User Experience/Product Designer

<p><strong>UX Designer</strong></p><p>Brandcave (https://brandcave.co) is a user experience design and creative agency for business-to-business technology companies. Our mission is to make the web a friendlier place, specializing in UX design and inbound marketing. Today, our clients include Intel, The U.S. Department of Defense, Opera, Crunch Fitness, and many startups worldwide. We are looking for innovative, driven, intelligent, and passionate professionals to join our UX team so we can help companies create paranormal technology experiences.</p><p>We believe great software design leads to better outcomes. Our ideal candidate is committed to our mission and enjoys being coached around skills that will ensure they delight and exceed the expectations of our users. We believe in our employees taking ownership of their performance.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Position Description</strong></p><p>You're a UX expert and a natural leader. You're just as comfortable debating technical decisions with engineers as you are creating pixels and UX flows. You have a strong yet respectful presence in product and engineering discussions and speak up when something needs to be said. You're a team player who works across boundaries to get things done.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Your Role: UX Designer</strong></p><p>* Translate user stories and user journeys into high-fidelity prototypes in Figma</p><p>* Design and prototype user interfaces with a focus on high quality and scalability</p><p>* Implement design systems in Figma</p><p>* Collaborate closely with other engineers and become a valued member of an autonomous, impactful, cross-functional team</p><p>* Work directly with clients to review UX prototypes</p><p>* Conduct user interviews</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Qualifications</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Education and Experience</strong></p><p>* High school diploma or general education degree (GED)</p><p>* Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience preferred.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Required Skills Summary</strong></p><p>* A willingness to accept failure and feedback, learn and try again.</p><p>* Ability to take a project from scoping requirements through developer hand-off</p><p>* Ability to communicate with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, describe software features and technical designs.</p><p>* You are interested in modern UX practices</p><p>* You have a good understanding of software best practices</p><p>* Experience using AI tools for product discovery and prototyping is a plus</p><p><br></p><p>Job Types: Full-time, Contract</p><p><br></p><p>Pay: $35-45/hour</p><p><br></p><p>Compensation Package:</p><p>* 1099 contract</p><p><br></p><p>Schedule:</p><p>* Monday to Friday</p><p><br></p><p>Location:</p><p>* Texas (Required)</p><ul><li>* Work Location: Remote</li></ul>

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