Ux/Ui Designer - International It

This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco’s success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST. Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others. In 2018, Costco contributed over $39 million to organizations such as United Way and Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.

Costco IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the second largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in twelve countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed. As proof, Costco consistently ranks in the top five of Forbes “America’s Best Employers”.

International IT is looking for an experienced User Experience (UX) Designer with intermediate to expert visual design skills to join its International IT team. The UX Designer draws from a broad range of UX generalist skills, including user research, information architecture, interaction design and prototyping to create compelling user experiences in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative and creative problem-solver who communicates effectively while working with a diverse group of stakeholders and executive level leadership.

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ROLE

• Maintains and enforces UX style guides, UI standards and interaction design pattern libraries.
• Analyzes and evaluates current user interfaces and proposes usability improvements (i.e. expert reviews).
• Collaborates with solution architects, system analysts, software developers, full stack engineers, quality engineers, business users and other stakeholders to design exceptional user experiences for multiple products concurrently.
• Solves complex design problems through a user-centered design (UCD) process that accounts for user goals, business requirements and development needs.
• Uses a variety of iterative design methods to drive thoughtful design decisions including sketches, process flows, wireframes, and interactive simulations/prototypes.
• Mentors and aids junior designers in the design process by providing guidance and feedback to ensure growth in UX disciplines.
• Conducts competitive analysis research to better understand prevalent interaction designs/solutions.
• Creates interactive simulations/prototypes to help project teams, stakeholders, and users explore and understand proposed business solutions.

REQUIRED

• Strong time management skills and the ability to be self-directed when needed.
• Creative and pragmatic problem solver with a strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrated proficiency with selecting appropriate UI patterns and applying UCD methodologies to effectively solve design problems.
• Solid understanding of mobile UI patterns/interactions and experience designing for native mobile applications.
• Strategic thinker able to act tactically and solve problems quickly.
• Experience working with other design-related software such as Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Strong understanding of responsive iOS and iPad design principles, techniques and frameworks.
• An online portfolio or samples of work demonstrating the ability to create great user-centered design solutions.
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills to clearly communicate design decisions and influence business process owners and stakeholders.
• Iteratively refine designs based on feedback and collaboration with executives, managers, and peers.
• Strong understanding of responsive web design principles, techniques and frameworks.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience doing UX design, visual design, interaction design, or similar role.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at one time.
• Experience with front end development technologies (HTML/CSS).
• Expert knowledge of design tools including Sketch and Invision.
• Aware of current and emerging industry trends and best practices.

Recommended

• Comfortable designing for both B2B and B2C projects.
• Experience with planning and executing usability tests and reporting results back to project teams and business stakeholders.
• Strong experience with form design.
• Can work with both Mac and PC platforms.
• Experience designing user interfaces in an enterprise environment.
• Ability to plan and conduct user research activities such as personas, user stories, competitive analysis expert reviews, user interviews/contextual inquiry, field research and surveys.
• Experience designing cross-channel user experiences for web and mobile.
• Bachelor's degree in Design or a related field or equivalent experience.

Required Documents

• Cover Letter
• Resume

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Pay Ranges:

Level 3 - $130,000 - $165,000

Level 4 - $155,000 - $195,000

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health benefits — medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, commuter benefits, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan, SmartDollar financial wellness program, to eligible employees.

Costco is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Costco is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected]

If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States. Applicants and employees for this position will not be sponsored for work authorization, including, but not limited to H1-B visas.