Sr UX Designer at Cox in Austin, Texas

Job Description:

Primary Location: 10415 Morado Cir, Austin, TX, US

Division: Cox Automotive

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Travel: Yes, 5 % of the Time

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Requisition Number: 214013

Senior UX Designer

The Senior User Experience Designer works collaboratively with UX, Product Management, and Technology delivery teams to design the next generate of desktop and mobile applications across web, iOS, and Android platforms. This individual draws from a deep understanding of design systems, standards, and best practices to innovate and create amazing user experiences for our software solutions. The Senior UX Designer must think strategically, collaborate across disciplines, be self-driven, and execute with an eye for detail. The ideal candidate enjoys working with other team members to solve complex user/business problems and can easily adapt and grow within a fast-paced and innovative environment. They must have a passion for design, an outstanding set of user experience design skills, and a desire to execute with excellence.

• Design beautiful, simple, elegant, and intuitive applications, in both native and web ecosystems


• Conceive and manage design from start to finish


• Create design deliverables such as wireframes, mockups, specifications, process flows, mood boards, user personas, icons, finished artwork, and prototypes


• Participate in regular design reviews and be ready to clearly rationalize and justify design work


• Create innovative design concepts based on a deep understanding of user needs and business objectives; willingness to try new approaches and iterate


• Work with and/or develop design resources such as templates, Sketch symbols, icon libraries, reusable app components, style guides, design standards, and brand standards


• Work in an agile environment providing design communication and assets for the team


• Keep abreast of the latest UX design and technology trends


• Support the overall visual design of products including color palette, typography,iconography, and style


• Develop user research and usability tests and incorporate the findings into your design decisions


• Estimate effort, plan schedules and manage time effectively


• Obtain buy-in from stakeholders


• Support implementation and respond to day-to-day questions from developers, product managers, and team leads


• Understand technical, business, and time limitations, and design within these constraints.

Qualifications:

• Portfolio containing examples of business software design


• 5+ years of UX design experience


• 5+ years of experience designing web and mobile apps


• Solid understanding of graphic design principles and best practices


• Proven expertise with modern desktop and mobile app design


• Proven expertise in Sketch App and InVision or other design tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Balsamiq, Axure, and OmniGraffle


• Experience with UX research and analytics


• Deep understanding of and experience with the full UX design process including information architecture, user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity mockups


• Understanding of mobile human interface guidelines (Apple's HIG and Google's Material Design), current possibilities and limitations of hardware and operations systems, and basic design requirements of a complete mobile app (icon and artwork sizes).

Who We Are

About Cox Automotive

There's nothing ordinary about Cox Automotive. We are people of every background driven by our passion for mobility, innovation, client success and community outreach. We make buying, selling and owning (or simply using) cars easier for everyone. Touching more than 40,000 clients across five continents, we bring together the best brands and the best teams to propel the automotive industry forward. Some of those team members work for our iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book, while others are creating the future of automotive at industry-facing brands like Dealer.com, Manheim and vAuto.

About Cox

We are the Cox family of businesses. We've been making our mark since 1898 by building and evolving world-class businesses, staying true to our values, and encouraging top talent to always look for growth and impact while building a career with us. Our primary divisions - Cox Communications and Cox Automotive - are driving a new wave of innovation, powering smart cities with powerhouse broadband communications and pioneering greener, more progressive transportation alternatives for individuals and fleet operators. We're also expanding into new spaces like cleantech and healthcare to rev up our momentum toward building a better future for the next generation. We're looking for the talent today who will be our leaders tomorrow. Sound intriguing? Learn more about where we are today, where we hope you'll be going with us, and the common purpose that unites us at coxenterprises.com.

Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer - All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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