Digital Experience Designer

About Us

At 1904labs, we are a human-centered technology company that focuses on using modern tools and technologies to solve enterprise organizations' crunchiest challenges. We look for innovative, courageous, intensely curious, and team-minded people. At 1904labs, we are committed to providing each team member with opportunities that will allow personal and professional growth.

The Role

As a Digital Experience Designer, you will drive the creation of user experiences for various software products. Our Digital Experience Designer role is a synthesis of HCD/UX research and design. You may specialize in user research, visual design, or interaction design, but you can leverage your and your teammates’ skills and abilities to help drive research-informed design into products.

You'll work in an Agile environment and be embedded with developers to define and deliver new solutions for our clients. You will iterate on interactions, informed by data, to deliver a superior user experience. You will interact with the client product owner, providing leadership and advocating for the user's needs.

While currently not necessary - there is a potential for upwards of 25% travel for this role. We want to make sure to be as open and honest as possible so let us know if you are open to this!

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience working on/leading teams designing and developing websites, applications, and other user experiences

• Proficient with wireframing tools such as Adobe DX, Balsamiq, Sketch, Photoshop, etc

• Fluency with interactive prototyping tools such as InVision Studio, Axure, Adobe DX, etc

• Qualitative and quantitative research skills and experience, including the ability to conduct requirements gathering, prototype evaluations, and other user research methods in a professional environment

Desired Skills

• BS Degree, preferably in IT related field or practical experience

• Excellent team skills (communication, collaboration)

• Consulting experience

• Experience working collaboratively with engineering teams to achieve project deliverables.

• Comfort in an agile development environment (eg. writing stories, participating in workshops, sprint planning and retros)

• Agile or Lean knowledge and experience

• Portfolio of design and/or research artifacts

Why Choose 1904labs?

• Innovation Hours - 10% of our work week is set aside to work on our own ideas and projects. We believe that giving folks the time and space to innovate and tinker allows them to bring fresh ideas and perspectives to the work we do.

• Innovation First - work where it makes sense - each day we want you, in conversation with your team, to work from where it makes the most sense.

• Competitive salary, bonus, and benefits (medical, dental, paid parental leave, 401k match).

• We invest in the personal and professional growth of every employee because we believe growth leads to innovative solutions and personal fulfillment.

• Career paths are crafted by you and supported and nurtured by 1904labs.

• Experienced team made up of intensely curious and innovative thinkers from a variety of disciplines who inspire each other to come up with the best solutions possible.

• Being a trusted advisor to our clients allows us to affect change within their organizations.

• We work to create an intentional culture crafted around promoting and supporting the needs of our employees as whole people.

• Flexible schedules and a Human-Centered approach to work.

• Strong commitment to the community. Take advantage of the relationships we’ve built with our established community partners or pursue any other community endeavor you are passionate about.

• The offered salary will be dependent upon experience

Don’t meet every requirement? No problem. We encourage you to apply if your skills and experience align without meeting all requirements. We are committed to fair hiring practices and equal treatment and opportunity in all areas of recruitment, selection, and employment without regard to gender, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other category protected under the law. 1904labs is an equal-opportunity employer; committed to an environment of inclusion, free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.