middle ux designer for media company

Translate ideas into concepts, user flows, wireframes, mockups and prototypes that lead to intuitive user experiences for our products

Conceive intuitive designs that promote usability and optimize the user experience of our products

Close collaboration with team members and stakeholders

Work within our lean design process, while efficiently exploring design concepts, iterating and validating design alternatives

Contribute to the Wolters Kluwer Product Design System (give input to the further development of the design system, initiate development of new components, etc.)

Translate data into actionable insights that inform strategy development

Be an ambassador of design thinking and a user-centered process

Help to improve the UX process to raise UX maturity

Ask smart questions, take risks and champion new ideas and be absolutely relentless in your pursuit of excellence

2 or more years of experience working as a UX designer – ideally within an agile environment

Experience working with design systems and are familiar with creating UX patterns

Experience with online collaboration, research and data analytics tools such as Miro, Dovetail, Mouseflow, Adobe Analytics, etc.

Solid understanding of HTML5 and CSS3.

A Bachelor's degree (BA) from a four-year college or university (or equivalent) in Interaction Design, Product Design, Industrial Design, Human Computer Interaction, Communication & Multimedia Design/Media Technology, Information Architecture or related would be a big plus

You are familiar with principles of Lean Product and Lean UX

You have a deep understanding of typography, color, layout and motion design principles

You are passionate about design and technology trends

Know how to work with the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

You are both a self-starter and team-oriented, with a willingness to teach and learn

You are open to feedback and have no issues receiving constructive criticism

Excellent English verbal and written communication skills are essential

You are able to act as a liaison between the UX Lead and product and technology teams to ensure standards of excellence are met and to build a relationship of trust between all parties involved

You are comfortable contributing to visioning workshops with multidisciplinary teams of business, technology, content and user experience roles

You have experience working in distributed, collaborative teams and working directly with development groups for the implementation of designs

You have experience designing solutions for complex online applications – it is essential to be able to present large amounts of complex information in a simple way

We expect you have a solid grasp of user-centered design (UCD), planning and conducting user research, user testing, A/B testing, rapid prototyping, heuristic analysis, usability and accessibility concerns

You are required to clearly and effectively communicate design processes, ideas, and solutions to development teams, clients and other stakeholders internationally

Your portfolio should demonstrate a track record of developing simple and elegant user interfaces

A portfolio that includes design work for complex online applications will be a big plus

You should be prepared to speak about the processes used to develop your solutions and the specific role that you played in these processes.

Mastery of design software such as Figma, Sketch, InVision, Abstract and Adobe Creative Suite