers, keeping their needs at the heart of our digital solutions

Required Skill Set:

. Strong grasp of UI, HCI and UX principles

. Fluency in best practices for mobile and web-based design

. Experience in information architecture, user and screen flows, conceptual and detailed wireframing, and prototyping tools

. Experience working with large-scale publishing and CMS environments

. Experience working with Design Systems

. Experience working with Agile

. Expertise with Figma

. A strong portfolio that demonstrates your experience and UX skills, illustrating step by step solutions to project requirements

. A portfolio that displays a clear examples of deliverables from customer journeys to detailed functional specs

. Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Plus

. Experience in the design of News or Financial Services

. Familiarity with WCAG accessibility standards and compliance

. Knowledge of Services Design and Service Mapping

. Experience with Semantic IxD