Interaction/Visual Designer - Expert

Overview

Aquent is partnering with a prominent leader in the financial services industry, a company at the forefront of setting new standards for exceptional digital experiences. This organization is deeply committed to innovation and customer experience, consistently pushing the boundaries of digital leadership. This is an unparalleled opportunity to join a forward-thinking team where you will significantly impact millions of users by shaping innovative digital products, transforming complex challenges into elegant, intuitive experiences, and driving design excellence from concept to implementation.

About Our Partner

Our partner, a prominent leader in the financial services industry, is at the forefront of setting new standards for exceptional digital experiences. They are deeply committed to innovation and customer experience, consistently pushing the boundaries of digital leadership. Join a company where your work directly contributes to solutions used by millions, making a tangible impact within an organization that prioritizes user experience and maintains its status as a digital pioneer.

About the Opportunity

Imagine shaping the digital landscape for millions of users, transforming complex challenges into elegant, intuitive experiences. As an Expert Interaction/Visual Designer, you’ll be at the heart of this transformation, driving design excellence from initial concept generation through to implementation within a dynamic agile environment. This is your chance to make a profound impact, delighting users and pushing the boundaries of digital leadership. You will be a natural problem solver, communicator, and facilitator, collaborating with diverse teams and stakeholders to craft compelling digital products.

What You’ll Do

You will play a pivotal role in enhancing user comprehension, facilitating analytical thinking, and ensuring design inclusivity. Your contributions will span strategic design, artifact creation, and rigorous research, all aimed at delivering superior digital products. This role offers the chance to lead, innovate, and collaborate, directly contributing to the success of groundbreaking initiatives.

• Understand user interface patterns and behaviors to enhance user comprehension and task performance.
• Utilize visualizations and interactions to support analytical thinking, especially with large datasets.
• Facilitate design critiques, evaluate interactions for inclusivity, and provide expert guidance to cross-functional teams.
• Lead ideation sessions and collaborative work activities.
• Serve as the subject-matter expert for interaction design within the product design team.
• Apply a comprehensive understanding of interaction design theory, visual design theory, research data, and best practices to inform design decisions.
• Develop complex low-fidelity sketches, wireframes, and prototypes to explore, communicate, and validate ideas effectively.
• Create advanced prototypes to provide precise delivery specifications for development teams.
• Present sophisticated interaction design work to senior stakeholders, articulating vision and rationale.
• Facilitate impactful usability testing sessions.
• Actively participate in or initiate critical research activities.
• Investigate interaction design strategies within the sector and conduct competitive audits relevant to specific design or business objectives.
• Perform thorough pattern, micro-interaction, and component design audits as needed.

What You’ll Bring

Must-Have Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Design (e.g., interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial), Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer Science (CS), or equivalent practical experience.
• A compelling portfolio showcasing application design samples.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in designing usable interfaces across diverse channels and platforms.
• Proven experience in an applied research setting, including integrating user research into product designs and practices.
• Demonstrated ability to clearly articulate design strategy, rationale, and logic, detailing benefits and highlighting risks associated with design decisions.
• Expertise with industry-standard design, prototyping, and research tools such as Figma, Mural, and UserTesting.com.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• MA/MS degree or certification in Design (e.g., interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial), Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer Science (CS), or a related field.
• Strong understanding of the strengths and shortcomings of various research methods, including when and how to apply them across different product phases.
• An appreciation for the potential of ‘design thinking’.
• Experience working within a large organization and an agile environment.

Why Join This Team

Join a supportive culture where designers are included, valued, and heard, surrounded by peers who are experts in their fields. Contribute to solutions used by millions, making a tangible impact within a company that prioritizes customer experience and maintains its status as a digital leader. Work with a forward-thinking team dedicated to pushing the boundaries of digital product design to improve the lives of the people and communities served.

About Aquent Talent

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits! Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We’re about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

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