User Experience Designer (61545)
About this role
Job DetailsJob Location: Overland Park, Kansas - Overland Park, KS 66210Position Type: Salary - OfficeJob Shift: 1st Shift- DayPOSITION OVERVIEW:
Walsworth is seeking a User Experience Designer to join our world-class Technology team. Modern yearbook production demands powerful, easy-to-use, cloud-based software for student-driven design, journalism, marketing and sales. Join our nimble, empowered team driving the experience at Walsworth, one of the nation's largest and most-storied yearbook publishers.
The UX designer will define the directional and detailed user experience for a wide range of highly interactive web applications and software, delivered on desktop, mobile and tablet devices. The designer will engage in a multi-step process, including: wireframes, user flows, final designs, prototypes and specification documents.
This is a hybrid, salaried, exempt position based out of our Walsworth - Overland Park, Kansas, office. The schedule is 8 AM - 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday. Applicants must include a portfolio in their application to be considered.
OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES:
This position entails working with e-commerce, web applications and mobile apps
Create elegant user-centered designs by considering market analysis, user research and usability findings
Design the experience and interaction flow of new, cloud-based applications and desktop software
Quickly yet thoroughly create process flows, wireframes, and visual designs to conceptualize and communicate detailed interaction behaviors
Develop and maintain user interface specifications
Present design work to cross-functional teams and respond constructively to feedback
Assist with the execution of design research and usability testing
Work with the Technology team through planning, definition, design, development and testing phases to deliver intuitive, feature-rich software solutions.
REQUIREMENTS:
Must include a link to a work portfolio demonstrating user-centered design process and shipped digital products
1-2 years of experience in a related role
Proficiency with Figma
Knowledge of accessibility guidelines (WCAG)
Experience working in Agile product development environments
Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment (should we leave out because it sounds like we will over work the candidate?)
Experience using the Atlassian suite of products and working with a Tailwind based design system strongly preferred
Must be willing to submit to a pre-employment drug screen, background check and social media screening as part of our standard process
Must be willing to commute into the Walsworth - Overland Park office on a regular basis. This is a hybrid position.
U.S. work authorization is required. Walsworth does not offer employment sponsorship.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in UX, Interaction Design or related design discipline
Portfolio of effective interface design work or outstanding portfolio in a related design discipline (we already have portfolio above?)
A strong understanding of visual design and how it can shape and influence user interfaces
Strong collaborative and organizational skills
Ability to articulate the why as well as the what
Dedication to detail and deadlines
COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Walsworth is a family-owned printing company with 89-plus years of historical excellence and a healthy respect for hard work and work-life balance. Many of our employees stay for decades, with good reason. Our Walsworth - Overland Park office houses approximately 50 employees - including our IT Development, Marketing and Communications, Yearbook Sales and Corporate Recruitment Teams. We recently received the silver Healthy KC Workplace award for work-life balance which incorporated physical and mental health initiatives led by Walsworth – Overland Park employees and leadership. We're a business casual environment with a "work hard, play hard" mentality. We celebrate employee birthdays, office achievements and fun holidays like "Cinco de Derby" - a combined Cinco de Mayo and Kentucky Derby celebration! Check out our LinkedIn and Indeed company pages to learn more about our culture and how you could be a great fit!
See more at: walsworth.com/blog
Walsworth is an equal opportunity employer. For application or interview accommodations, please contact [email protected] or your recruiter.
Qualifications
Company at a glance
Established in 1937, Walsworth is a family-owned commercial printer that offers end-to-end print and digital solutions. We have extensive experience in printing yearbooks, book printing, catalog printing, magazine printing, digital editions and more.
Our print capabilities include sheetfed, sheetfed UV, web, digital and print on demand, among others. Our binding option, include options for case-bound, perfect-bound, perfect case bound, saddle stitch and coil-bound projects. Our dedicated team will ensure your project comes out looking exactly the way you want it to.
Walsworth is a top-five book printer, a top-five magazine and catalog printer, a top-three yearbook printer and the only family-owned printer of yearbooks. We are a full-service commercial printer large enough to offer comprehensive solutions including vast shipping, logistics and fulfillment, yet small enough to provide personalized service.
We have eight locations across the Midwest - Marceline, Brookfield and Fulton, Missouri; Overland Park, Kansas; Saint Joseph, Michigan and Eau Claire and Ripon, Wisconsin. If you are interested in learning more about Walsworth, please reach out to us.
Top Benefits
- Work-life balance
- Physical and mental health initiatives
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