UX Designer

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Role: UX Designer

Location: Edinburgh

Duration: Permanent preferred

Rate: £400 p/day (max all inclusive) on contract

This software company is looking to recruit a UX Designer.

Skills and Responsibilities:

Desirable Criteria:

- Develop personas and scenarios to inform the design process;

- Design, assist, and analyses user research and usability testing initiatives;

- Assist in strategizing with client and team regarding task analysis and task completion user flows;

- Create content hierarchies, site maps and navigational models that are aligned with the defined, and/or expected, user experience and business requirements;

- Create dynamic wireframes in Axure [preferred] other prototyping tools that illustrate site layout, navigation, controls, and content prioritization;

- Articulate user experience issues and concerns and overall design principles to team members and clients;

- Translate complex concepts into interactive experiences through the design and/or implementation of web site architectures;

- Collaborate with designers and developers on visual comps and provide input from an information architecture perspective;

- Focus on HCI and user centered design principles and uses these elements as foundation for design solutions and informational approach;

- Consult on any changes to information flow during site build.

- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud package [At least Illustrator and Photoshop] in advance level.

Desired Skills and Experience Requirements:

- 5+ years of professional experience as an Information Architect, User- Experience Architect, or Interaction Designer;

- 2+ years agency experience preferred;

- Deep expertise in Axure, including prototype design and component library creation;

Mid to senior-level experience in information design, with a portfolio that includes User Journey Maps and pixel perfect wireframes, while reflecting a deep understanding of scenario-based UX asset creation.