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
