Senior User Experience Designer Job Listing at Amazon in New York, NY

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Senior User Experience Designer

Job ID 205267
Location US-NY-New York
Posted Date 4/24/2013
Company Amazon Corporate LLC

Position Category Design
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Job Description
If you are you passionate about UX design, understanding user behavior, solving customer problems and have disruptive ideas for how to conceive, create, and deliver online shopping experiences for millions of customers worldwide, we have the role for you. Join Amazon''s display advertising team and help us create innovative online shopping experiences and self service tools.

About you
As a user experience designer on Amazon''s Product Advertising team you will be responsible for driving design deliverables such as user interface designs, interaction models, and prototypes for new and innovative shopping experiences across Amazon mobile, Kindle devices and Amazon.com.

You have comprehensive understanding of the current state of web technology, social media, and best practices, with a critical awareness of implications on user-centered design and functionality. You feel comfortable using both Photoshop and Axure. You are customer-obsessed, detail-oriented and comfortable working on highly technical teams as well as skilled in using data to make decisions and able to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Questions?
You may already know if you''re a fit, but perhaps you''re worried about technology and experience requirements? Don''t be - we''re looking for smart, proven, UX Designers; if you''re the right candidate, we''re flexible. You''re still worried? Here are some things that we''d prefer to see:

· Quickly and thoroughly create process flows, wireframes, and visual design mockups to effectively conceptualize new mobile product initiatives­
. Create user-centered designs by considering market analysis, data, customer feedback, and technical constraints/opportunities
. Relentlessly simplify and distill complex processes into intuitive and elegant mobile UIs
. Develop and maintain detailed user-interface specifications
. Communicate complex, interactive design concepts clearly and persuasively across different audiences and varying levels of the organization

Basic Qualifications
. 5+ years of experience as a user experience designer, web designer, interaction designer, information architect, or similar role
. An online portfolio of work demonstrating experience creating great user-centered design solutions (flows, prototypes, wireframes) AND solid visual designs (mockups and style guides)
. Bachelor''s degree in design, human-computer interaction (HCI), or 6+ years equivalent professional experience
. Experience with analytics, digital marketing and social media

Preferred Qualifications
. Ability to prototype in HTML, Axure, or Flash
. Working knowledge of HTML 5, CSS, JavaScript, and Responsive Design
. Experience working in a collaborative team and working directly with developers for implementation of designs
. Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal and analytical skills.
. Mobile and Tablet design experience across multiple formats
Basic Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
. 5+ years of experience as a user experience designer, web designer, interaction designer, information architect, or similar role
. An online portfolio of work demonstrating experience creating great user-centered design solutions (flows, prototypes, wireframes) AND solid visual designs (mockups and style guides)
. Bachelor''s degree in design, human-computer interaction (HCI), or 6+ years equivalent professional experience
. Experience with analytics, digital marketing and social media
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
. Ability to prototype in HTML, Axure, or Flash
. Working knowledge of HTML 5, CSS, JavaScript, and Responsive Design
. Experience working in a collaborative team and working directly with developers for implementation of designs
. Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal and analytical skills.
. Mobile and Tablet design experience across multiple formats