User Experience Designer

User Experience Designer

Overview

Spherical is hiring a User Experience Designer to design a series of web-based experiences supporting climate resilience in Los Angeles. This position is remote.

About Spherical

Spherical is a strategic design and integrative research studio supporting projects regenerating the health and integrity of Earth’s living systems. Learn more →

Current Project

What You'll Do

  • Interview users across nonprofit, government, and public audiences to understand their desires and potentials
  • Synthesize information from users, stakeholders, product management, engineering, and subject matter experts into user experiences
  • Design web-based user interfaces to facilitate collaborative learning experiences taking place in live workshop settings
  • Prototype and test concepts with users and stakeholders to collect feedback and iterate
  • Participate in weekly development cycles to refine user experiences for engineering, in collaboration with visual design, product management, and illustration
  • Maintain documentation for team learning and alignment, such as user personas, user journeys, and user flows

What You Need

  • 5+ years of experience with user experience research and design for web-based services
  • Versatility to work across multiple media, such as collaborative tools, interactive storytelling, and serious games
  • Experience communicating with users for generative and evaluative research
  • Ability to synthesize information from diverse sources
  • Ability to communicate the rationale and process behind design decisions
  • Ability to collaborate with and present to stakeholders to generate alignment

Location

Remote (UTC -8 to -4)

Term

Contract

Hours

20/week

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